Healthy Food vs Junk Food.

HEALTHY FOOD VS JUNK FOOD.
YOHANA LISSETH GOMEZ LOPEZ / MAURICIO ENRIQUE SANCHEZ
RUIZ.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2022.
Food is something important in our lives, because it keeps us active and
energized, that is why we must take care of everything we eat so that it does
not harm us, but today many health-related problems arise due to the
demands of work or different daily tasks, many people don't have enough
time, most people depend on this kind of prepared meals due to their busy
schedule or don't know how to cook at home. Many people choose to order
prepared food in a restaurant even though they are aware that fast food is
not healthy, on the contrary, it has consequences for the future. Eating well
is essential for daily life, there is a big difference between eating and
nourishing ourselves, we know that eating is the action of swallowing
substances that do not necessarily nourish our body, however, eating food is
eating foods that provide benefits to our body; that is why it is classified as
junk food and health food.
A healthy diet is about eating a variety of foods that provide us with the
nutrients we need to stay healthy, feel good, and have energy. These
nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, water, vitamins and minerals.
Nutrition is important to everyone. Combined with physical activity and a
normal weight for our body and age, eating well is a great way to help our
bodies stay strong and healthy. What you eat greatly influences our immune
system, your mood and your energy level. On the other hand, we also have
junk food, which is a class of food with high concentrations of calories,
saturated fats, added sugars, cholesterol or salt. In addition, this type of food
contains a large number of food additives. However, choosing products such
as soft drinks and chips instead of healthier foods has "nutritional

consequences". Additives are substances that are not food in themselves
and have no nutritional value; Its function is to modify and "improve" the
taste, appearance, texture, color... of the foods to which it is added, as well
as to improve its conservation (preservatives).
This type of food is harmful to health due to the large number of processed
foods and additives it contains. While it is true that all foods can be harmful if
consumed in excess, junk food is especially so, since it is not necessary to
consume large amounts of it for it to be harmful. Advertising can also fuel the
desire to eat less nutritionally desirable options because they pay more
attention to these types of foods. While you never see ads for carrots, you
often see them for fried foods and soft drinks. Its most negative effect has to
do with the development of diseases. This type of diet mainly increases the
probability of suffering from diseases that can be serious for our health, such
as heart disease, cancer, premature aging, high blood pressure, bone
problems, obesity, diabetes, mental disorders, liver disorders, system
problems digestive, constipation, and diarrhea, heart attack, prostate and
breast cancer, osteoporosis, and many other health conditions.
To achieve a balance in nutrition, it is necessary that parents, as the main
responsible for the nutrition and health of their children, must provide a
balanced diet, but many times due to lack of interest, time or knowledge
they do not provide a good diet.
In conclusion, it can be said that if we want to lead a full life free of all or any
of these diseases, we should spend more time thinking about what we
consume or how often we do it, also to make a little time to prepare our own
food or consume less junk food because only by preparing it ourselves we
are sure that what we consume will not harm our health. Many times even
knowing the effects that these can cause us, the need or the simple fact of

seeing how delicious it looks can lead us to depend on them, which can be
detrimental to our health. But it is never too late to reflect and try to minimize
their consumption. It is difficult but not impossible, even more so knowing that
it is our health that is at stake. At first it might seem that everything is going
well, but this could have consequences in the future and some of them
irreversible.