Saturday 27 October 2012

Shocking facts about junk food

  • artificial additives -fast food have artificial additives, a quick look at any junk food label will show you a long, long list of ingredients, most of which are food additives. Many of these food additives can have serious effects on long term health.
  • It's not just what's in fast foods that's damaging to your health; what fast foods leave out is equally as bad. These are some of the nutrients we need to keep our body functioning, but which you will rarely find in junk food.
  • Diets which rely too much on junk foods can have seriously harmful effects on your health, such as:
  1. Lethal diseases – cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes
  2. Obesity
  3. The lack of certain essential nutrients can cause behavioral problems in children and affect their ability to learn.
  4. Constipation and digestive problems,
  5. Headaches
  6. Poor concentration
  7. Rotten teeth and bad breath
  8. Dry or spotty skin
  9. Depression and tiredness
  10. Anaemia 

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