Gambia: Effects of Junk Food On Health

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In this publication of our weekly Health Discourse, we bring to our esteemed readership the untold effects of junk or fast foods on our health. A good number of urban residents prefer junk food to home prepared food due to a host of reasons, chiefly among them is convenience. Little did they know that constantly consuming junk foods can trigger health hazards like obesity leading to diabetes, hypertension or cardiac arrest. However, it should be noted with concern that being physically inactive only adds to the problem of obesity. Not many people who love fast food are ready to acknowledge that obesity is not simply an eyesore " it is a major risk factor for a large number of deadly diseases like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, and even many types of cancers. Read on to unraveled the intriguing health complications of junk or fast foods consumption.

The phrase "junk food" itself speaks of endangerment to health. Junk foods are deemed to be trash foods as they are high in fat and sugar components regardless of how they are labeled by manufacturers. The apparent effect of junk food on health administers when there is excess in intake. Teenagers comprise the higher bulk of junk food fanatics and they seem to be unhealthy with such a lifestyle of munching in chips, fries, crackers and other snack foods in front of the television. Majority of junk food choices do not deliver beneficial nutritional values, but you could actually integrate a few junk foods in your diet with an assurance that it is of moderate amount.

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