Essays on Junk Food

Junk food has been present from many decades ago and still surprises me how we cannot deal with it. There are many people dying because of junk food and even though knowing the consequences that might cause, we still consume these things. I see people in class drinking Gatorade or drinking from a huge can…

Should the sale of junk food in school cafeterias be banned? In more traditional years, parents had to prepare packed lunch for their kids when going to school. However, in present times, most parents are already incapTABLE of doing such things. This is because they lack the luxury of time with the hectic schedules that…

Is it possible to avoid falling into consumerism? It seems quite impossible to try to acquire not falling into consumerism when today everything is being advertised as new and better than the one before. Consumerism has become such a great epidemic in society. Everywhere you go items are being advertised to convince you to buy…

If you’re anything like me, you probably enjoy the convenience of fast food. You just pull up, place your order, and voila! You get a complete meal without having to step out of your car. However, despite its convenience, fast food has negative effects on people’s health, is cruel to animals, and poses risks for…

            Smoking is the biggest problem of the US among its population. It has become the root of many deaths and countless problems. However, according to the Organic Consumers Association, Obesity is crawling fast on these ranks, and the greatest contributor to this predicament is the consumption of junk food.             Eating junk food is…

How often do you walk through a shopping center only to catch the scent of a fast food take away shop around the corner? The smell of the food instantly fires up your appetite for the greased up substance people consider food. So you tell yourself why not? It’s there, it’s cheap, it’s easy, and…

It an age old war between healthy food and junk food. When it comes to choosing between health foods and junk foods, junk food has always won the race! Whether we admit it or not, although we may start off our day with eating an apple, we’ll end it with two to three slices of…

You must wonder why junk food is bad for you, because it’s delicious, cheap and easy to consume. There is nothing wrong with eating at fast food restaurants, but you really need to think about what you are eating. Actually, as the name suggests, junk food is just pure junk. While it tastes great, it…

Teenagers today are becoming addicted to junk food without realizing the effects. As they have been surrounded by junk food all of their lives so it is really the only type of food that they have ever known. Junk foods are nothing but those which only have a high amount of salt, sugar, fat and…

Junk food is an informal term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, and calories.[1][2][3] It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, in 1972.[4] Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from…