Healthy Eating
Introduction
Our headline on the front page was "Is Junk Food Killing You?". We're going to try and answer that question here. Firstly, let's define what we term as "Junk Food".
What is junk food?
Junk food is defined as food that is high in calories but low in nutrients. Another term that is often used when discussing junk food is 'empty calories'. Eating junk food clocks up on your daily intake of calories, but does not contribute to your nutritional needs.