Eat healthy and live healthy is one of the
essential requirements for long life.
Unfortunately, todays world has been adapted
to a system of consumption of foods which has
several adverse effects on health. Lifestyle
changes has compelled us so much that one has
so little time to really think what we are eating
is right! Globalisation and urbanisation have
greatly affected ones eating habits and forced
many people to consume fancy and high
calorie fast foods, popularly known as Junk
foods. Research into the possible health
hazards on consumption of such high calorie
foods has given an insight to avoid them, but
unfortunately measures taken are not as
effective as they need to be. Diseases like
coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus
have seen a profound rise in developing
countries and such unhealthy junk food
consumption is one of the notable factors to
its contribution. This global problem of
consuming junk food on a large scale and its
impact on health needs emphasis and health
education which can greatly contribute to its
limited consumption and switching over to
healthy eating habits for the better living.
knowledge highlighting about the eating habits,
nutritional aspects, quality of unhealthy foods,
their health impact and preventive measures
should be given to create awareness and render
health education for a change towards good
eating practices. Junk food and its impact on
health have been reviewed from various
resources and have been systematically
presented, so as to emphasize its ill effects and
measures to be adapted towards healthy living