Junk Food And Side Effects With 20 Examples Of Junk Food

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What Is Junk Food?

Junk food generally refers to the food that is considered to be unhealthy due to high caloric content from fat or sugar. The food does not contain many vitamins, fibers, minerals, proteins, or other essential nutrients that are must to the body.

The other names of fast food are:

• Fast Food
• Snacks
• Chats
• Dehydrated Food
• Unhealthy Food
• Prepackaged Food
• Fried Food
• Processed Food, etc.

Junk refers to trash, garbage, waste, etc. Junk food actually doesn't contain waste ingredients, but it refers to the food that is useless to our body.

Why Junk Food Is Called Fast Food And Why It Is Unhealthy?

Junk food is usually called fast food due to the fact that it is fast to cook, easily available, unhealthy, and delicious to taste. Most people, especially kids like to consume fast foods due to their taste, smell, and attraction that has a positive impact on all. 

But for the sake of temporary satisfaction of tongue and stomach, they are stepping forward to destroy their well-being. 

Which Junk Food Is Ok To Eat?

Not all junk food is always harmful to health. Some junk food also provides health benefits. Consuming some of the types of sandwiches, burgers, pizza, biscuits, milkshakes is healthy depending on their ingredients.

But junk food is mainly junk only, though some of the food is good, not 100 percent healthy. So should be consumed in a limited manner to prevents its side effects.

What Side Effects To Your Body When You Eat Junk Food?

Junk food is rich in sugar and fats resulting in a high-calorie diet. The body might not be able to digest the food properly leading to weight gain.

The other 20 common effects of consuming junk food are:

• Constipation
• Risk Of Cancer
• Weakening Of Bones
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Indigestion
• Risk Of Developing Inflammation
• Worsen Appetite
• Diarrhea
• Kidney may suffer
• Depression
• Abnormal Body Growth
• Heart Diseases
• Causes Toothache
• Causes Bloating And Puffiness Of The Body
• Increases Anxiety
• Skin Damages
• Memory And Cognitive Issues
• Acne And Pimples
• Shortness Of Breath
• High Cholesterol Levels

20 Example Of Junk Food:

1. Candy:

Candy is the one that has sugar as its major ingredient. Due to high sugar content, the calorie level would also be high. Chocolate, sugar candy, chewing gum, toffee, etc. comes under candy. Every 100 grams of candy has a caloric range of 300-600 calories.

The side effects of candy on your health:

• Increases Obesity
• Risk Of Tooth decay
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Increase Blood Glucose Levels, etc.

2. Fried Fast Food:

Fried fast foods are rich in oil and fats, that is food is fried oil that increases the fat deposition in the body. The caloric range in fried food is also high. The fried foods include chicken fry, french fries, potato chips, fish fry, potato twister, etc.

Side effects of fried food on your health:

• Increase Obesity
• Cholesterol level elevation
• Heart diseases
• Type 2 diabetes
• Acne, etc.

3. Sweet Desserts:

Sweet desserts are again rich in sugar that has high caloric values. It is a sweeter course included in a meal. Sweet desserts include ice creams, fruit salad, sweet soups, sizzling brownies, etc.

The side effects of sweet dessert on your health:

• Weight gain
• Risk of diabetes
• Risk of cavities
• May lower immunity
• Increases cellular aging, etc.

4. Burgers:

The burger can be rich in saturated fats and cholesterol and is a type of sandwich of one or more patties usually a chicken, beef, veg,  meat, etc. in between the slice of bun or bread. This sandwich is fried or grilled. The burger includes a veg burger, chicken burger, momo burger, beef burger, etc.

Eating burgers is fine as it is rich in carbohydrates, proteins, iron, etc., but consuming them regularly is not ok. The burger contains up to 500 calories per hundred grams.

The side effects of burger on your health:

• Digestive issues
• Weight gain
• High cholesterol levels
• Risk of cancer
• Early death, etc.

5. Noodles:

Noodles are made up of certain flour that is rolled, cut, and stretched to form thin threads that can be refrigerated, dried, processed for later use. Noodles can be made from rice, wheat, etc. The caloric value per 100 grams of noodles is 138-150 calories. Consuming noodles once or twice a week is ok, but not regularly.

The side effects of noodles on your health:

• Heart problems risk
• Hypertension
• Obesity
• Diabetic conditions
• Stomach issues, etc.

6. Salted Snacks:

The name itself suggests that the food is rich in salt. The food is mixed with salt then it may be fried, cooked, or boiled. This food is high in fats and salt, hence high in calories. The salted food includes mixed nuts, varieties of chips, roasted salt peas, popcorn, salted biscuits, etc.

The side effects of salted snacks on your health:

• The temporary rise in blood pressure
• Skin damage
• Fingers may swell
• Can cause migraines
• May develop mouth ulcers, etc.

7. Pizza:

Pizza is a delicious dish that is originated in Italy. It is usually round, flattened with base dough of wheat, and top filled with tomatoes, cheese, onion, or other ingredients depending on the requirement. Then it is baked under high temperature. The pizza includes cheese pizza, veg pizza, chicken pizza, meat pizza, pepperoni pizza, plane pizza, etc.

Pizza is considered healthy depending on the ingredients involved, but consuming it is not good for your health as it is high in salt and saturated fats.

The side effects of pizza on your health:

• Obesity
• Heart disorders.
• High blood pressure
• Constipation
• High cholesterol level, etc.

8. Carbonated Drinks (Soft Drinks):

Sugary carbonated drinks usually called soft drinks are rich in carbonated water, sweetening agents like sugar, citric acid, phosphoric acid, carbon dioxide, artificial flavors, and other ingredients. The intake of these contents in the body on a regular basis causes some serious issues. The soft drinks include varieties of carbonated drinks that you buy in your nearby shops and malls, so we do not want to mention any of those brands.

In the summertime, you get more attracted to the drinks, but control yourself and consume natural drinks like lemon juice, coconut water, sugarcane juice, orange juice, and other fruit juice.

The side effects of soft drinks on your health:

• Increase risk of gout
• Risk of cancer and heart diseases
• Liver damage
• Tooth decay
• Type 2 diabetes, etc.

9. Cakes, Pastries, And Muffin:

The cake, pastry, and muffin are generally made of flour, fats, sugar, dough, etc. are usually considered as bakery products. These foods are rich in carbohydrates and fats. Cake and muffin are baked whereas pastries are dough paste made of fat, sugar, flour, etc. The cake includes plane cake, cream cakes, fruit cake, and many more. Pastries include puff pastry, choux pastry, flaky pastry, and shortcrust pastry, filo pastry, and others. Muffins include chocolate muffin, blueberry muffin, lemon raspberry muffin, pineapple coconut muffin, strawberry-banana quinoa muffin, etc.

The side effects of cake, pastry, and muffin on your health:

• Increase blood glucose level
• Gain weight
• High cholesterol level
• Digestion related problems
• Causes anxiety, etc.

10. Milk Shakes:

Milkshake is a sweet type of drink that contains milk, fruits, nuts, icecreams, chocolate, and sweeteners. The milkshake is rich in sugar, and fats. There are many varieties of milkshakes like strawberry, banana, chocolate, or other kinds of fruit and nut shakes.

The side effects of milkshakes on your health:

• Changes in blood vessels
• Type 2 diabetes
• Variations in red blood cell
• Risk of developing cardiovascular disorders
• Obesity, etc.

11. Fried, Grilled Chicken:

In fried chicken, it is fried in oil, and in grilled chicken, it is cooked under high-temperature heat. The fried or grilled chicken may be salted, flavorful rubs, and spicy in taste. These are crispy, rich in fats, and have high caloric values.

The side effects of fried or grilled chicken:

• Risk of cancer
• Risk of infertility in females
• Constipation
• Leads to inflammation
• Type 2 diabetes, etc.

12. Chats:

Chats are generally called street food that includes pani puri, bhelpuri, kachori, masala papad, dhai puri, samosa chat, sev puri, and many more. People in India are more attracted to the chats and consume them whenever they pass through them. These chats are so delicious to taste that most of them fail to avoid it. These are high in salt, spice, and fats as chats are prepared from frying in oil. The other complications faced due to eating chats may be depended on water, oil, and ingredients used.

The side effects of chats on your health:

• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain
• Obesity
• Acidity
• Certain infections, etc.

13. Sugary Juice:

As the name itself suggest that the drinks are rich in sugar and hence called sugary juice. Sugary juice may include mango juice, pineapple juice, strawberry juice, lemon juice, etc. The drink is unhealthy because of additive sweetening agents mixed along with fruits in the juice.

The side effects of sugary juice on your health:

• Nause and vomiting
• Dizziness
• Headache and stomachache
• Development of kidney stones
• Increase blood glucose level, etc.

14. Fired Momos:

Momos are of two types steamed momos and fried momos. In steamed momos, the dough of flour is wrapped around the ingredients like chicken pieces, vegetable mix, etc., and is steamed. In fried momos, the dough is wrapped around the ingredients and fried in oil. The momos are served with a cup of sauce or chutney (tomato-garlic sauce or chutney). Momos include chicken momos, cheese momos, tandoori moms, paneer momos, etc. Momos usually contain monosodium glutamate that is bad for your health.

The side effects of fried momos on your health:

• Obesity
• Chest pain
• Palpitations
• Sweating
• Neurological diseases, etc.

15. Taco (Taco Bell):

Taco is a famous Mexican dish that is made of wheat or corn tortilla wrapping the fillings. The food is then folded and eaten by holding it in hand. The fillings may include vegetable mix, beef, cheese, beans, pork, seafood, etc. It has too many saturated fats and calories.

The side effects of Taco on your health:

• Causes depression
• Risk of heart disorders
• Cognitive issues
• Obesity
• Digestion issues, etc.

16. Cookies And Biscuits:

Cookies and biscuits are usually prepared from sugar, oil, the dough of flour, creams, chocolate choppings, and some nuts. Cookies are softer, larger, crunchier than biscuits. Both varieties are bake at high temperatures. It is usual that cookies and biscuits are rich in fats, calories, and carbohydrates.

The side effects of cookies and biscuits on your health:

• Causes insulin resistance leading to diabetes
• Constipation.
• Increase body weight
• Certain allergy (Gluten allergy)
• Harm your Memory, etc.

17. Pasta:

Pasta is a type of junk food that has very less nutritive value, and just good for your tongue to taste. It is prepared from a dough of wheat mixed with egg or water and derived in many different shapes and hence depending on their shapes, pasta is classified into 50 types. They include macaroni (narrow tube), ravioli (filling envelope in thin pasta dough), penne (cylindrical shape), fusilli (helical shape), spaghetti (thin, long, cylindrical shape, and other 45 varieties.

The side effects of pasta on your health:

• Metabolic syndrome
• High blood pressure
• Obesity
• May cause abdominal pain
• Increase blood glucose levels, etc.

18. White Bread:

White bread usually refers to bread and is a baked product, it is made from dough of wheat flour and the white color of flour is obtained by the process of milling or grinding. Due to this process, they lack most of the nutrients like protein, fiber, vitamins. It is rich in carbohydrates and has high calories.

The side effects of white bread on your health:

• Cardiac diseases
• Bloating
• Weight gain
• Diarrhea
• Type 2 diabetes, etc.

19. Roll:

Rolls are large and usually made of tortillas of maize, wheat, or corn with fillings inside such as vegetable mix, chicken, meat, beef, etc. It is similar to Taco but the difference is that the taco is folded around the filling open at one side whereas rolls are rolled around the fillings. Rolls are also rich in carbohydrates and fats. Roll includes veg roll, chicken roll, paneer roll, beef roll, meat roll, etc.

The side effects of roll on your health:

• A high blood glucose level
• Constipation
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Stomachache, etc.

20. Donut (Doughnut):

A donut or doughnut is a type of food that is prepared by frying dough and hence called a doughnut. It is a sweet snack easy to prepare even at your home. The ingredients of donuts are flour, water, sugar, oil, eggs, milk, etc. Donuts include filled donuts and ring donuts. They are rich in saturated fats and cholesterol.

The side effects of donut on your health:

• Risk of cancer
• Inflammation
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
• Raise in glucose level
• Obesity, etc.

Did you notice? 

Most of the side effects of consuming junk or fast food are related to your stomach, heart, weight gain, blood glucose levels, and high blood pressure. So, if you are concerned about your health then avoid frequent consumption of junk foods.

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