Blogpost 9: Junk Foods, Fast Food, etc.

Everywhere you go there are convenient stores all around or fast food chains. That's why we can't help the fact that a lot weight problems have been booming in our generation. Discipline is what I believe the most important key because food is given necessity. It is not a question whether it's a want or a need. 

At a very young age, children are already exposed to these kind of foods especially when they start to go to school. Parents don't have the means to guard their children and check on every food that buy and eat in the school canteen. As they grow older they have already develop a hobby of eating junk foods. This leads to the increasing cases of obesity overweight. 

There's an article written my Jim Thomas, The Disadvantages of Junk Food from the  livestrong.com, that discusses the effects of having junk food in the body. He was explaining that junk foods are really junks in the body. It contains no nutrition at all or if it has maybe just a little that it won't even be considered as one. Here he discusses that the risk of contaminating diseases is very high. It also has an effect on your body's energy. he explained that junk food may give you rush but it is just temporary. Worst, it prevents you from being able to reach the point of having yourself at your best. He stated, "If you feed your kids too much junk food when they are toddlers, they may grown up dumber."you already know the risk that your child is taking. 

In relation to that, another article was written by Debopriya Bose that also talks about the disadvantages of another form of junk food which the fast food. Her article was entitled Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast Food which came from the site Buzzle. First, let us define what is fast-food, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it is designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance. Nowadays, people tend to lean on fast food since it consumes less time and less effort. But Mr. Bose however emphasizes that like junk food, it's no different. It can and has an effect to one's health due to the preservatives it contains. "Fast food is an invention of the modern times."

Our generation values time more than ever.  People wants everything in an instant. However, we must be aware of the instants we're taking in. Our health should still be our main focus above anything else. Work, money may lose but it is very hard if we lose our health. Be mindful, eat smart.