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What is a common characteristic of junk food?
What is a common characteristic of junk food?
Eating junk food provides your body with all the necessary nutrients it needs.
Eating junk food provides your body with all the necessary nutrients it needs.
False (B)
Name one way junk food can affect your mind.
Name one way junk food can affect your mind.
It can make you feel exhausted or temperamental.
Junk food is often designed to be _____, making it hard to stop eating even when full.
Junk food is often designed to be _____, making it hard to stop eating even when full.
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Match the following effects of junk food to their descriptions:
Match the following effects of junk food to their descriptions:
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Conclusion of Essay about Junk Food
- Junk food, including fast food and snack food, is detrimental to health, both physically and mentally.
- Accessibility is high; junk food is prevalent in schools, vending machines, and advertisements.
- Convenience and palatability are major factors in its popularity.
- High sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, and unhealthy additives are common in junk food.
- This contrasts with nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
- Lack of essential nutrients leads to weakness, fatigue, and poor health outcomes.
- Junk food can negatively impact mood and emotional well-being, causing tiredness, mood swings, and unhappiness.
- Some junk foods are designed to be addictive, triggering intense dopamine release and creating difficult-to-break habits, due to low satiety.
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Description
This essay explores the adverse effects of junk food on physical and mental health. It highlights the accessibility, convenience, and addictive nature of junk food, which contrasts sharply with the benefits of nutritious foods. The discussion includes the impact of unhealthy eating on overall well-being and nutrient deficiency.
