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EATING JUNK FOOD
Definition of Junk Food
Junk food is food which has high calories but little nutritional value alias minimal or absolutely no nutritional value. Junk food is in the foods that are high in salt, high fat, containing soda, foods containing additives (preservatives, colorings, artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancer), the food is cooked for too long / heated repeatedly. Types of processed foods (canned) and snacks (salty and sweet) that we often encountered containing these materials.
Junk food is not only found in western food (Pizza, hamburgers, french fries,) own food in our country too much is classified as junk food. Gudeg, rendang, and other types of dishes cooked in the long term, fried intestines fried snacks, fried chicken skin dry, the types of salty chips and sugary, fried alongside a road, its nutritional value has been diminished at times almost disappeared. Some sources of nutrients, changing the nutritional value when processed in a certain way, the process of cooking with heating eminence as in fried, baked / bake. Eg egg + sugar + flour processed into cookies, cake, must go through this long process will result in nutritional value contained of each ingredient to be lost or diminished.
Junk food is always around us, even though our dinner table. To avoid junk food, avoid or reduce the consumption of processed foods (sausages, corned, meatballs, nuggets and the like), pastries that use a lot of processed products (cake, bread, cookies), soft drinks (soft drinks), dishes cooked repeatedly, dishes containing high fat (fat, bersantan, fried), fast food and friends.
The food is what you normally take when traveling? Surely we do not forget the snacks, because these foods are very handy to carry and good to eat though not satisfy. Snacks included in one type of junk food.
Junk food itself is a term for fast food prepared or served quickly and easily. The much-loved foods ranging from small children (toddlers), adolescents and the elderly, because it is varied and practical in its presentation. Various kinds of foods, among others, as a replacement for the main meals, snacks, beverages, kitchen spices, canned fruit, and many more. The food is very harmful to our body when consumed every day.
Fast food is very easily found in stores or supermarkets, because the price is relatively cheap and the food is often sought by consumers. Therefore, starting many home products that produce a variety of processed ready meals although without the right dose or without regard to the rules of AKG. And they usually memperjualkan their products in stores home. Usually when the parents took her shopping at the supermarket, they let their children choose foods they prefer. Whereas at the supermarket provided an assortment of prepared foods with a variety of options. And the relative age of the child who needs attention to diet, when they will be allowed to choose to buy prepared foods, such as chiki (snacks) because the children love this food.
In the processing of ready meals, there is a need to be treated before it is served, there also can be served directly without needing to be reprocessed. Its kind not only food, but drinks were also. For drinks usually can be directly consumed, which is served in a glass, bottles and cans. But there also needs to be processed first is usually packaged in plastic. While in the food, most should be processed first (usually to substitute main meals), and there is also no processing back (usually in snacks).
The term junk food given to foods that do not have good nutritional value or nutritional content of food is actually pretty but it contains substances that are unhealthy if consumed continuously. Because they do not have good nutrition, then junk food is not useful to the body apabiladikonsumsi. Junk food usually contain more calories, sugar, salt and fat are very high.
B. Types of Junk Food
The popularity of fast food that has captured almost all segments of society of all ages and are familiar with snacks such as fried chicken, french fries, hamburgers, pizza and the like. Including imports large donut with a variety of flavors, snacks extrusion (sort chiki), soft drinks, cola drinks, ice cream, milkshakes, coffee drinks with the "float" cream, chocolate and so on. Food and drinks cool is indeed very easily found in shopping malls, plazas and shops in the center and suburbs. And seems to have entrenched elite and a meal, especially for urban youth. But, we know that the kinds of snacks offered resto-resto above includes or is potentially as junk-food? Aka junk food? Why junk food? Food products called junk-food if nutrition is very low or too high-calorie and only rely on its good taste.
The characteristics of junk-food group is
ü foods high salinity;
ü high sugary;
ü high fat;
ü thin content of other nutrients, such as protein, vitamins and minerals;
ü contains a lot of sodium (salts);
ü saturated fat and cholesterol prioritizing flavor.
is economically advantageous because the popular, while the nutritional value of priority to so many. Due priority to the taste of junk-food high in fat, salt and sugar, including food additives or synthetic additives to inflict flavors (like MSG). Then the junk-food potentially cause many illnesses, from mild to severe, such as obesity, arthritis due to accumulation of uric acid, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Many people mistakenly assume that fast food is junk food. When in fact fast food has good nutritional content bagitubuh. However, if too excessive in consuming fast food, fast food then it will be junk food for our bodies. So not all fast food such as fried chicken, hamburgers, pizza, and others are junk food. These foods can be junk food, when consumed excessively and continuously. Because it does not mean that all fast food restaurants sell junk food. Food-food fast food made at home will also be a junk food when consumed in excess. Even foods that should nourish the bias turned into junk food.
According to WHO, there are 10 types of foods classified as junk food, namely:
a. Fried food
Food fried food groups is in general a high calorie content, fat / oil and high oxide.
b. Canned food
Either in the form of canned fruit or canned meat, nutritional content already much damaged, especially vitamin content is almost entirely experienced a decline in both the quality and quantity of original material. Especially from itukandungan protein has undergone changes to its absorption properties slowed. Nutritional value is much reduced. In addition, many canned fruits and diasup high sugar levels in the body into liquid form so that absorption is very fast.
c. Pickled food
In the salting process required the addition of salt significantly and the addition of ammonium nitrite, which could result in the salt content of food is over the limit.
d. Processed meat foods
In the group of food containing nitrite salt, preservatives / dyes and others.
e. Fatty meats and foods jerohan
Although this meal contains high levels of protein as well as vitamins and minerals, but contain saturated fat and cholesterol.
f. Processed cheese food
g. Instant noodle
Food is classified as foods high in salt, poor vitamins, minerals, and contain trans lipids.
h. Baked goods / burned
This group contains carcinogenic substances.
i. Frozen sweet dish
This group has 3 problem because they contain a high butter, high sugar content, low temperature.
j. Candied dried
Contains nitrate salts. In a joined body produces substances ammonium karsiogenik also contains esen addition, as well as containing high salt.
Here is an example of healthy foods that turn out to be junk food, namely:
1. Hamburger
These foods using beef fat yangbanyak. In addition, white bread is used too much simple sugar glucose which give a higher burden for the body.
2. Pizza
Typical Italian food contains calories and fat is high enough. Calories come from simple carbohydrates, while fats are most numerous in the use of oil dried peppers or pepperoni.
3. Hot Dog
Hot Dog is a kind sossis cooked or smoked and has a smoother texture and flavor that is softer and wetter than most sossis and generally very banyakmengandung fat.
4. Popcorn
The corn is actually healthy because it has a high iron, low in calories and a little sugar. But many popcorn products on the market have a salty taste because it contains sugar and salt in popcorn products more so as no longer healthy.
5. Cereal
Cereals are sold in the market is a product of wheat, oat, or rice that has added sugar, syrup, and other ingredients that makes the cereal becomes junk food for the body.
6. Russet Potatoes
This potato is a kind of potato that are usually used to make french fries. It turns out these types of potato can lead to diabetes and obesity because when consumed it is quickly converted potatoes into blood sugar. Despite so many manufacturers are adding sugar and salt in potato products, because this type of potato has a bland flavor.
7. Canned Soups
Initially canned soup has the ideal composition and healthy. However, after a long time many manufacturers who only think of canned soup products canned soups advantage that they no longer contain the ideal composition and unhealthy.
8. Yoghurt
Many found the yogurt-yoghurt packaging sold in supermarkets. Most of the yogurt products usually contain a lot of sugar and processed fruit, then disguised as a healthy yoghurt products.
9. Nugget Fish
Fish nuggets on the market does make practical, but it contains more salt and fat so unhealthy for the body.
10. Green Tea
The green is actually a healthful drink. But now a lot of green tea is marketed in bottles that have been added other substances such as sugar, flavorings, and preservatives that make the green is no longer a healthy beverage.
11. Bread
Supposedly healthy bread made from flour, water. Sedikt garamdan yeast. But a lot of fresh bakery products marketed mengandungtepung with ggula, syrups, and even additional materials that are not useful.
C. Substances Contained in Junk Food
Junk food is often touted is not healthy for the body. This is because, junk food nutrient content is very low or too high in calories and only rely on its good taste. Generally belonging to the junk food is food grade salt (sodium) high, high sugary, saturated fat, and high cholesterol, but the content of other nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and minerals are very few.
Eating fast food (junk food) in excess extremely risky for health. Moreover, these foods contain a variety of chemicals that are not good for our bodies. The chemicals include food coloring, preservatives, flavorings, sweeteners, saturated fats and trans fats (trans fat). These foods generally do not contain enough vitamin C, iron, folic acid salts, and riboflavin, less fiber, high in calories, fat, and salt.
Did you know that our bodies need a certain amount of certain types of fats that are beneficial? Polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat is required by our body that can be found in nuts, fish oil and vegetable oil. But in a variety of products such as butter, pastries and fast food, fats that are beneficial to our body is replaced with fat that is harmful to our body, namely as trans fat and saturated fat. The danger that would be obtained if the more we mangonsumsi foods that contain trans fats, the greater the adverse effects that arise.
The meaning of this trans fat is a type of fat that can be found in the form of artifisal in pastry products. Most trans fats are artifisal synthesized through a chemical process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil. In simple language, it means changing liquid oils into solid fats. Very dangerous if we eat foods that contained trans fats, especially in taking them done within a fairly frequent. Various diseases can threaten our health, such as heart disease, increase the risk of depression and lower levels of HDL kholestero.
D. Negative Impact Junk Food Eating Habits
Junk food is the word 'slang' for foods with low nutrient content. This is usually junk food contains high levels of salt, sugar, fat or high calorie, but low in nutrients (low in vitamins, minerals and fiber). The price is usually cheaper than healthy food, and tastes better (but unhealthy).
The effects of junk food to health
a. Junk food that contains a lot of sugar, can damage teeth and cause cavities (tooth decay).
b. Too often eat foods that contain lots of sugar, making the levels of insulin in the body is unstable, and trigger the disease diabetes mellitus / diabetes in the future.
c. Junk food causes obesity (overweight) because of high calorific value. Obesity will increase the risk of disease diabetes mellitus / diabetes, heart disease, blood vessels, stroke and cause social problems - psychological.
d. Eating foods high in fat (especially the bad fats found in junk food) can increase the levels of fat in the blood, and increase the risk for atherosclerosis (clogged arteries by fatty plaques), hypertension / high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer in the future.
e. Too much salt can lead to hypertension / high blood pressure in the future.
f. Preservatives, dyes, can damage the innervation, increases the risk factor for cancer.
g. Foods containing MSG (mono sodium glutamate) or flavoring substances (usually present in junk food), can give side effects: redness of the skin, headache, nausea, vomiting, symptoms of asthma, shortness of breath, mood disorders, migraine, panic attacks , palpitations, seizures, or depression. The long term effects of brain damage, nervous system and retina.
To produce good taste, junk food contains a lot of fat, salt, and sugar, including additional materials that junk food has the potential to cause many illnesses, from mild to severe, such as obesity, diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Currently degenerative diseases not only affects the elderly who are elderly, but also young people.
1. Physical Exhaustion
Junk food does not contain the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. As a result, the body will feel chronic fatigue and lack of energy needed to meet the routine activities. In the short period of time, high fat intake can lead to reduced cognitive ability and difficulty concentrating.
2. Changes in body shape and obesity
Obesity is a multifactorial disease, which occurs due to excessive accumulation of fat tissue, so it can be detrimental to health. The prevalence of obesity is closely related to urbanization and easily get food, one of which is fast food and the large amount of food available.
Junk food contains high amounts of fat, and the accumulation of fat in the body, the weight will increase in number and obesity. With the increasing weight, then one more at risk to suffer from chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis.
3. Diabetes
Over time, high levels of sugar and simple carbohydrates in junk food can lead to diabetes type 2. This happens because the high sugar intake can cause metabolic stress. When eating a lot of refined white sugar and simple carbohydrates, the body must produce insulin to prevent dangerous spike in blood sugar levels. Over time, stress damages the body's ability to use insulin secreted by the pancreas. A healthy diet can help maintain the body's insulin sensitivity.
4. The heart, liver, kidneys, and channel
The level of fat and high salt in junk food can contribute to heart disease. Increase blood cholesterol levels will cause hyperlipidemia and the formation of plaque in the arteries (atherosclerosis) that cause coronary heart disease. Based on the WHO survey, the average age of a person suffering from coronary heart disease has decreased from age 45 years to 35 years.
The level of trans fatty acids that cause the fatty deposits in the liver, various carcinogenic substances, and additional esen dandisfungsi can cause liver disease over time.
Excess salt intake causes additional load on the kidneys that cause hypertension and kidney disease. High salt levels can damage the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines that can cause inflammation of the stomach and intestines for people who eat salty foods continuously.
5. Cancer
The high amount of saturated fat and carcinogenic substances contained in junk food will cause cancer, especially colon cancer and breast cancer. Breast cancer is the biggest killer after colon cancer.
6. Addiction
Excess calories can trigger an addictive response in the brain. The addictive nature of junk food like a drug - give effect to fly, quiet, comfortable. In addition, the fat content contained junk food can make consumers out of control, one of the characteristics of addiction.
A study by Paul Johnson and Paul Kenny at The Scripps Research Institute in 2008 assumed that the consumption of junk food alter brain activity in a manner similar to addictive drugs such as cocaine or heroin. After a few weeks with unrestricted access would be junk food, the pleasure center in the brain of mice become terdesensitisasi that require more junk food to achieve pleasure. Having junk food is replaced with a healthy diet, the mice starved for 2 weeks instead of having to eat nutritious foods.
7. Pregnant women and infants
Eating unhealthy foods such as junk food during pregnancy ataumenyusui not only potentially detrimental to the health of the mother. A research on animals indicates, the consumption of unhealthy foods during pregnancy and lactation can also cause long-term loss in infants.
8. Sugar and Salt high
To achieve a delicious taste, usually junk food will increase the portion of salt or sugar on food served. In addition, MSG flavor enhancer is also administered in high doses plus an added dyes and preservatives to improve their appearance these foods. Without us knowing, foods and substances contained therein regularly will accelerate pile high cholesterol. Common diseases caused by high cholesterol is high blood pressure, obesity, blood sugar levels rise, and heart.
Junk food is food which has high calories but little nutritional value alias minimal or absolutely no nutritional value. Junk food is in the foods that are high in salt, high fat, containing soda, foods containing additives (preservatives, colorings, artificial sweeteners, flavor enhancer), the food is cooked for too long / heated repeatedly. Types of processed foods (canned) and snacks (salty and sweet) that we often encountered containing these materials.
Junk food is not only found in western food (Pizza, hamburgers, french fries,) own food in our country too much is classified as junk food. Gudeg, rendang, and other types of dishes cooked in the long term, fried intestines fried snacks, fried chicken skin dry, the types of salty chips and sugary, fried alongside a road, its nutritional value has been diminished at times almost disappeared. Some sources of nutrients, changing the nutritional value when processed in a certain way, the process of cooking with heating eminence as in fried, baked / bake. Eg egg + sugar + flour processed into cookies, cake, must go through this long process will result in nutritional value contained of each ingredient to be lost or diminished.
Junk food is always around us, even though our dinner table. To avoid junk food, avoid or reduce the consumption of processed foods (sausages, corned, meatballs, nuggets and the like), pastries that use a lot of processed products (cake, bread, cookies), soft drinks (soft drinks), dishes cooked repeatedly, dishes containing high fat (fat, bersantan, fried), fast food and friends.
The food is what you normally take when traveling? Surely we do not forget the snacks, because these foods are very handy to carry and good to eat though not satisfy. Snacks included in one type of junk food.
Junk food itself is a term for fast food prepared or served quickly and easily. The much-loved foods ranging from small children (toddlers), adolescents and the elderly, because it is varied and practical in its presentation. Various kinds of foods, among others, as a replacement for the main meals, snacks, beverages, kitchen spices, canned fruit, and many more. The food is very harmful to our body when consumed every day.
Fast food is very easily found in stores or supermarkets, because the price is relatively cheap and the food is often sought by consumers. Therefore, starting many home products that produce a variety of processed ready meals although without the right dose or without regard to the rules of AKG. And they usually memperjualkan their products in stores home. Usually when the parents took her shopping at the supermarket, they let their children choose foods they prefer. Whereas at the supermarket provided an assortment of prepared foods with a variety of options. And the relative age of the child who needs attention to diet, when they will be allowed to choose to buy prepared foods, such as chiki (snacks) because the children love this food.
In the processing of ready meals, there is a need to be treated before it is served, there also can be served directly without needing to be reprocessed. Its kind not only food, but drinks were also. For drinks usually can be directly consumed, which is served in a glass, bottles and cans. But there also needs to be processed first is usually packaged in plastic. While in the food, most should be processed first (usually to substitute main meals), and there is also no processing back (usually in snacks).
The term junk food given to foods that do not have good nutritional value or nutritional content of food is actually pretty but it contains substances that are unhealthy if consumed continuously. Because they do not have good nutrition, then junk food is not useful to the body apabiladikonsumsi. Junk food usually contain more calories, sugar, salt and fat are very high.
B. Types of Junk Food
The popularity of fast food that has captured almost all segments of society of all ages and are familiar with snacks such as fried chicken, french fries, hamburgers, pizza and the like. Including imports large donut with a variety of flavors, snacks extrusion (sort chiki), soft drinks, cola drinks, ice cream, milkshakes, coffee drinks with the "float" cream, chocolate and so on. Food and drinks cool is indeed very easily found in shopping malls, plazas and shops in the center and suburbs. And seems to have entrenched elite and a meal, especially for urban youth. But, we know that the kinds of snacks offered resto-resto above includes or is potentially as junk-food? Aka junk food? Why junk food? Food products called junk-food if nutrition is very low or too high-calorie and only rely on its good taste.
The characteristics of junk-food group is
ü foods high salinity;
ü high sugary;
ü high fat;
ü thin content of other nutrients, such as protein, vitamins and minerals;
ü contains a lot of sodium (salts);
ü saturated fat and cholesterol prioritizing flavor.
is economically advantageous because the popular, while the nutritional value of priority to so many. Due priority to the taste of junk-food high in fat, salt and sugar, including food additives or synthetic additives to inflict flavors (like MSG). Then the junk-food potentially cause many illnesses, from mild to severe, such as obesity, arthritis due to accumulation of uric acid, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Many people mistakenly assume that fast food is junk food. When in fact fast food has good nutritional content bagitubuh. However, if too excessive in consuming fast food, fast food then it will be junk food for our bodies. So not all fast food such as fried chicken, hamburgers, pizza, and others are junk food. These foods can be junk food, when consumed excessively and continuously. Because it does not mean that all fast food restaurants sell junk food. Food-food fast food made at home will also be a junk food when consumed in excess. Even foods that should nourish the bias turned into junk food.
According to WHO, there are 10 types of foods classified as junk food, namely:
a. Fried food
Food fried food groups is in general a high calorie content, fat / oil and high oxide.
b. Canned food
Either in the form of canned fruit or canned meat, nutritional content already much damaged, especially vitamin content is almost entirely experienced a decline in both the quality and quantity of original material. Especially from itukandungan protein has undergone changes to its absorption properties slowed. Nutritional value is much reduced. In addition, many canned fruits and diasup high sugar levels in the body into liquid form so that absorption is very fast.
c. Pickled food
In the salting process required the addition of salt significantly and the addition of ammonium nitrite, which could result in the salt content of food is over the limit.
d. Processed meat foods
In the group of food containing nitrite salt, preservatives / dyes and others.
e. Fatty meats and foods jerohan
Although this meal contains high levels of protein as well as vitamins and minerals, but contain saturated fat and cholesterol.
f. Processed cheese food
g. Instant noodle
Food is classified as foods high in salt, poor vitamins, minerals, and contain trans lipids.
h. Baked goods / burned
This group contains carcinogenic substances.
i. Frozen sweet dish
This group has 3 problem because they contain a high butter, high sugar content, low temperature.
j. Candied dried
Contains nitrate salts. In a joined body produces substances ammonium karsiogenik also contains esen addition, as well as containing high salt.
Here is an example of healthy foods that turn out to be junk food, namely:
1. Hamburger
These foods using beef fat yangbanyak. In addition, white bread is used too much simple sugar glucose which give a higher burden for the body.
2. Pizza
Typical Italian food contains calories and fat is high enough. Calories come from simple carbohydrates, while fats are most numerous in the use of oil dried peppers or pepperoni.
3. Hot Dog
Hot Dog is a kind sossis cooked or smoked and has a smoother texture and flavor that is softer and wetter than most sossis and generally very banyakmengandung fat.
4. Popcorn
The corn is actually healthy because it has a high iron, low in calories and a little sugar. But many popcorn products on the market have a salty taste because it contains sugar and salt in popcorn products more so as no longer healthy.
5. Cereal
Cereals are sold in the market is a product of wheat, oat, or rice that has added sugar, syrup, and other ingredients that makes the cereal becomes junk food for the body.
6. Russet Potatoes
This potato is a kind of potato that are usually used to make french fries. It turns out these types of potato can lead to diabetes and obesity because when consumed it is quickly converted potatoes into blood sugar. Despite so many manufacturers are adding sugar and salt in potato products, because this type of potato has a bland flavor.
7. Canned Soups
Initially canned soup has the ideal composition and healthy. However, after a long time many manufacturers who only think of canned soup products canned soups advantage that they no longer contain the ideal composition and unhealthy.
8. Yoghurt
Many found the yogurt-yoghurt packaging sold in supermarkets. Most of the yogurt products usually contain a lot of sugar and processed fruit, then disguised as a healthy yoghurt products.
9. Nugget Fish
Fish nuggets on the market does make practical, but it contains more salt and fat so unhealthy for the body.
10. Green Tea
The green is actually a healthful drink. But now a lot of green tea is marketed in bottles that have been added other substances such as sugar, flavorings, and preservatives that make the green is no longer a healthy beverage.
11. Bread
Supposedly healthy bread made from flour, water. Sedikt garamdan yeast. But a lot of fresh bakery products marketed mengandungtepung with ggula, syrups, and even additional materials that are not useful.
C. Substances Contained in Junk Food
Junk food is often touted is not healthy for the body. This is because, junk food nutrient content is very low or too high in calories and only rely on its good taste. Generally belonging to the junk food is food grade salt (sodium) high, high sugary, saturated fat, and high cholesterol, but the content of other nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and minerals are very few.
Eating fast food (junk food) in excess extremely risky for health. Moreover, these foods contain a variety of chemicals that are not good for our bodies. The chemicals include food coloring, preservatives, flavorings, sweeteners, saturated fats and trans fats (trans fat). These foods generally do not contain enough vitamin C, iron, folic acid salts, and riboflavin, less fiber, high in calories, fat, and salt.
Did you know that our bodies need a certain amount of certain types of fats that are beneficial? Polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat is required by our body that can be found in nuts, fish oil and vegetable oil. But in a variety of products such as butter, pastries and fast food, fats that are beneficial to our body is replaced with fat that is harmful to our body, namely as trans fat and saturated fat. The danger that would be obtained if the more we mangonsumsi foods that contain trans fats, the greater the adverse effects that arise.
The meaning of this trans fat is a type of fat that can be found in the form of artifisal in pastry products. Most trans fats are artifisal synthesized through a chemical process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil. In simple language, it means changing liquid oils into solid fats. Very dangerous if we eat foods that contained trans fats, especially in taking them done within a fairly frequent. Various diseases can threaten our health, such as heart disease, increase the risk of depression and lower levels of HDL kholestero.
D. Negative Impact Junk Food Eating Habits
Junk food is the word 'slang' for foods with low nutrient content. This is usually junk food contains high levels of salt, sugar, fat or high calorie, but low in nutrients (low in vitamins, minerals and fiber). The price is usually cheaper than healthy food, and tastes better (but unhealthy).
The effects of junk food to health
a. Junk food that contains a lot of sugar, can damage teeth and cause cavities (tooth decay).
b. Too often eat foods that contain lots of sugar, making the levels of insulin in the body is unstable, and trigger the disease diabetes mellitus / diabetes in the future.
c. Junk food causes obesity (overweight) because of high calorific value. Obesity will increase the risk of disease diabetes mellitus / diabetes, heart disease, blood vessels, stroke and cause social problems - psychological.
d. Eating foods high in fat (especially the bad fats found in junk food) can increase the levels of fat in the blood, and increase the risk for atherosclerosis (clogged arteries by fatty plaques), hypertension / high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer in the future.
e. Too much salt can lead to hypertension / high blood pressure in the future.
f. Preservatives, dyes, can damage the innervation, increases the risk factor for cancer.
g. Foods containing MSG (mono sodium glutamate) or flavoring substances (usually present in junk food), can give side effects: redness of the skin, headache, nausea, vomiting, symptoms of asthma, shortness of breath, mood disorders, migraine, panic attacks , palpitations, seizures, or depression. The long term effects of brain damage, nervous system and retina.
To produce good taste, junk food contains a lot of fat, salt, and sugar, including additional materials that junk food has the potential to cause many illnesses, from mild to severe, such as obesity, diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Currently degenerative diseases not only affects the elderly who are elderly, but also young people.
1. Physical Exhaustion
Junk food does not contain the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. As a result, the body will feel chronic fatigue and lack of energy needed to meet the routine activities. In the short period of time, high fat intake can lead to reduced cognitive ability and difficulty concentrating.
2. Changes in body shape and obesity
Obesity is a multifactorial disease, which occurs due to excessive accumulation of fat tissue, so it can be detrimental to health. The prevalence of obesity is closely related to urbanization and easily get food, one of which is fast food and the large amount of food available.
Junk food contains high amounts of fat, and the accumulation of fat in the body, the weight will increase in number and obesity. With the increasing weight, then one more at risk to suffer from chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis.
3. Diabetes
Over time, high levels of sugar and simple carbohydrates in junk food can lead to diabetes type 2. This happens because the high sugar intake can cause metabolic stress. When eating a lot of refined white sugar and simple carbohydrates, the body must produce insulin to prevent dangerous spike in blood sugar levels. Over time, stress damages the body's ability to use insulin secreted by the pancreas. A healthy diet can help maintain the body's insulin sensitivity.
4. The heart, liver, kidneys, and channel
The level of fat and high salt in junk food can contribute to heart disease. Increase blood cholesterol levels will cause hyperlipidemia and the formation of plaque in the arteries (atherosclerosis) that cause coronary heart disease. Based on the WHO survey, the average age of a person suffering from coronary heart disease has decreased from age 45 years to 35 years.
The level of trans fatty acids that cause the fatty deposits in the liver, various carcinogenic substances, and additional esen dandisfungsi can cause liver disease over time.
Excess salt intake causes additional load on the kidneys that cause hypertension and kidney disease. High salt levels can damage the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines that can cause inflammation of the stomach and intestines for people who eat salty foods continuously.
5. Cancer
The high amount of saturated fat and carcinogenic substances contained in junk food will cause cancer, especially colon cancer and breast cancer. Breast cancer is the biggest killer after colon cancer.
6. Addiction
Excess calories can trigger an addictive response in the brain. The addictive nature of junk food like a drug - give effect to fly, quiet, comfortable. In addition, the fat content contained junk food can make consumers out of control, one of the characteristics of addiction.
A study by Paul Johnson and Paul Kenny at The Scripps Research Institute in 2008 assumed that the consumption of junk food alter brain activity in a manner similar to addictive drugs such as cocaine or heroin. After a few weeks with unrestricted access would be junk food, the pleasure center in the brain of mice become terdesensitisasi that require more junk food to achieve pleasure. Having junk food is replaced with a healthy diet, the mice starved for 2 weeks instead of having to eat nutritious foods.
7. Pregnant women and infants
Eating unhealthy foods such as junk food during pregnancy ataumenyusui not only potentially detrimental to the health of the mother. A research on animals indicates, the consumption of unhealthy foods during pregnancy and lactation can also cause long-term loss in infants.
8. Sugar and Salt high
To achieve a delicious taste, usually junk food will increase the portion of salt or sugar on food served. In addition, MSG flavor enhancer is also administered in high doses plus an added dyes and preservatives to improve their appearance these foods. Without us knowing, foods and substances contained therein regularly will accelerate pile high cholesterol. Common diseases caused by high cholesterol is high blood pressure, obesity, blood sugar levels rise, and heart.
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