Persuasive Speech On Junk Food

I. Unhealthy or junk food is an informal term applied to some foods that are perceived to have little or no nutritional value to products with nutritional value, but also have ingredients considered unhealthy when regularly eaten.

II. Junk foods are typically ready-to-eat convenience foods containing high levels of saturated or trans fats, salt, or sugar, and little or no fruit, vegetables, or dietary fiber.

III. Common junk foods include salted snack foods like chips (crisps), candy, gum, most sweet desserts, fried fast food and carbonated beverages (sodas) as well as alcoholic beverages.

IV. Those foods are nutrient poor, taste good and are readily available in Malaysia.

V. The consumption of unhealthy foods have led to steep rises in non-communicable diseases such as obesity and aggravates diabetes.

A. Studies show that childhood obesity levels in Malaysia is among the highest in Asian countries

B. The risk for being overweight and diabetes goes up with increased access to junk food and drinks (especially those with high trans-fat or sugar content and low nutritional value), physical inactivity and increasingly sedentary lifestyles. (Andexer,2016)

VI. Today, I hope to persuade each of you to agree for tax on junk food or unhealthy food.

VII. Because junk food pose health risks , we must tax on junkfood in order to prevent the chronic health risk.

(Transition: Lets look more closely at the health risks posed by unhealthy food)

Body

I. The consumption of unhealthy