Essay Writing-Example : Junk Food

Pizza, hotdog, hamburger, potato chips, soda, they are called junk food. 

Many people like it because junk food is a fast food that so delicious and it easy to get with cheap price.  It start from child, teenagers, event oldman still consuming it. One of government research stated that the consumer of junk food is increase in every single year. Unfortunately, they did not know what will happen if they still consume junk food frequently. Many health professionals said that junk food is one of food that can make damage for our health. These are three trouble for our body that caused by junk food : obesity, healths problem, affect the child psychologically.

The first problem is obesity. Obesity can be caused by junk food because junk food contain a lot of fat. Fat deposition can make damage for our body, it make a disease to us sometime. And in Indonesia, people who suffering obesity are increase in every year. No wonder, because they have fast food lifestyle and choose junk food to eat. But they do not know that the obesity threatens them everytime.

The second is healths problem. As we know that junk food is made from unhealthy food. So it can make healths problem to us, such as :

1.      By eating junk food, a teen will not get the nutrients needed for proper functioning of the body. This means that teenagers will always be tired and exhausted to do any work.

2.      A teenager will continue to feel hungry and weak due to the imbalance created by junk food.

3.      Junk food is full of fat and calories, more than what is needed for the body every day. This will get converted to fat deposits in the body.

4.      Being over-weight affect the flow of oxygen to brain cells and this can affect concentration and memory.

5.      Consumption of high fat foods like french fries, burgers and pizza cause the formation of plaque in arteries and as a result of the heart must work harder to pump blood. This can cause damage to the heart muscle causes heart disease-related.

The third is junk food can affect the child psychologically. This is true because some health professionals have a research stated that the sugary snacks and fatty foods were associated with children's behavior. This type of food in said cause children tend naughty and difficulty concentrating. They also found that children are not fed properly, ie not in accordance with a menu balanced nutrition early on, the damage for the damage would occur in their body system. At school, these children would be stupid.

As the result, junk food is a food that can give disadvantage to us if we consume it frequently. It have said that junk food is bad for our health, but we still can consume it, if we can control it. The good eating junk food up to 10 percent of total food intake in a day, For example, eating biscuits only two pieces, then added more vegetables. That is the way that can we use if we want to keep balance between junk food and our health.