Food Habbits

FOOD HABBITS food habits too follows various trends. There are times when Fast food are a craze and at times ppl suddenly turn health cautious eating only what is “green”. Trends in food are very common. Fast food sells like anything. It is a western concept that has gained large popularity in INDIA. Though largely disadvantageous ppl tend to neglect the health hazards caused by them…. Processed food are a little different from fast food. They are better than fast food but have some shortcomings too. They r not fresh, not homemade and above all not always a safe option.. Apart from the food habits the focus should also be on what is called “THE RICH MANS STUFF”. Charas , Ganja etc and other sedatives supplemented by less harmful cigrettes hooka etc are turning out to be a gr8 hit . Then there are synthetically produced food stuffs that are forming the trend of the future. Tofu , spirulina etc The details of these trends in food are as follows JUNK FOOD

The message is: avoid high calorie and carbohydrate-rich food, including junk foods and beverages, right from childhood, because the seed of obesity in adults is sown in early childhood. The oft-repeated medical advice may sound staid, but studies conducted by doctors of the All-India Medical Institute (AIIMS), have shown that obesity, if not checked in early childhood, leads to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, gall stone disease and reproductive disorders. We think Indian fast food is a healthier option than the reviled burger or pizza. But now studies prove they are no better. Doctors say change in the dietary habits of children and their survival on aerated drinks, chips, noodles, sweets and chocolates alone have led to poor oral health, obesity, calcium and vitamin D deficiency and many other problems amongst these children. We are seeing an alarmingly high number of children having symptoms of pre-diabetes, which makes them more prone to

diabetes when they grow up. Mostly these children are obese, feeding on high calorie junk food like chocolates, pizzas with low nutritional value. Physical exercise is negligible due to mounting pressure, making things worse. The need of the hour is to distract the youth from fast food as the trends of diseases and side effects of fast food are alarming.. FOOD TRENDS/PROCESSED FOODS The Indian snack food market comprising bakery products, ready to eat mixes,instant food mixes, curries, chips, namkeens and other processed foods is large, diverse and dominated by the unorganized sector. The popular milk products are cheese, butter, ghee, dairy whiteners and ice-creams. What does the average middle class Indian eat in a day? Chhole kulche, chana bhatura, samosa, kachori. Our own foods are killers. We don’t need the West to damage us. We are doing a good job of it ourselves Recent reports on the dangers of trans-fatty acids in packaged foods. We have to take these dangers very seriously. Younger and younger people are today suffering from obesity and diabetes — thanks in part to such foods — which in turn is leading to cardio-vascular diseases. Many high-end hospitals and posh schools offer/sell unhealthy and junk food. This is a case of commercialism triumphing over promotion of good health. Young people are drawn towards eating these foods which are so attractively advertised on television... The idiot box could not only be battering your senses day in and day out, but also affecting your eating habits. Apart from changing the way people relate with one another, the obsession with prime time television is also impacting their culinary and dietary habits

Prime time is the time when maximum TV-viewing occurs, which also happens to be the time when most individuals are at home and winding up their daily grind. They need to eat, relax and chat with the family prior to ending the day, but all this takes a back seat to TV. Prime time television is forcing people to sacrifice meal planning and a balanced diet. For housewives who feel TV is their only source of relaxation, regulate their time-table to suit television programmes .They either change their dinner time or eat before the TV set, which results in snacking on high calorie food. Families end up ordering out to minimise complex dinners being made at home Youth and kids are influenced by commercials to crave convenience foods which imply that home food like roti and sabzi is boring. Convenience foods like ready-to-eat packaged foods are high in sodium and preservatives and this can lead to disorders like hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Today's lifestyle has resulted in many changes in eating habits, and a move towards greater convenience. People are eating more processed and packaged food than before. Whether in the form of munchies or biscuits, sauces or ready-toeat foods, there are issues the consumer should consider before putting items into his shopping cart. Most people don't check the labels of any of the packaged foods they buy. The reason being, anything that looks relatively fresh and is reasonably priced is considered good. DRUG ADDICTION Drugs can be categorised in many ways, hard or soft, uppers or downers, addictive or non-addictive, most harmful or least harmful, legal or illegal. However a more useful way of categorising drugs is by dividing them into three categories based on the effect they achieve:

STIMULANTS... They increase the activity of the central nervous system (examples include Alkyl Nitrites, Amphetamines, Anabolic Steroids, Cocaine & Crack, Caffeine, Ecstasy and Tobacco). DEPRESSANTS...They reduce the activity of the central nervous system (examples include Alcohol, Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Heroin and Solvents).

HALLUCINOGENS...They alter perceptions of reality and may result in hallucinations (examples include LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or Lysergide) , Cannabis and Magic Mushrooms). Other types of drugs are…Marijuana ,Steroids Inhalants: Gases, Glues and Aerosols

Prescription Drugs Club Drugs,Narcotics such as Codeine,Heroin,Opium,Morphine Various Medicines… There is a vast array of medications which all have different side effects. Some of these medications may be sold legally over the counter. Some have a stimulant compound contained within them and some have sedative effects. It is one of the main reasons adults are advised that all medication should be stored out of reach of young children and that all medications should be read carefully. E.g: Products such as Codeine Ephedrine + Antihisatamines, some cold remedies

Food Habits and trends in Youth Genetically speaking our bodies are better suited for partial starving. The sudden spurt of food prosperity that has come to us courtesy the green revolution, operation flood and the likes has triggered another set of problems. These are perils of prosperity.

Sedentary lifestyles, excessive indulgence in junk food, and stressful life is disturbing the genetic metabolic balance. The result is rising obesity even among children. Obesity is caused by the imbalance between the number of calories intake and burnt. Nothing is wrong about eating pizza and burger, but it is essential to burn as many calories. On the contrary, the stress busters among young children are computer, TV or telephone, which do not help in burning calories The fast growing trend of 'empty calorie consumption' and the 'slim and thin mania' among the teenagers to be responsible for most ailments. Obesity, which was a problem of theWest has now slowly crept into our metros and smaller cities. Junk food like potato chips, French fries, ice creams, chocolates and pizzas have adversely affected the eating habits of the teenagers. Rising incomes and huge servings of junk food -- from deepfried samosas to pizza and burgers -- have sparked a surge in diabetes cases in India that threatens the health care system. The creaky medical system in this country of 1.1 billion people has traditionally focused on contagious diseases like malaria, polio and measles -- made chronic by a lack of food and proper sanitation for millions.But as India’s economy grows, more and more people -- half the population is under 25 -- are swapping lives of physical labor and homemade meals of rice and lentils for sedentary office jobs and big helpings of greasy take-away. As a result, the number of diabetes cases, now at some 35 million, is expected to more than double in the next 25 years, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).