– 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

Marketing. Fast food is only ‘junk food’ because people are seduced into eating it frequently. If you ate, say, Dominos pizza, once every six months, while eating fruit, veg, lean meat etc in between times, no problem. Eating it daily/a few times a month makes it ‘junk food’ and unhealthy for you because you’re not getting properly balanced nutrition. Add lifestyle factors like less exercise, staying indoors all the time etc and you’ve got our current situation.