– What exactly is it that makes “fas food” to be considered “junk food” and what exactly makes it unhealthy?

Question

When I say “fast food” I primarily mean anything such as Kentucky, Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Burger King?

Health advocates say “Junk food is bad and to cut it out” but what exactly is it?

Would you describe other types of take away as being “fast food or “junk food” such as Indian take away and Chinese take away?

What primarily are the “bad parts” of “junk food”?

What types of restaurants, food outlets would not be considered “junk food”?

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Answer 1

I tried to make a 2 by 2 matrix over what is expensive, cheap, unhealthy, and healthy, but I didn’t really manage to pick good categories to put in. Anyway: I do think Junk Food refers to any food that is cheap and unhealthy.

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||**Unhealthy**|**Healthy**|
|:-|:-|:-|
|**Expensive**|Michelin Star Food|Superfoods|
|**Cheap**|Junk Food|Plain vegetables|