Why junk food is not cool…
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Would you argue that obesity, heart disease and diabetes are cool? Didn't think so. Yet many of us indulge in junk food every single day even though we know that junk food is a major culprit for chronic conditions like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. What's more alarming is that one in three Canadian children is overweight or obese and three quarters of these overweight children will remain so in adulthood with dire health consequences. No wonder the Ontario Medical Association calls for drastic measures to combat the obesity epidemic. But will a sin tax and explicit graphics on food packaging deter people from eating junk food? Proponents point to the success of earlier anti-smoking campaigns.
So why are we addicted to junk food?
Dietitians define junk food as empty calories… calories that do nothing good for our bodies and have little or no nutritional value.
Reasons why we gravitate to junk food are convenience, cravings, habit and advertising.
In our fast paced society, we want everything fast. So no wonder we fall prey to the fast food industry. While not all fast food is necessarily junk more often than not they coincide. With our fast paced society comes inevitable stress kindling our cravings for… you guessed… salty, sweet, over processed junk food. And if that isn't enough, we are constantly bombarded by advertising telling us how cool (junk) food is. Ever wondered why unprocessed nutritious food isn't front line news?
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Nice article even though it doesn’t really mention anything most people don’t know. Perhaps it could also mention the reason(s) why some of the marginalized population are so dependent on it.
Stan raises a good point… people know its bad, its the cravings and the ease to get your hands on junk food! Good post though, makes you take notice
Junk food is the major cause that leads to various diseases. It is mostly consumed by the kids and the teenagers who are unaware of the health risks that these foods carry. Therefore it is the duty of the paren’ts to make their kid know about the adverse effects of junk food.
Junk food is increases chances of heart attack and high blood pressure.