Junk Foods
Junk Foods Junk food is a popular term for any food which is low in essential nutrients and high in everything else particularly calories and sodium(2012, cited in Farlex). For the people who live in urban areas, junk food is not a new thing. They like junk foods owing to the fact that these foods are tasty and can be served quickly. That is why they are also called fast foods. However, although junk foods are delicious, they bring several bad impacts which can threaten our health such as obesity, harmful diseases, and addiction. Firstly, consuming junk foods can cause obesity. It is the fact they contain a lot of fats and oil because they are fried. For example, chips and burgers which contain high cholesterol instead of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. As a result, by consuming these bad substances in excessive amout will enlarge someone’s likelihood to suffer corpulence. Secondly, eating junk foods brings harmful diseases. A research has shown that in some kinds of junk foods such as jellies, candies, and chewing gums which are served in various colour contain artificial colours and preservatives. Despite they are very attractive, they are quite dangerous for our body. Furthermore, Those chemical substances can cause gene mutation or even lead us to suffer serious disease like cancer. Finally, like cigarettes, junk foods can cause addiction, too. This is due to the fact that they contain addictive substances that can make us addicted to. According to a junk foods addict, Morgan Spurlock, said that he always eats junk foods every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As a result, he became addicted to junk foods because of this bad usuality. To conclude, there are many parlous substances in junk foods which can bring many hazardous complications and will damage our body health. Hence, we should avoid overeating junk foods and it is better for us to eat homemade