Children in many countries are eating more fast food and convenience snacks. Why are children doing this and how serious are the consequences?

In the contemporary scenario, it has been often observed that

children

in many nations indulge in consuming greater amounts of junk and processed

food

items

.

This

can happen due to a variety of reasons.

This

trend

can have negative impacts. Both, the reasons and

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consequences will be discussed in the forthcoming paragraphs.

To begin

with the causes of

this

damaging

trend

,

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there are three main reasons for easy snacking.

First

of all, these cost-

effctive

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effective

and readily available Fast

foods

and

convinience

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convenience

items

are found in local stores as well as large supermarkets,

thus

its easy availability makes it popular.

Furthermore

, the parents today have a busy schedule, so they lack time to cook meals.

Therefore

, they turn to these

type

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types

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of

foods

that are easy to cook.

For instance

, packed

food

items

contain added spices and all the spices, it just has to be fried.

This

proves as a boon for working caregivers.

In addition

, thanks to the marketing of

such

products. The people, especially the younger age groups are attracted to these

items

thus

gaining more popularity.

Although

seems harmless,

this

trend

of fast

food

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harmful and rather serious consequences.

This

type of

food

items

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item

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contain

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additives and

presevatives

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preservatives

which are not healthy and can interfere with

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intestinal well being.

Thus

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increases

risk

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the risk

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to

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of

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stomach ailments.

Moreover

, these processed products contain

high

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a high

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amount of saturated fats

increasing

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increased

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risk

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the risk

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of obesity among

children

. Obesity, without a

doubt

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leads

of

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long-term ill effects.

Lastly

, packed

foods

do not meet the standard requirements for vitamins and minerals that are essential especially during the growth years of

children

.

Therefore

, the child usually lacks

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general immunity and strength. Studies show that 50

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children

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of children

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who consume fast

foods

on a regular basis lack energy and are often lazy. All in all,

this

results in immediate as well as long term serious damage to health. In a nutshell, it can be said that the increasing

trend

of consumption of fast and

convinience

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convenience

convenient

products cannot be entirely reverted back but should be put under control to protect the health of the future.