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We junk inspite of our common sense.What is this junk food doing to our body? Are we spending money to shorten our life by eating junk food? Read here to find ans.

Unfortunately the average teenager's diet today consists of much too much junk food, sweets and drinks loaded with sugar. Many of them are not aware of the toll this takes on their overall health.

It's a fact of the grocery store that the most healthy food often has the least marketing muscle behind it. The best source of fiber and vitamins are fresh vegetables and fruit, and yet it's the processed, packaged junk food fortified with vitamin and fiber powder that screams for attention.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A diet high in a form of sugar found in sweetened soft drinks and junk food raises blood pressure among men, according to research likely to mean more bad news for beverage companies and restaurant chains. One of two studies released on Wednesday provided the first evidence that fructose helps raise blood pressure. It also found that the drug allopurinol, used to treat gout, can alleviate the effect by reducing uric acid levels in the body. The second study, which measured fructose intake in mice, suggested that people who consume junk foods and sweetened soft drinks at night could gain weight faster than those who don't.

When your child demands crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks, it's hard not to give in. If your child isn't overweight, junk food isn't really a problem, is it? Sometimes we think that at least our children are eating something rather than nothing. The whole issue of junk-food and children is a minefield.

There's no better way to start slimming down in 2009 than by eliminating the most egregious offenders in the supermarket from your shopping cart. Some are conspicuous calorie bombs, others are junk food masquerading as healthy food, but all 20 of these foods have one thing in common: They'll undermine your efforts to lose weight and feel great.

Being overweight is one of the most prevalent conditions around the world, and every day things are getting progressively worse as junk food becomes more easily available. Fortunately, it is possible to fight back against your weight and cut down on the pounds, and that starts with the consumption of the proper foods.

To achieve regular blood pressure, you may want to cut out most canned and junk foods unless they are clearly labeled unsalted or no salt added. Try to stay away from commercial frozen dinners or prepackaged "instant" meals because although some are now low in fat, not many are low enough in sodium. And the same goes for fast foods, most of which are loaded with sodium and fat.

These protein-packed snacks are the best (healthiest) way to tie you over while you're working overtime or stuck in gridlock way past dinnertime. They fill you up without the extra junk like fat, sugar and carbs.

The American diet circa 2007 is a disaster - but positive change has begun. Those were the twin themes of the "Fourth Annual Nutrition and Health Conference" held in San Diego, Calif., May 14-16, 2007. The conference was sponsored by the University of Arizona's College of Medicine in conjunction with the Program in Integrative Medicine (PIM); PIM was founded and is co-directed by Dr. Weil. \n\nThe three-day event brought together leading nutrition researchers from around the world, bearing plenty of both bad and good news. Some highlights:

A lifestyle of burgers, fries and soda- reason why so many are dying from otherwise avoidable cardiovascular diseases.

How to avoid buying junk food when we shop

"People looking at the health of the Inuit have demonstrated that the traditional diet, which is almost exclusively raw meat, is in fact very healthy for them," Smit said. "But because of the new difficulties hunting, people are adapting their diets to what's available in the stores.