No no, this is not an oxymoron! This is something that the food companies have come out with when they saw their junk food sales dropping. The reason for the drop was that the customers were becoming calorie conscious.

Date:   1/19/2010 6:53:16 AM ( 14 y ago)

No no, this is not an oxymoron! This is something that the food companies have come out with when they saw their junk food sales dropping. The reason for the drop was that the customers were becoming calorie conscious. But the head honchos of these companies knew that it is nearly impossible to resist junk food. Today's foodies want to indulge in junk food but still want to monitor their calorie intake. Savvy food manufacturers are only too willing to cater to these calorie-conscious consumers by offering snack foods claiming to be both nutritionally sound and soul-satisfying. A new type of product is showing up that can be labelled as "Junk Diet food."

What exactly is Junk Diet food?

It is a new concept which is all about unhealthy (termed junk) diet food. Diet junk foods are those diet foods which contain unhealthy compounds which are toxic or damaging for the body but many people unaware of such components consume these foods in large quantities. It has reduced fat, salt and sugar contents and is becoming increasingly popular with manufacturers and consumers. For example Diet Soft drinks, sugar free sweets etc.

What does it contain?

It contains unhealthy compounds like artificial sugar, artificial/modified fat, heavy preservatives, chemical stabilizers etc.

Is it any good?

Oh come on didn't you read the "what does it contain" section. Of course Not! Such foods are harmful due to many reasons:-

• Artificial sugars present in them like aspartame and other chemicals have been linked to memory loss, hair loss, and other various diseases including cancer. For example:- Diet chocolate is one of the unhealthiest products as it is loaded with fat and aspartame. The fat content makes it high calorie and the aspartame makes it unhealthy for the liver and upsets the insulin balance.

• They also contain Diet fats which are basically compounds with a processing done to create a molecule of fat which does not get absorbed by the body.  They also have margarine which consists of hydrogenated trans fatty acids which ultimately lead to an increase in cholesterol deposits.

Read the entire article at Junk Diet Food:WHAT!!!

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