JUNK
FOOD
Junk food is identical with
fast food. This type of food is generally consumed by urban residents who have
limited time so that they choose to consume this food that does not need to
wait for a long time to eat. Junk food is kind of food that is not advisable to
be consumed too often because this type of food is lack of nutritional value
but it contains high enough calories, fat, and sugar. Junk food has become part
of people’s life in the urban areas that are very busy with the activity of
work. Junk food includes a hamburger, hot dogs, French fries, carbonated drink,
candy and various types of cake that use an artificial sweetener.
Too often consuming junk food can
cause bad impacts for your health. The low nutritional content as well as the
high calories conceived by junk food can trigger various diseases. The most
possible impact of too much consuming junk food is obesity. Besides, junk food
can also increase the risk of diabetes, a heart attack, as well as
hypertension.
Obesity by lay people
is identified as overweight or obese. But medically, Obesity is defined as
having excess fat in the body. Obesity increases the risk of other diseases,
such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Doctors use the BMI (body mass index)
which is based on weight and height to determine whether you suffer from obesity.Extreme
obesity or severe obesity dikeal with the term morbid obesity. Is a condition
where a person has a BMI of 40 or more. If you fall into the category of morbid
obesity, you are threatened with serious heart problems.
There
are genetic and hormonal influences on body weight. The most fundamental thing
is that obesity occurs when the body receives more calories than you burn.
Calories are then accumulate and become fat. Obesity can occur due to many factors, "However, 90%
obesity occurs due to an unhealthy lifestyle," said dr. Inge Permadhi, MS,
SpGK, clinical nutrition specialist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of
Indonesia.
One
factor is due to the intake of foods that exceed the needs without balanced
enough activity, or a fancy term, sedentary lifestyle (lifestyle without
moving). In fact, enough activity needed to burn off extra energy. If this does
not happen, then the excess energy will be converted into fat and stored in fat
cells. But, do not immediately panic when considering the amount of food you
ate last night. Because this did not happen in a short time, but in a fairly
long period of time.
A study carried out by the
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, researched the harmful effects
of junk food. This research obtain the conclusion that eating fast food twice
or more in a week have the possibility of 27 percent larger to develop diabetes
and 56 percent die because of diseases of the heart, compared to participants
who seldom or never eat fast food. Even the participants that are known eat
fast food four times or more in a week, have the risk of death from a heart
attack which increase to 80 percent. Western people are fond of consuming junk
food so that their insulin hormone remains high the rest of the day. This case
can lead to metabolic processes in the body to be disrupted as well as raising
the risk of diabetes type 2.
The women who are pregnant should
avoid eating junk food. Eating junk food is not only bad herself but also for
the baby. The baby will be so vulnerable to diabetes and hypertension. Besides,
a number of studies in china revealed that the rate of breast cancer in the
country has increased due to the modern lifestyle that people consume junk food
too often.
Furthermore, a research from the
University of Adelaide shows that eating full of junk food for children will
make their IQ two points lower than a child who does not eat much junk food.
Even though the IQ difference is not so subtle, this study proves that
children’s way of eating at age of 6 to 24 months give small but significant
effects on their IQ when they reach eight years old. Therefore, it is important
for parents to consider the long-term impact of food that is given to their
children. In addition, some junk foods have the addictive substances as well as
containing an artificial sweetener. These substances will make a child become
more hyper and easily distracted. This will cause the child, especially a male,
to like fighting.
Although junk foods taste good and
can be obtained easily and quickly, it has enough risk to health so that you
are advised not to consume this kind of food too often. It will be better if we
include green vegetables and fruits to consume. A study conducted by the
University of Leicester found that green vegetables and fruits are able to
reduce the risk of diabetes type 2 until 14 percent.
According to the World
Health Organization (WHO), there are 10 types of junk foods that need rekans
subtract, even avoided. Because if constantly consumed due to the resulting
effects detrimental to health. among others are:
1. Fried
Junk food contains
calories, fats / oils, and high oxidant. If consumed regularly, can cause a
variety of diseases ranging from obesity, coronary heart disease, and cancer
(due to karsiogenik substance produced in the frying process).
2. Noodles and fast
food (fast food)
The food was very
tasty and practically this turned out to contain very high amounts of salt, as
well as vitamins and minerals in a very low number. High salinity containing
trans lipids, aggravate the burden of kidney and heart blood vessels, and
raises blood pressure.
3. Meat Offal and
Fatty
These foods contain
saturated fat and high cholesterol. Offal consumption in large quantities and
long periods of time can cause coronary heart disease, malignant tumors, and
cancer.
4. pickled
The amount of salt
that exceeds the limit will burden the load on the kidneys, damaging the mucous
membrane of the stomach, intestinal damage, and increase the risk of high blood
pressure and high cholesterol. Which is not known by most people is that
ammonium nitrite is often added in the marinating process. These substances
pose a risk of cancer of the nose and throat.
5. Processed Meat
Foods that can be
included in this category is food such as meatballs, sausages, nuggets, ham,
corned, and so on. These foods contain salt nitrite likely to cause cancer,
preservatives and dyes that are at risk for heart and renal sodium burdensome
labor and labile blood pressure.
6. Baked food / Burned
If consumed regularly
in high quantities and for long periods, these foods will increase the risk of
cancer because they contain cancer-causing substances.
7. Serving Sweet
Frozen
Ice cream and frozen
junk food cake is an example of this group. Junk food contains high levels of
butter that cause obesity, high sugar levels which reduces appetite, and low
temperatures are negative effects on the intestine.
8. Dry Manisan
Contains nitrate
salts, dried candied will join the ammonium in the body and produce karsiogenik
substance that would damage the organs, especially the liver. These foods will
also lead to high blood pressure and kidney damage.
9. Canned Food
The content of
vitamins and protein in the canned food of course is reduced when compared to
natural. This automatically lowers the nutritional value, coupled with
interaction with cans and preservatives that contain various harmful chemicals.
Canned fruits is much more dangerous, because it contains sugar and high
calories.
10. Processed Cheese
Processed cheese foods
consumed in large quantities will add weight to raise blood sugar levels. Fat
and high sugar cause stomach emptying, hyperakiditas, and burning.
You can avoid the
processed foods as much as possible by eating all natural foods that did not
experience processing (whole food). Because the less junk food that you eat,
the less desire to devour him. Just follow the tips below, compiled by Liz
Vaccariello of readersdigest.com.
1. Apply the Rule Five
Ingredients
Check the material
composition in the packaging labels of processed foods before you buy them.
Should avoid buying foods that contain more than five ingredients. Or at least,
do not make the product as your daily consumption. This way you avoid a sudden
desire to buy a rich flavor chips or cookies in the packaging when shopping.
2. Select Three Colors
Research at Cornell
University in 2012 revealed that people prefer to see there are three types of
food with three different colors on the top plate. So, instead of eating candy,
just choose a snack in the form of nuts (which are rich in good fats), sliced
fruit and a small piece of dark chocolate (dark chocolate) to obtain a
variety of colors, textures, as well as nutrition.
3. Change Routines
Just needed a few weeks to
form a habit. If at certain times you get used menyambangi favorite fast food
shop, start with a positive healthy activities, such as walking around your
office complex for five minutes.
4. Friendly With
Healthy Food
Only the consumption
of foods that are simple, yet healthy, as a dessert. Fruits, such as grapes in
your refrigerator, it may be an option.
5. Ensure Healthy
Foods Easily Reached
Try begin storing
healthy foods in a place easily accessible. The most easily visible in the
refrigerator or on the kitchen table can be the right choice. Unhealthy snack
devoured very easy because just open the packaging alone. So, always provide
slices of fruit or vegetables are ready to eat so that you are more tempted to
mencocolnya with hummus.
6. Identification of
the food Penggoyah
Know what foods are
the usual triggers your desire to eat unhealthy snack. If the red velvet cake
or pretzels are usually the easiest to shake your faith, it would be nice to
get rid of those foods from your home.
7. Know Facts Negative
Find out the contents
whatever is in the fast food you eat. Negative facts in foods, such as
carcinogenic substances, preservatives, can make you think again and again to
make friends with these foods.
8. Chew Longer
"If you can get people
to chew longer, you will make them consume less," was revealed Adam
Melonas, founder of UNREAL candy. So every time you eat unhealthy snack, chew
slowly and with full awareness. Make sure you swallow whole foods in your mouth
first before entering again the next mouthful.
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