• Mrs.Meena Kumari
• Ms.G Akhila
• Ms.Asma Nafeesa.

Junk food is a pejorative term for food containing a large number of calories from sugar or fat with little fibre, protein, vitamins or minerals along with harmful preservatives/chemicals. In recent decades junk food consumption has drastically increased among adolescents with a concurrent rise in epidemics like obesity, cardiovascular disease, and many other chronic health conditions. Adolescence is a crucial life stage wherein the caloric demand of the body is the highest. .This being one of the many reasons contributing to unhealthy food choices, eating outside the home (at restaurants), and sedentary behaviors are seen. Thus there is a growing concern for the morbid consumption of junk foods by adolescence. The present study was undertaken in the year 2015-16 which assesses the knowledge and practice of Junk Food consumption among the students of St.Anns College of Age groups 18-21. A Self-framed pretested questionnaire was used so to collect the data. The main findings conclude that about 23% of the students consume burgers while the majority of the students, 39% consume carbonated drinks and under that it was found out that 30% of them chose thumbs up. Consumption levels gradually rise throughout the day and peak at evening after 6pm i.e. tea time. It was also found that 39% were consuming fast foods 3-4 times a week. The majority 72% of the respondents reported that they consume junk food based on emotions and also that the taste of the food being delicious (37%). The results show the need for nutrition counseling regarding a balanced diet and the harmful effects of junk food which might not only reduce but also would help curb the fast food addiction.

Junk food; Adolescents; young adults; St.Anns College;

"Consumption of Junk foods among College Going girls", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.433-441, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809212.pdf

"Consumption of Junk foods among College Going girls", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp433-441, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809212.pdf