Beware of junk food

Latest trend among youngsters is taking junk food a lot. They love the taste but not worried about the consequence of it. There are many reasons why one should avoid junk food. Recent researches have found out that junk food is partly responsible for the increase in childhood asthma. In the last 10 years, there has been a steady increase in childhood asthma. Respiratory research foundation started looking for the reasons and found 3 important causes: junk foods, passive smoking and lack of exercise. One more thing is that prevalence of asthma is found more in urban children than in rural areas. In rural areas they prefer more natural food than junk food. So their diet is comparatively rich.

Solution to this problem as suggested by doctors is include lots of fresh vegetables and fruits in diet. This will help in preventing children from developing asthma and wheezy diseases. It is the responsibility of parents and teachers to ensure the health of children.