Dear Editor,
Junk foods are deemed to be trash foods as they are high in fat and sugar components. 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 we can integrate a few junk foods in our diet with an assurance that it is of moderate amount.
Regardless of age, the effect of junk food on health is bad. One will end up easily getting exhausted by being a junk food fanatic. Because it doesn’t balance the appropriate levels of energy we need to consume. We must educate children properly about nutrition if we are to stand a chance of altering the statistics on obesity and other related diseases. The high levels of fat and sodium in junk food can cause high blood pressure or hypertension. Excessive dietary sodium can also have a negative effect on renal function, even leading to kidney disease.
There is a strict and immediate need to make the youth aware and educate them to eat healthy and stay fit because youth is our future.
Nirmal Magotra,
Purani Mandi, Jammu
