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Background and Aim: Junk foods are rich in calories, salt and fats. Excess consumption of junk foods would lead rise to wide variety of health disorders. The aim of the present study was to know about junk food eating habits of students, their ingredients, nutritive value and their impact on human health.
Subjects and Methods: Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Students from Shri Ram College Of Commerce, University Of Delhi were selected for this study as a sample population and the total sample size was represented by 300 students.
Results: The analysis showed that around 28% of students were completely aware about harmful chemicals & 25% of respondents were completely ignorant of harmful chemicals present in junk foods. In the questionnaire almost 76% of students gave their opinion about the junk food as unhealthy. Based on the study, it was found that 27% were taking junk food as an alternative to breakfast, 41% of individuals like junk foods for their taste & 35% for it’s easy availability  & time saving nature & is one of the predominant factor for the choice of junk foods.
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