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An unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for a number of chronic diseases including: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, abnormal blood lipids, overweight/obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. [60]
A poster at Camp Pendleton's 21-Area Health Promotion Center describes the effects of junk food that many Marines and sailors consume. "Junk food" is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from macronutrients such as sugar and fat, and often also high in sodium, making it hyperpalatable, and low in dietary fiber, protein, or micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals.
A desire to lose weight is a common motivation to change dietary habits, as is a desire to maintain an existing weight. Many weight loss diets are considered by some to entail varying degrees of health risk, and some are not widely considered to be effective.
Despite some progress over the past 20 years, researchers say unhealthy diets are still common in many households in the United States, especially among lower income families and less educated ...
The findings show that an unhealthy diet is strongly associated with lower cognitive abilities, but a high quality diet during youth and middle age helps maintain brain health as you age.
Really, the bad-for-you-foods we imagine when we think about food processing are actually ultra-processed foods such as frozen pizza, potato chips, ready-made meals, and cookies.
Diet and lifestyle are major factors thought to influence susceptibility to many diseases. Substance use disorders , such as tobacco smoking , and excessive consumption of alcohol , and a lack of or too much exercise may also increase the risk of developing certain diseases, especially later in life.
Deriving too much of one's diet from a single source, such as eating almost exclusively potato, maize or rice, can cause malnutrition. This may either be from a lack of education about proper nutrition, only having access to a single food source, or from poor healthcare access and unhealthy environments. [101] [102]