Effects Of Junk Food & Beverages On Adolescent’s Health –
A Review Article
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Heart Disease
Fast foods have high level of fat and sugars that are not only unhealthy but addictive and that creates a vicious cycle making it hard for children to choose healthy food. High content of trans fat in commercially available fast foods predispose children to risk of future heart diseases. Energy Density of fast food is more than twice the recommended daily allowance for child taken measure to liberalize the international trade to reduce the cost of food grains. However, trade liberalization has led to massive infiltration of Indian market with fast food joints. Imposing heavy tax on imported and manufactured readymade food items might control this encroachment.en]. Fast food intake leads to higher proportion of calories being derived from total and saturated fat .moreover, the micronutrient content (carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C) of the fast food is also low levels of calcium and magnesium in the taken measure to liberalize the international trade to reduce the cost of food grains. However, trade liberalization has led to massive infiltration of Indian market with fast food joints. Imposing heavy tax on imported and manufactured readymade food items might control this encroachme
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