One of the recent news events that struck big time was about
one of our biggest weaknesses, junk food. The Centre for Science and
Environment came out with the report after testing 16 most popular 'junk food'
brand namely Maggi Noodles, KFC, McDonald's, Haldirams and PepsiCo's Lay's
Potato Chips, that these contain extreme levels of bad fats, salt and sugar in
its foods. And the situation has called for a serious reviewing and regulation
of the food labels on these products.
High levels of salt, sugar and Trans fats are common invitees
of health disorders such as obesity and diabetes and also, hypertension or high
blood pressure. Read here to learn
more.
The point here is that, isn't junk
food meant to be unhealthy? Don't we all know that they are fried in lots of
oils (which type I have no idea) and contains salt and sugar to give them the
taste that they are known for. So how exactly should we take this news? Is this
an indication that we stop visiting the nearby McDonalds to have the burger or
tell our taste buds that "Look, it’s not gonna be easy from now on. I have
to look after the other organs of my body as well. So, we are now banning these
junkies and going for salads and more!!" At least, my taste buds are not
going to listen to this, I am sure!
I am not, I must confess, into much of junk food but I
cannot survive only on health foods. I need my sinful Saturdays and Sundays and
give my brain the junk booster dose. I guess, the way out from this unique
situation would be, may be cutting down on your soda and burger intake, have
your life-savior i.e. Maggi Noodles may be just once or twice a week and opt
for those untried food items that do not have the complications of bearing labels
on themselves, i.e. fruits and veggies.
I am not sure how much credibility and truth it will hold if
the concerned food companies rework on their labels and come out with reports
that they are healthy enough to consume and that we won't get diabetes or turn
fat. The question will be with what amount of consciousness are we going to
select our food items next time. Will we read the food labels and pick? Or just
one instead of two packets? Or is it going to be the usual routine?
