Issues with junk food
In today's society there is a lot of debate going back and forth on how unhealthy junkfood really is and how far we can go to ban some of the really unhealthy junk foods. The biggest counter argument is that most of these food really don't contain a lot of calories and if you take some examples the big tasty contains around 600 calories and most meals in KFC contain just around 700 calories. The problem with junk food however isn't necessarily calories and you really cant break everything down in calories.
Even though it is true that you can lose weight as long as you are eating less calories than you are burning, there really is a lot more to that story in real life. However, in theory you could eat 3 big tasty's a day which would amount to 1800 calories and if you burned 2000 calories a day you would still be losing weight.
What we need to realize however is that just because someone is skinny it doesn't mean they are healthy on the inside and therefore we really need to take care of our internal health too. You might ask yourself what the real problem with these items is if it is not the amount of calories.
Well, there are several issues with junk food. First of all the problem quickly becomes the calories since it is very rare that people just go for a burger, they usually also go for a coke and fries. Going for a burger menu instead of just the burger suddenly doubles or even triples the amount of calories you are consuming.
The biggest issue about junk food however is the amount of unhealthy fats and salt it contains. Almost 50% of most junk food burgers consist of greasy fat and this fat is definitely not good for your cardiovascular health and will put great pressure on your heart. The large amount of salt will also mess with the water levels of your body and excessive sodium in general is really bad for your health.
Last but not least most foods in this group without exception contain literally no fibers. Your body needs fibers for digestion and this is why a lot of people who eat junk food have digestive problems. All in all, junk food is not only as unhealthy as we think, it is actually worse.
Even though it is true that you can lose weight as long as you are eating less calories than you are burning, there really is a lot more to that story in real life. However, in theory you could eat 3 big tasty's a day which would amount to 1800 calories and if you burned 2000 calories a day you would still be losing weight.
What we need to realize however is that just because someone is skinny it doesn't mean they are healthy on the inside and therefore we really need to take care of our internal health too. You might ask yourself what the real problem with these items is if it is not the amount of calories.
Well, there are several issues with junk food. First of all the problem quickly becomes the calories since it is very rare that people just go for a burger, they usually also go for a coke and fries. Going for a burger menu instead of just the burger suddenly doubles or even triples the amount of calories you are consuming.
The biggest issue about junk food however is the amount of unhealthy fats and salt it contains. Almost 50% of most junk food burgers consist of greasy fat and this fat is definitely not good for your cardiovascular health and will put great pressure on your heart. The large amount of salt will also mess with the water levels of your body and excessive sodium in general is really bad for your health.
Last but not least most foods in this group without exception contain literally no fibers. Your body needs fibers for digestion and this is why a lot of people who eat junk food have digestive problems. All in all, junk food is not only as unhealthy as we think, it is actually worse.
