First of all, "healthy diet" is not healthy enough.
Angela was interviewed by the Cleveland Clinic, the most famous heart hospital in the United States, said Toby Kalman, the dean of the clinic and an internationally renowned cardiologist. Cosgrove believes that hospitals must ban hamburgers, French fries and other foods, and set an example for the establishment of a heart-healthy diet advocated by hospitals. "Our food ingredients must be consistent with what we warn patients about," explains Kalman. "We can't advise patients to adjust their diet and provide them with foods high in sodium and fat." "We can no longer send the wrong signal to patients, especially those with diabetes and obesity." The hospital thinks the "healthy diet" provided by McDonald's is not healthy enough. Angela Kalman said, "We welcome them (McDonald's) to put forward a healthier food combination, but adding only one salad is not enough. Other foods on their menu contain too much sodium and fat. "
Second, "junk food" is not specified.
In addition to foreign fast food, some people think that "junk food" should also include fried and puffed food, such as potato chips and shrimp slices. Nowadays, in the eyes of most scholars, "junk food" has not only referred to foreign fast food. Some scholars believe that "junk food" refers to those foods that can only provide calories without other nutrients, that is, "three high" foods with high calories, high fat and high sugar. Some scholars also believe that "three high foods" are innocent in themselves and cannot be simply called "garbage". Although opinions vary, one thing is certain, that is, long-term intake of high-calorie foods will not only make people gain weight, but also increase the incidence of tumors (breast cancer, colon cancer, etc.). ) and cardiovascular diseases. It is an indisputable fact that "the belt is long and the life span is short". Therefore, a person who eats too much oily and sugary food every day will do more harm than good to human health. From this concept, it is not surprising that the general public includes these foods that provide excess calories into the scope of "junk food".
Some experts believe that it is not very scientific to classify all "three high" foods as "junk food" because fat and sugar foods are indispensable energy sources for human beings. Yang Zhaoxu, a professor of gastroenterology at Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, believes that fried and grilled foods contain a lot of carcinogens; Some pickled, puffed foods and refined meat foods contain a lot of harmful chemical components such as nitrite. There are also foods with excessive artificial additives, which have caused great potential harm to human health. It can be said that this is the real "junk food".
Third, "junk food" is the most harmful to children.
Food experts advise all healthy people to stay away from "junk food", especially those that experts call out-and-out "junk food", such as fried dough sticks and fried cakes. ), puffed food, pickled food, sausage and other foods that can be preserved for a long time. In particular, greasy food increases the factors that are difficult to digest, and often stays in the intestine for a long time, which is not only an important factor causing constipation, but also promotes excessive blood inflow and retention in the gastrointestinal tract, promoting the acidification of body fluids, so it is most likely to bring obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease and other rich diseases.
Especially, the harm of "junk food" to children has attracted worldwide attention. Eating a lot of "junk food" will have a very bad influence on children's intelligence and height development. A high-fat diet will lead to obesity in children, and obesity will affect hormone metabolism. If the insulin secretion is too low, it will inhibit the synthesis of protein, which is extremely unfavorable to the development of children. A sample survey conducted by Shanghai Sports Science Research Institute and Shanghai Youth Health Fitness and Evaluation Center shows that 66% of children in Shanghai are not ideal in height. Experts pointed out that eating fast food such as hamburgers, fried chicken, French fries and puffed snacks such as shrimp slices that children love is not only an important factor affecting children's height, but also leads to precocious puberty. Too much fat in obese children will also affect nerve cells, damage the normal development of children's neural channels and endanger children's intellectual development.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Britain will pass laws to prohibit TV stations from broadcasting "junk food" advertisements in children's programs. At the same time, those "unhealthy" foods must also be marked with eye-catching signs on the packaging to stop the obesity trend in Britain. In China, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other diseases caused by bad eating habits are spreading rapidly. Keeping a scientific and balanced food eating habit and staying away from "junk food" is an important guarantee to reduce these diseases.
Fourth, stop rewarding children with foreign fast food.
The World Health Organization once pointed out in a published report that unhealthy lifestyles-sofa and bean culture (sitting on the sofa eating French fries, drinking cola and watching TV) are threatening human health. Not long ago, former US President Bill Clinton underwent heart bypass surgery for heart disease, which also verified the prediction of the World Health Organization from one side. Clinton has always liked fast food. In an interview with reporters before operation, he admitted that eating fast food may be an important cause of his heart failure.
In western countries, it is an indisputable fact that most obese people are poor. This is related to the large number of high-calorie foods such as double sandwiches, chicken burgers, extra-large pizzas, and large packages of fried French fries. However, it is worth noting that Clinton's favorite foreign fast food has already flooded into our country. And attract children's attention in various ways. It is no exaggeration to say that many people in western countries go to the operating table because they often eat "junk food", while people here are waiting in line to buy these "junk food". What makes experts feel even more sad is that many parents often regard foreign fast food as a reward for their children's excellent performance (in fact, many children are not necessarily interested in food, but are attracted by those novel and interesting toys), which is really a good intention to do bad things. The Office of the Working Committee for Women and Children of the State Council and the China Children's Center jointly published a survey on the health status of children aged 0-6 in ten cities of China, and the results showed a strange circle of nutrition: the richer the family, the worse the nutrition of the dolls. Experts believe that families with relatively high incomes choose fast food and fast food sold in supermarkets more because of intense work and accelerated pace of life, thus ignoring the importance of a reasonable diet balance.
The author believes that all kinds of facts have proved that eating foreign fast food often is an unhealthy lifestyle. Since even the former President of the United States and the general public began to reject foreign fast food because facts speak louder than words, should people consciously control and resist the foreign fast food that can be seen everywhere in China, let alone do stupid things that endanger children's physical and mental health for immediate interests or to satisfy some of their wishes?