Rethink about Obesity: A detailed analysis of junk food on Australian population

Rethink about Obesity
A detailed analysis of junk food on Australian population

Introduction
 According to AIPT (2017), the diet habit
of Australians is worst nutritionally.
 Though Australia does not fall in the top
ten list of obese country, 35% of daily
food requirement is fulfilled by junk
foods in Australia.
 The entire Australia eats 3 kg of food
every hour that is more the entire
worlds average.
 Hence, the Australian government
should implement several harsh steps
to improve the condition (AIPT 2017).

Why eating junk food is a concern?
 Habit of junk food is one of the major concerns
worldwide due to its deleterious effects on health.
 There are several health complication that arises due
to consumption of junk foods (Sánchez-Villegas et al.
2012).
 Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity,
dementia, loss in appetite controlling power,
cravings and depression are among those
complications.
 Furthermore it suppresses the activity of brain and
liver and hence lead to serious complications like
cancer (Lustig, Schmidt and Brindis 2012).

Why eating junk food is a concern?
Junk food contains a lot of carbohydrates that spikes the blood sugar level,
leading to insulin imbalance and type 2 diabetes (Powell and Nguyen
2013).
According to (), high junk food consumption leads to asthma and rhinitis,
high chest congestion and drippy nose (Lustig, Schmidt and Brindis 2012).
Diet full of junk food interferes with brains synapses and molecules
affecting learning and memory as well as leads to depression or stress
(Sánchez-Villegas et al. 2012).
Consumption of junk foods with high carbohydrate and fat leads to store
microorganisms in teeth enamel and by producing acids it affects our
teeth. Further, it leads to formation of acne on the skin as well (Lustig,
Schmidt and Brindis 2012).