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[[File:USMC-100629-M-3215R-002.jpg|thumb|200px|A poster at Camp Pendleton's 21-Area Health Promotion Center shows the effects of junk food that many marines and sailors eat]]

'''Junk food''' is a term for [[food]] containing high levels of [[calorie]]s from [[sugar]] and/or bad [[fat]] with less [[protein]], good fat, [[fibre]], [[vitamin]]s or [[mineral]]s.

The term describes that a particular food has less [[nutrition]] value and contains a lot of bad [[fat]], [[sugar]], [[salt]] and [[calorie]]s. "Junk food" can also refer to high protein food with large amounts of [[meat]]. For example, It is prepared with too much bad fat. [[Hamburger]]s, [[fried chicken]], and [[candy|candies]] are examples of junk food. Most of the [[fast food]] belongs to junk food, and most junk food is fast food, too.

There are concerns about the negative health effects resulting from a junk food-heavy diet. Especially fatness has resulted in public health awareness campaigns, and in restrictions on advertisements and sales in several countries.

== Related pages ==
*[[Convenience food]]

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