"The first, a little nutritional content of food. For example, foods contain calories but little nutritional value other or incomplete, "says nutrition specialist from Pondok Indah Hospital, Jakarta, Dr. David Dawn P., MS, Sp.GK.
For example, an apple and junk food which both contain calories by 50 calories. Although both have the content of 50 calories, an apple also contain fiber, vitamins, minerals, and so forth. While junk food which both contain 50 calories, has no other nutritional value (empty calories).
Secondly, junk food is food that actually has nutritional content, but if consumed on an ongoing basis and in the long term become unhealthy. For example burgers, french fries, and so forth.
In these foods contain carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and so on, but if every day we consume, become unhealthy. For example, because they contain good fats or saturated fats (saturated fat), contains too much salt, or is always accompanied by a lot of sugar. Or from the beverage in the form of soft drinks, bottled teas, and so forth. Which also includes food junk food is the food though fast food, like chicken nuggets.
Multipurpose Deep Fried
In addition to the owned content, the food is called junk food is also because of how its processing. "The way of processing effect. Junk food is usually prepared by frying, especially deep fried fry, "said David.
How deep fried frying this will result in unhealthy saturated fat. Junk food usually also ready to eat (ready to eat). For example, pizza is easily found on sale in supermarkets. "Enter into a microwave cook live alone. Surely, these foods contain substances preservatives. "
Fast food or fast food is the same. How fast processing and generally processed by frying. "There's no way prepared foods processed by steaming, because it certainly takes a long time (slow food) and it took a fairly technical. The fastest way is to fry, "continued David.
Diabetes Risk So, what are the risks eating junk food? Clearly, if most of the sugar, the edges can be affected by diabetes. Diabetes is a disease most evil with all its complications, the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney, and so forth.
Consumption of salt in large numbers and duration can also cause various diseases, such as hypertension, heart disease, stroke and some cancers. Not to mention the preservative substances which can also trigger cancer. "Consumption of saturated oils are also associated with narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which ends stroke and heart as well," said David.
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