Why do we eat junk food when it's unhealthily?

One of my goals with this article is to reveal just how complex poor eating habits can be.

Junk food is designed to keep you coming back for more. Telling people that they “need more willpower” or should “just stop eating crap” is short-sighted at best.

Most of us know that junk food is unhealthy. We know that poor nutrition is related to heart problems, high blood pressure, and a host of other health ailments.

But if it's so bad for us, why do we keep doing it?

How often have you passed that vada pav stand and craved for one yummy bite of that delicious treat?

But if vada pav is not your thing, how about when you pass a place serving burgers, wraps or maybe samosa?

?Feel that craving?

Well, all these treats are called junk food. As per the dictionary meaning of junk food, it is considered something useless, extra or something that is not needed. Not only are those foods extremely unhealthy, they also impacts various aspects of your life.

It can cause type 2 diabetes .One of major contributing factors for the emerging diabetes epidemic is unhealthy diet full of junk and fast food.

When you eat a healthy diet, your body gets a steady supply of glucose, which helps maintain insulin sensitivity. On the other hand, when you eat only junk food, the excessive stress exerted on your metabolism affects the ability of your body to use insulin properly.

Since junk food lacks fiber content, its consumption directly results in a spike in sugar levels. Further, junk food consumption leads to obesity, one of the main reasons for insulin resistance and development of diabetes.

It can trigger digestive problems. Those who are addicted to fatty junk food are bound to suffer from digestive problems like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). That is because junk food is deep fried.

The oil soaked in junk food gets deposited on the walls of the stomach lining, increases acid production. Spices loaded in them irritate the stomach lining, worsening GERD and digestion.

Lack of fiber in them hampers digestion, increasing problems like constipation and hemorrhoids.

It causes fatigue and weakness. Junk food lacks most of essential nutrients like proteins and vitamins required for maintenance of overall health and functioning of all the systems in your body.

Although it makes you feel full and satisfied, it fails to provide you with instant energy, making you feel weak and tired after a while.

If you eat junk food items for all your meals of the day over a period of time, you could be suffer from chronic fatigue. Junk food can lower your energy levels to an extent that it may become difficult for you to even perform your daily tasks.

Causes depression among teenagers. A lot of hormonal changes occur in teenagers, which makes them susceptible to mood swings and behavioural changes.

?And a healthy diet plays an important role in maintaining that hormonal balance.

Because junk food lacks those essential nutrients, the likelihood of teenagers to suffer from depression is increased.

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Thank you?….It can cause kidney disease: The reason why you can never say no to fries and chips is because they contain high amount of finely processed salt which increases salivation and secretion of enzymes that enhance your cravings for these foods.

High amount of bad fats and sodium from salt disrupts the sodium-potassium balance of the body and causes hypertension.

Since the kidney have to filter all the toxins from the blood, eating a lot of junk food has a direct effect on the kidney functioning.

Junk food items are loaded with saturated fats and Trans fats that directly increase triglyceride and bad cholesterol (LDL) levels in the blood, contributing to plaque formation and heart disease. Further, causing a sudden spike in blood sugar level increases, junk food damages the linings of the blood vessels causing chronic inflammation.

This inflammation causes bad cholesterol to stick to the walls of the arteries, blocking blood flow to the heart. When they're blocked enough, heart attack occurs.

Fats from junk food can accumulate over a period of time in your body to make you obese. The more weight you put on, the higher your risk of suffering from heart attack.

One week of eating junk food is enough to trigger memory impairment in rats. Recent research suggests that bad fats (Tran’s fats) from junk food tends to replace healthy fats in the brain and interferes with its normal signalling mechanism.

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Part of the problem is easy access to high-fat, low-fiber and high-cholesterol meals. Fast food restaurant chains like Domino s, KFC, McDonalds, and Pizza Hut continue to expand.

Comparing current number of fast food outlets and number of fast food outlets five years back I found.

Lack of fibre is the main reason why junk food consumption is linked to an increased risk of cancers of the digestive system.

Surprisingly, junk food consumption over a period of time can have similar harmful effect on the liver as alcohol consumptions does.

People who ate junk food and shunned exercise showed changes in liver enzymes within four weeks. These changes were similar to those observed in people with alcohol abuse.

Consuming too much of fast food that are high in sugar and fat can increase your chances of developing colorectal cancer. Men who ate fried foods more than twice in a month had increased risk of developing prostate cancer.

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Why People Eat Junk Food?

It’s Cheap

One of the main reasons why junk food is so popular worldwide is that?it’s cheap compared to fruits or vegetables. With a couple of dollars, you can get a full meal of junk foods, while healthier foods cost more.?

It’s Easy

Junk food is everywhere, meaning that you can easily get a snack or a junk meal anyplace. In every grocery store, instant meals are available, and?snacks and sodas are sold in every vending machine.

You can eat it in a minute or two, which is especially?important when you are very hungry or have a busy schedule.

It’s?Tasty

Junk food is tasty. It is rich in sweets, fats, or salt, which gives them the rich taste. Fat makes junk food feel smooth and creamy. For some people, vegetables have a slightly bitter flavor, instead.?

It?Eases the Anxiety

Why people eat junk food? Junk food can help you ease the stress and anxiety. When in stress, there is an increased need for energy, making you feel hungry.

Many people seek out junk food as comfort, in order to calm themselves. Junk food also has a positive effect on the reward center in the human brain, making you want to eat junk food more and more.

You Suffer from a Lack of Sleep

When not getting enough sleep, people tend to eat junk food rather than healthy food. It has been estimated that sleep deprivation reduces the will power and motivates people to choose junk food high in sugar and fats, triggering the reward center of the brain.?

You Are?in Bad?or Good?Mood

Everybody has a certain mood food. We all have certain types of food we prefer to consume when a certain mood type strikes us.

Donuts, chocolates, cookies or sodas as well as ice creams and?pizza are everything we can think of when depressed. Sweet foods release certain opioids in our body and make us feel more euphoric.

That’s just how human nature is.

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