Many people get chronic disease because of unhealthy daily food intake such as convenience foods. Convenience foods are defined as those commercial products that prepared by various processing steps using high technology equipment and safe to eat. Convenience foods are easy to find and it will decrease preparation steps and time for consumer. Generally, convenience foods are referring to canned foods, frozen foods, fast foods or mixed foods. It is one of the most popular dishes in the community now, for example bread, frozen vegetables, and salty foods.
Convenience foods have less of essentials nutrients such as vitamins and water, which is needed to maintain the health and function of all system in the body. Intake of the large amount of the …show more content…
Convenience food is food in the process, which is easily available anywhere, can be found in all seasons and all over the world. Unfortunately, there are many nutrients that are present in foods such as vitamin has been lost during food processing. Many of convenience foods are contaminated because it is prepared in the laboratory and not derived naturally. It can cause gastrointestinal disorders, infertility and can lead to organ damage as a result of this food has been genetically modified in the …show more content…
Many people prefer fast foods as a daily meal because they are readily available and quickly served. Demand for fast food is causing ever greater growth in the food industry. Many restaurants now have a balanced meal as the menu, low-fat foods such as low-fat ice cream, and low-calorie foods such as salad. But some of the foods are high calories and low in nutritional value. Eat fast foods every day may cause exceeds in calories. Most of meals served over 1000 calories per meal, which is more than person’s calorie needs. Long-term excess calorie consumption results in weight gain and obesity.
The other effects of fast foods are it can cause kidney disease. Most of fast foods were serves with fries and carbonate drinks. It is contain high amount of finely processed salt and sugar which increases salivation and secretion of enzymes that enhance craving for these foods. High amount of sodium from salts disrupts the sodium-potassium balance of the body and causes hypertension. Since the kidney have to filter all the toxins from the blood, eating a lots of fast foods has direct effect of the kidney
Convenience foods have less of essentials nutrients such as vitamins and water, which is needed to maintain the health and function of all system in the body. Intake of the large amount of the …show more content…
Convenience food is food in the process, which is easily available anywhere, can be found in all seasons and all over the world. Unfortunately, there are many nutrients that are present in foods such as vitamin has been lost during food processing. Many of convenience foods are contaminated because it is prepared in the laboratory and not derived naturally. It can cause gastrointestinal disorders, infertility and can lead to organ damage as a result of this food has been genetically modified in the …show more content…
Many people prefer fast foods as a daily meal because they are readily available and quickly served. Demand for fast food is causing ever greater growth in the food industry. Many restaurants now have a balanced meal as the menu, low-fat foods such as low-fat ice cream, and low-calorie foods such as salad. But some of the foods are high calories and low in nutritional value. Eat fast foods every day may cause exceeds in calories. Most of meals served over 1000 calories per meal, which is more than person’s calorie needs. Long-term excess calorie consumption results in weight gain and obesity.
The other effects of fast foods are it can cause kidney disease. Most of fast foods were serves with fries and carbonate drinks. It is contain high amount of finely processed salt and sugar which increases salivation and secretion of enzymes that enhance craving for these foods. High amount of sodium from salts disrupts the sodium-potassium balance of the body and causes hypertension. Since the kidney have to filter all the toxins from the blood, eating a lots of fast foods has direct effect of the kidney