A Study on Health Effects of College Going Adolescent Girls Consuming Junk Food

Abstract

The foods which have a smaller number of nutritive values are considered as unhealthy food called as junk food. Junk food is easy to carry and consume. Junk food causes negative impact on health, because it contains a large number of calories from sugar and fat with little amount of fibre, protein, vitamins, minerals, junk food also refer to high protein food like meat prepared with saturated fat. When junk food is consumed very often, the excess fat, simple carbohydrates and processed sugar found in junk food contributed to an increased risk. The main aim of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of youth consuming more junk food. The methods used in this study were helped to assess the health status of the subjects. Due to lack of health consciousness the frequency of junk food consumption as very as high in subjects. They mostly focus on the junk foods which are having more fats and oils as well as cold beverages.