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-to-eat 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.