Junk
food is a pejorative term for
food containing high levels of
calories from
sugar or
fat with little
protein,
vitamins or
minerals.
Use of the term implies that a particular food has little "
nutritional
value" and contains excessive
fat,
sugar,
salt, and
calories.
Junk food can also refer to high
protein food containing large amounts of meat prepared with, for example, too
much unhealthy
saturated fat,
many hamburger outlets, fried chicken outlets and the like supply food
considered junk food.
Despite
being labeled as "junk," such foods usually do not pose any immediate
health concerns and are generally safe when integrated into a well balanced
diet.
However, concerns about the
negative health effects resulting from the consumption of a "junk
food"-heavy diet have resulted in
public health awareness campaigns, and restrictions
on
advertising and sale in several countries
WHO (World Health Organization) under the auspices of the United Nations
to seriously discuss the junk food is bad and the organization categorize into
10 groups belonging to the junk food that is: Canned foods, fried foods, processed
meat foods, instant noodles, burnt food, processed cheese, pickled foods,
candied dried food, frozen food sweets, and fatty meat foods.
Junk food triggers major depression, heart disease and cancer. junk food
Affect Your Energy Levels: Junk food does not contain the nutrients your body
needs to stay healthy. As a result, you may feel tired and lack of energy that
you need to accomplish everyday tasks. The high levels of sugar in fast food
makes your metabolism out of control, when you eat refined sugar, the pancreas
secrete insulin in high quantities to prevent dangerous spike in blood sugar
levels. Because of the fast food and junk food does not contain the amount of
protein and carbohydrates and good enough, your blood sugar levels will drop
suddenly after eating, it makes you feel easy grumpy, tired and craving sugar.
Junk food Contribute to Poor Performance and Obesity. Junk food contains
large amounts of fat, and as fat accumulates in your body, you will gain weight
and to become obese. More weight you will get closer you are at risk for
serious chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and arthritis. You can
even have a heart attack. The high levels of fat and sodium in junk food can
lead to high blood pressure or hypertension. Excessive sodium diet can also
have negative effects on kidney function, and even cause kidney disease. In the
short term, you will feel tired and hard to concentrate because your body may
not get enough oxygen.
Junk Food Can Ruin Your Heart. The high levels of fat and sodium in junk
food and fast food can contribute to heart disease by raising blood cholesterol
levels and contribute to increased arterial plaque. The high level of trans
fatty acids found in junk food and fast food can cause fatty liver deposits
which, over time, can cause liver dysfunction and disease.
Food garbage Could Lead to Diabetes. Over time, high levels of sugar and
simple carbohydrates in junk food can lead to diabetes type 2. This happens
because eating too much sugar make your metabolism is not well controlled, when
you eat a lot of refined white sugar and simple carbohydrates, your body has to
pump production insulin to prevent dangerous spike in blood sugar levels.
Because junk food does not contain protein or complex carbohydrates that
your body needs to maintain consistent blood sugar levels, your blood sugar
levels will drop suddenly soon after a meal. Over time, uncontrolled metabolic
processes will impair your body's ability to use insulin released by
pancreatic. A healthy diet can help keep your body insulin sensitivity.
Even in the short term, eating too much junk food can make you feel
really comfortable. This can cause mood swings and constipation, and lowers
your energy level so that you have less interest in sports you need to burn
extra calories.
For example, the effects of consuming junk food, “Hobbies Eating Junk
Food? Study Reveals Habits It Make You Lazy Moves”. (Maya Annastasia
Kinanti-detikHealth) Thursday, 12/18/2014.
Jakarta, Currently, many facilities that prioritizes everything smelled
instant, including food like junk food. Be careful, too 'complacent' with this
habit can make you become lazy you know. Yes, a study says that too often eat
junk food can make you lazy to move. Even more surprising, this effect will
persist even if you're back on a healthy diet.
In this study, researchers from the University of Los Angeles make observations
on two groups of mice for six months. One group was given a natural foods such
as corn and other groups are given processed foods rich in sugar and almost no
nutrition.
No wonder if the second group had a weight gain that is higher than the
first group. But the researchers also found that the group who eat processed
foods are becoming more lazy, reluctant to move and headaches. In addition,
these mice also take more rest time while being given a play activity.
Although both groups of mice were then given the natural foods the same
as the first group of rats, the level of laziness and the many activities
undertaken by the mice almost no change. "We have often thought that a
person becoming obese as lazy. In fact on the contrary, the habit of eating
unhealthy foods and make fat is what makes a person lazy. Fat is the cause of
lazy and not as a result of lazy," said Blaisdell, one of the researchers
from the University of Los Angeles, as quoted from the journal Physiology and
Behavior, Thursday (18/12/2014).
I also like to eat junk food, but I had reduced to consume these foods.
because of the many negative effects that will be felt by my body. But for once
in a while I was still eating junk food just for snacks. And that there should
be any size, should not be exaggerated.
There are a few tips for those of you who already like the junk food: If
there is a choice of rice, rice ask to substitute fries, Message enough food
not too excessive, Avoid mayonnaise sauce, To choose a beverage drink fruit
juice or water to avoid too many soft drinks, If you eat chicken georeng,
discard the skin because the skin in a delicious chicken contains too much
saturated fat and cholesterol, If there is a salad ask, because salad is very
good for health because it contains fiber and vitamins, Try to reduce the
consumption of junk food, and Expand to eat vegetables and fruits, and learn to
have a healthy life.
