Celebrating Junk Food Day By Eating More Junk Food

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It is another Junk Food Day and many of us are celebrating. Our celebration is not to stop the eating of Junk Food but to eat more junk food as much as we can. Well, not really. The main idea behind the junk food day celebration, for many of us, is to bring attention to the dangers of eating junk food. In addition to obesity, junk food can also lead to numerous diseases especially diabetics. Excessive eating of junk food can also lead to death. According to the Center for Diseases Control, “Children who have obesity are more likely to become adults with obesity. Adult obesity is associated with increased risk of a number of serious health conditions including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.”

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The impact of junk food on the economy and workforce can also be devastating. Workers who are constantly sick can not adequately contribute to the economy. With the recent projection that more people may suffer from one form of disease or another with a link to the consumption of junk food, it is anticipated that many adults won’t be able to contribute to the economy. More money will even be spent on health care.

Excessive junk food consumption is not limited to the United States alone as many may think. According to Elaine Magee, MPH, RD, junk food is global:

It’s the 21st century and “junk food” has gone global. For better or for worse (mostly worse), junk food is now available all over the world. We see it most everywhere we go — in grocery and convenience stores, fast-food restaurants, on television — usually looking very appealing. But just what are the facts about junk food?

Elaine Magee, MPH, RD identifies several problems with junk food and the dangers of eating them:

One problem with junk foods is that they’re low in satiation value — that is, people don’t tend to feel as full when they eat them — which can lead to overeating. Another problem is that junk food tends to replace other, more nutritious foods. When people drink lots of soda, for example, they are usually not getting plenty of low-fat dairy or other healthful beverages like green tea or orange juice. When they’re snacking on chips and cookies, they’re usually not loading up on fruits and vegetables

So, on this Junk Food Day, let us eat more healthy food. All that junk food will do you no good in the long run.

 

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