Harmful Effects of Junk Food

Are you overweight? Are you tired and moody throughout much of the day? Do you sometimes have trouble concentrating?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you could be suffering symptoms of a junk food diet. But, what is junk food?

Let’s face it, junk food is, as the name, just pure junk. While it tastes great, it has very little nutrition content and it will cause some health issues in the near future.
Junk food generally refers to foods that are high in sugar (such as soda pop, candy, ice cream), high in fat (such as burgers, pizza, hot dogs, french fries) and high in salt.

Nowadays, there are many people out there that are not thinking of their general health all the time when they are thinking of something to eat all the time. Hope you aren’t one of those people. With all the fast food restaurants out there many people do not think about exactly what they are eating all the time.

There is nothing wrong with eating at fast food restaurants but you really need to watch what you are eating all the time. If you were to think about it what you eat really reflects your general health all the time.

Eating junk food can devastate your body. Here are some harmful effects of eating junk food. Eating junk food is one of the main contributing factors to the development of cancer. Another devastating effect of a junk food diet is the obesity epidemic. Obesity can cause many other health complications, including cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, sleep apnea and others. For children, the effect of eating too much junk food could become extremely hyperactive.
To avoid those bad effects, you should try to begin healthy life by avoiding junk food. Here are five ways to quit eating junk food:

1. Always have your reason. When you have enough reasons for something you want to do, you’ll be able to do anything you want. What are your reasons for quitting junk food: losing weight? Becoming healthy? Lower cholesterol? Be clear on your reasons and write them down.

2. Quitting doesn’t happen overnight. So plan well. Cut down slowly over time. For example, if you eat junk food more than once a week, cut down to once a week. Then cut down to twice a month. Then to once a month, then cut it out totally.

3. Play some fun sports. Playing sports, as well as being good for your body, makes you feel good about yourself.

4. Enjoy eating. Food is to be eaten and enjoyed. Take time to prepare a tasty healthy meal and enjoy eating it knowing what goodness you’re providing to your body and life.

5. Control. Many people can’t control their ability to eat junk food. In fact, you could put it this way: The junk food controls their health, rather than their health controlling the junk food. Don’t let it get to that. Control your food and think. What is more important to you - eating junk food or achieving your goal?

In conclusion, you should not be eating too much junk food. It does nothing but causing some negative health issues for you. It is in your hands to choose junk food or health.


(taken from many sources)