Speech on Junk Food

One of the most important topics relevant for elocution or group discussion, especially among students, is junk food. Since junk food is loved by all, when it comes to citing the pros and cons of having junk food, students mostly find it hard to spot its cons! This article will cover all the relevant points that are necessary for giving a speech on junk food. 

Table of Contents

• What Is Junk Food?
• How Does Junk Food Affect Your Bodies?
• Ways to Keep Your Body Healthy
• FAQs on Junk Food

What Is Junk Food?

The main reason why children are so obsessed with junk food is that they don’t really know which kinds of foods fall under the category of junk food. Junk food includes all those foods which are packed or processed, and contain immense amounts of calories (either fat or sugar). They have very little nutritional value. Foods like chips, chocolates, soft drinks, and fried foods are some of the common junk foods. 

How Does Junk Food Affect Your Body?

It’s evident that people of all ages love gorging on junk food, but having it on a daily basis will have adverse effects on your bodies. Let’s see how having junk food affects your bodies.

• Have you noticed that nowadays most people, including school-going children, are suffering from high cholesterol or high blood pressure problems? These are mainly due to all the junk food they’ve consumed.
• Most children of all ages suffer from indigestion and irregular bowel movements. This is mainly because children nowadays enjoy eating unhealthy food rather than healthy food.
• Since these junk foods taste great, you don’t keep check of how many calories you are taking in. Excess calories on a daily basis cause multiple health issues, thereby hindering normal body functions.

Ways to Keep Your Body Healthy

If asked to stop eating junk food, it would be kind of an impossible task for many. How to keep the body healthy even after consuming junk food once in a while? Here are some ways to maintain proper health and still have some junk food in your diet.

• One of the simple ways to keep your body healthy is by including green leafy vegetables and fibrous fruits in your diet. These vegetables and fruits absorb and remove all toxins in your bodies.
•  Every person should intake the right amount of calories to maintain their body weight. So keep your calorie count in check. 
• Try to avoid consumption of high amounts of saturated fats especially found in red meat, cookies, pastries, chocolates, etc. These foods increase the risk of heart diseases later in life. If you want to eat, try to have these kinds of foods once or twice a month.