People eat more processed food than they did in the past. Why is this? What are the effects of this?

Peoples eating habits have changed a lot in the modern world replacing home-cooked

food

.

This

is because prepackaged items are readily available, but are causing severe health issues. People are consuming readymade

food

, as it can be picked up from anywhere and can be served easily as compared to the past where people preferred freshly cooked

foods

with good amounts of fresh vegetables and fruits.

This

is because of the lifestyle changes that most of them are developing a strong like for snack

foods

, which involves no or less time for preparation and are good at the taste.

This

means that

food

is readily available whenever you feel hungry and require no process to cook them.

For example

, children like to snack on the

foods

they like

instead

of cooked

foods

as they tend to be for their taste and easy availability and do not need to wait for their parents to cook and serve them. The primary effect of these eating habits can cause severe health issues. Processed

foods

have low nutrients and high contents of preservatives, which are helpful in storing the

food

for more time. These stored

food

items can be harmful to the digestive system causing many ailments namely stomach cancer, gastritis etc.

For instance

, processed meat or pickles are preserved by salting and using vinegar, which contains acetic acid which when consumed over a period of time can use severe stomach diseases and tend to be at higher risk of cancers. In conclusion, processed

food

is consumed for its easy and hassle-free availability and the consequences are critical health problems affecting a large population in total.