It is said that people are becoming increasingly overweight by consuming junk food. So ,we shall discuss what is junk food, the dangerous impact of junk food in our daily lives ,reasons for abundant availability of junk food and the measures to be taken to reduce the consumption. So before we go ahead first let me ask you, what is called junk food?"Junk food is something that remains few moments on lips forever in hips".
Junk food or fast food are food items that are quickly prepared , rich in taste, poor in nutrients etc. Items such as Burger, Pizza, Pasta, Pani Puri, instant noodles like Top ramen, Maggi etc. The items mentioned are glittery, unhealthy and upon regular consumption of the above items we not only become obese but also are prone to other types of diseases such as heart issues, sugar, cancer etc. Unlike healthy foods, there are zero amount of protein, vitamins, minerals associated with junk foods it contains unhealthy amounts of fats, sugar etc. Now let us discuss the reasons for the increase in junk food.
Advertisement
Well it is a well known fact that advertisements play a major role in enhancing the success of the product. Be it traditional marketing or the newly trending social media marketing. Junk food advertisers have their own unique way in expanding business through advertisement to attract people. Junk food outlets like KFC, Burger king, MC Donald endorse a full page advertisement in leading newspapers with drooling pictures, attractive offers & catchy slogans thus tempting the readers to gorge on their favourite items. Apart from the above mentioned advertising methods junk food outlets & junk food producers also advertise and market their products on social media like Instagram, Face book etc.
They offer prime space to the endorsers to endorse their products. Junk food companies make optimum use of the space provided to them and advertise their products outlets in such a way that advertisement does not go unnoticed.
Marketing Marketing is yet another vital tool in enhancing the company's productivity . Proper and strategic marketing is one of the first and prime reasons for the grand success of a product. First method of marketing is done by paying a whopping amount of money to the most famous celebrities to endorse their products . The second method of Marketing is through outlets like MC Donalds, Burger King , offers toys , gifts to the innocent children each time upon visiting them .Upon gifting /bribing the children they get carried away and end up visiting their outlets frequently .
Availablity & convenience
Junk food is something that is easily available in the market and also convenient to cook. All of us living a busy life and being held up in the rat race have no time for healthy cooking or to lead a healthy lifestyle so they opt for quick fix foods such as Pasta, Instant noodles , cup noodles ( Something that can be cooked in a jiffy by adding hot water) , bread toppings such as Pillsbury choco spread, Nutella choco spread being available easily people no longer feel the urge to cook and thus make use of the above mentioned food items. Having discussed the reasons on the increase in the consumption of junk food .Let us discuss the ways to reduce the consumption of junk food
Attitude to be fit
Well both men & women crave for a beautiful , toned physique and it is definitely our dream to have a beautiful body and that dream can be fulfilled only by eradicating junk food from our diet. Upon eradicating junk food from our diet we are sure to make our dreams come true by having a toned beautiful body
Watch what you eat
Well the sense of hunger is not only felt on our growling tummy but also on our mouth. And that is reason why most often the mouth is hungry than the tummy. Not every time we satiate our hunger pangs we also eat to kill boredom, depression etc. So we as matured individuals should watch what we eat and ensure that we eat the right food, at the right time. It is first our stomach that has to be given importance and next is our mouth
Water intake
"Water is the elixir of life"- Sir C.V,Raman. It is natural for human beings to sip their favourite sweetened carbonated drinks especially during summer thinking those sweetened drinks shall provide the much needed respite , relaxation, rejuvenation etc. But the bitter truth is those sweetened carbonated drinks does not actually quench your thirst indeed they make your more sick &unhealthy in the long run. It is pure good water which quenches our thirst and make us feel relaxed and refreshing. So whenever you feel thirsty please ditch those poisonous, hazardous, cool drinks and switch to plain pure water. Adding lime juice to plain, pure drinking water shall be a perfect summer detox drink and also an energy drink.
Switch to healthy food
It is not only junk food and sweetened carbonated drinks that are easily available there are also many healthy food such as protein bars, protein shakes, fibre biscuits etc which are available easily . These items can be consumed on a daily basis for a healthy happy life ahead
Self cooking
"Cooking is one of the greatest gift you can give to those you love" Cooking is not only about the taste of food it is also about the items that are cooked . Apart from cooking junk food let us learn to cook nutritious healthy food for ourselves and for people around us. Upon doing so, we as an individual and also people eat healthy nutritious food.
"All the glitters is not gold". But when it comes to junk food I would rather put it as "Not all that are tasty are healthy". For example let us take the example of Maggi. Maggi is a very renowned product of the age old company Nestle , Maggi a very mandatory product in all household and it comes with two catchy slogans.
"Fast to cook , good to eat","Taste bhi health bhi."
Well the above mentioned slogans are true to an extent it is definitely fast to cook but not good to eat. It is tasty but not healthy it is misguiding , misleading . It is made up of lead, maida and other harmful ingredients. Let us take another products called McCain . McCain has varied ready to eat junk foods products such as finger chips, potato fries, patties, smiley ,potato nuggets etc and other non vegetarian products are very easy to make but as discussed earlier are very hazardous.
Kindly find the below details.
Fried chicken : Steroids, arsenic can cause the risk of cancer
Instant noodles : Content same as Plaster of paris 3-5 years of eating may lead to kidney problems
Soft drinks : Obesity, osteoporosis ,tooth decay, diabetes
Processed meats: Processed meats can cause leukemia
As we all are living a sedentary lifestyle with huge pressure to win over the rat race let us not make it more complicated by eating unhealthy processed foods which damages both mind and body. Life is lived only once and is short , uncertain . Until our last day on our journey of life, Let us live happily and do the needful to live a healthy life ahead
Life is lived only once and is short , uncertain . Until our last day on our journey of life, Let us live happily and do the needful to live a healthy life ahead.
Please remember , out of all the priceless assets of a man ,health is one of the first, important asset to possess.
So from today onwards let us all take a pledge and say no to all types of unhealthy, poisonous and hazardous food and say yes to good and healthy food. "LET US EAT TO LIVE AND NOT LIVE TO EAT"
