Junk Food Junkies

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Junk Food Junkies

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• So thinking about another potato chip or piece
  of candy? Before you reach for more junk food
  those snacks high in sugar fat and, consequently,
  calories think a moment about the effects. Junk
  food consumption is a major health problem in
  modern society. Junkies, those people who are
  addicted to such empty calories, frequently are
  overweight and malnourished and have a tendency
  toward diabetes all serious problems which
  could be prevented by sensible eating.

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• The most obvious problem arising from eating
  candy, cakes, chips and other sugary or high fat
  foods is the large amount of empty calories
  those with no nutritional value that the body
  does not need. Every time you reach for a candy
  bar or a bag of chips instead of an apple, you
  are adding several hundred calories to your daily
  intake. Drinking sugary soft drinks will add even
  more. Continued day after day, year after year,
  the body simply stores all of these extra
  calories in the form of fat, and the individual
  gradually becomes overweight.

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• Not only does junk food contribute to weight
  problems, but it may also lead to malnutrition.
  Consumption of large amounts of empty calories
  means that the individual is simply not getting
  the proper nutrition. Sugar replaces potassium
  fat replaces calcium sugar and fat replace what
  was a healthy diet. Anemia, fatigue, poor muscle
  tone and dermatitis are only some of the
  symptoms. However, obesity and malnutrition are
  probably not the most serious of consequences.

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• Addiction to junk food may be a near factor in
  causing diabetes mellitus in those who have a
  genetic predisposition or a deficiency of beta
  cells caused by inflammation, malignant invasion
  or surgery of the pancreas. There is an imbalance
  in the bodys metabolism or hyperglycemia
  excessive sugar in the blood and if allowed to
  progress, it may lead to a deep coma resulting in
  death. The junk food junkie is hooked. It is an
  easy habit to start but a hard one to stop.

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• Junk food seemingly harmless but really a curse
  of modern life can lead to obesity,
  malnutrition, and even diabetes a
  life-threatening illness. At best, this means
  poor health and appearance, at worst serious
  illness or death. A well-balanced diet adequate
  in all basic essentials carbohydrates,
  proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and fluids
  is all that is required for sound nutrition.
  Reach for a banana, not a candy bar have an
  afandi, not potato chips. Youll look better,
  feel better, run faster if you run and live
  longer.