– 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

My criteria for “junk” food is how processed it is.

Highly processed foods like chips, chocolates, canned food, etc likely have preservatives and tend to have high sodium, fat, and sugar content.

Certain fast food i would consider to be “junk” food. Burgers from McDonalds/burger king maybe highly processed and relies on a lot of salt for flavor, you can add stuff from taco bell too. Ice cream from any fast food maybe pumped with extra sugar or artificial flavors/sweeteners, same goes with coffee and other drinks.

I would say tho that pizza might be the best or healthiest option. The only things there that are highly processed could be the meats. Aside from that, toppings like peppers are mostly fresh, sauce might have high sodium, cheese is cheese so it already is highly processed. The crust/bread you can’t really process the same way. It has to be fresh since it doesn’t last long.