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    Junk food can cause obesity and malnutrition due to its high fat, salt, sugar and calorie content and lack of nutrients. Regularly eating junk food increases risks of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. To combat issues of junk food consumption, people should follow healthy eating rules like balanced diets with moderation and variety, and engage in regular exercise.

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    Junk food can cause obesity and malnutrition due to its high fat, salt, sugar and calorie content and lack of nutrients. Regularly eating junk food increases risks of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. To combat issues of junk food consumption, people should follow healthy eating rules like balanced diets with moderation and variety, and engage in regular exercise.

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    Junk food can cause obesity and malnutrition due to its high fat, salt, sugar and calorie content and lack of nutrients. Regularly eating junk food increases risks of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. To combat issues of junk food consumption, people should follow healthy eating rules like balanced diets with moderation and variety, and engage in regular exercise.

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    JUNK FOOD

    Harmful effects and Solutions


    The term of “Junk Food”

    • Junk = old or useless


    •Food = things that people eat
    The food at fast-food restaurants is called "junk food" due to the diseases
    that can cause on the digestive system on long-term.

    Junk Food – Fat and calories

    - One Hamburger = 280 calories, 10g fat


    - One medium portion of fries = 540 calories, 26g fat
    - One medium Hot dog = 240 calories, 15g fat
    - Medium size Pizza = 1080 calories, 42g fat
     DID YOU KNOW THAT:
    -Junk food products are tasty, affordable, and some of them are
    found everywhere. In fact, “the meal" junk food is very poor in
    nutritional value but high in fat, salt, sugar, additives and chemical
    dyes and contains a lot of calories.
    -Among the negative effects of excessive consumption of junk food
    products on the human body are included.

    ARE WE EATING “FAST”, OR HEALTHY?

    • “Fast” dishes contain a lot of saturated fats.


    • Consuming such products can lead to obesity.
    • Through the process of preparation vitamins are lost and the
    metabolism loses the proteins and the necessary trace elements.
    HARMFUL EFEFCTS
    OBESITY • CAUSES OF OBESITY
     Obesity is one of the most • Caloric intake:
    serious health problems
    - Excessive intake of food
    facing humanity in some
    countries it is even the - Inadequate food intake
    second leading cause of • Alcohol
    death.
    • Sedentariness
     Obese people have a higher
    risk of mortality from • Family history
    causes collateral. In other
    words, they are prone to
    diabetes, heart disease,
    cancer, gallbladder disease,
    sleep disorders, depression,
    osteoarthritis.
    MALNUTRITION CAUSES OF
     Chronic pathological MALNUTRITION
    conditions due to reduced • Lack of food
    food intake, intestinal • Wars
    absorption disorders or
    increased energy expenditure
    • Weak economy in some
    in the body. countries
     Over a third of annual deaths • Reduced food consumption
    worldwide among children • Inadequate consumption of
    under five years, meaning 3.5 food
    million are caused by • Poverty
    maternal and child
    malnutrition, according to
    • Lack of education for a
    studies published in the healthy diet
    British journal Lancet, taken
    by AFP.
    SOLUTIONS
    HEALTHY EATING RULES
     Food should be appropriate (suitable) so that we consume brings the essential nutrients,
    fiber and energy in sufficient quantities to maintain health and body weight.

     Healthy eating should be balanced, there must be a certain proportion between nutrients.

     A healthy diet should be calorie controlled to ensure weight control.

     
     Moderation in food refers to the possible excess of salt, fat, sugar.

     Food should be varied.

     Varied diet involves avoiding consumption of a particular food, even highly nutritious, day
    after day, for long periods of time (need to eat food from all levels of the pyramid).
    DO NOT FORGET THE SPORTS!

     To stay healthy and always have a smile is very important to do as much


    exercise! Sport is therefore one of the keys that keeps us from obesity,
    helping us to stay fit and keep a healthy lifestyle.

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