Abstract
Adolescents is a person who is in between the ages of 10 and 19. According to the Regulation of the Minister of Health Number 25 of 2014, adolescents are Age group 10 years to age 18 years old. Literally, junk food is interpreted as garbage food or non-nutritious food. The term means indicating foods that are considered to have no nutritional value for the body In this study, the research design used is qualitative descriptive and the power used is secondary cross-sectional analysis The sample is only 30 people, namely students from Medan State University and random Senior High Schools, aged 18-23. From field data with a total of 30 respondents, 25 (82%) teenagers like fast food or junk food and 5 (18%) teenagers do not like junk food. This systematic review investigated the relationship between food literacy and junk food consumption. Existing survey results of the 30 adolescents, 60% were female and 40% were male. With an age range of 18-20, there are 22 people, 73.3% and ages 21-23, there are 8 people, 26.7%. Things that influence adolescent habits are adolescent behavior in eating junk food as follows, Knowledge (40%), Influence of peers (30%),Place (13,3%),Fast and practical (10%),Taste (6,7%)Many teenagers do not understand this food literacy, of course, it must be done correctly. Food literacy is the intelligence of teenagers in choosing to process and serve food that is in accordance with the needs of their bodies or in this case in accordance with the existing nutrition so that what is needed is truly in accordance with what is needed
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