Mindbody Fitness - An Overall Fitness Approach

Junk food is so popularly frowned upon that I almost every day hear people cursing it for their lack of six-pack abs. Yes, that might be one of the reasons for the low fitness level but not the sole reason. Let's talk about what is considered junk food. Do not confuse junk food with fast food (that is another different story) Junk food definition   Junk food  is a  pejorative  term for food containing a large number of calories from sugar or fat with little   dietary fiber ,  protein ,  vitamins  or  minerals . The term can also refer to high protein food like meat prepared with  saturated fat .  Junk foods have   empty calories , i.e. the energy content is not complemented with  proteins  and  lipids  required for a nutritious diet. Junk Food So, when you say "junk food", according to the definition I'm going to assume you are referring to candy, soda, chips, etc. Is Junk food unhealthy?   If a substance provides no nutritional benefit and tri