About 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. Suppose 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, dishes cooked repeatedly , food containing high fat

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 sell 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 ready meals, such as 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).

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 and large stores 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 tastes good.

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 it has the nutritional content of fast food is good for the body. 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 ..

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

Eat 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, and saturated fat. These foods generally do not contain enough vitamin C, iron, folic acid salts, and riboflavin, less fiber, high in calories, fat, and salt.

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.