Q. Write a paragraph on ''Junk food and Fizzy Drinks'' (100 to 120 words)
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Fast food and fizzy drinks have long been deemed the worst offenders behind spiralling obesity levels, however a new study suggests this may not be the case.
Researchers at Cornell University found, for the majority of people, eating more portions of junk food made no difference to their waistlines.
The study, led by professors David Just and Brian Wansink and published in the journal Obesity Science & Practise, analysed American data between 2007 and 2008, describing what 5,000 people had drunk and eaten on two randomly selected days.
For 95 per cent of the population, who are not extremely over or underweight, the study found fizzy drinks, sweets and fast food had no impact upon Body Mass Index.
People of a healthy weight and obese individuals were even found to consume nearly identical amounts of junk food.
Scientists warned fast food and fizzy drinks have become “vilified” and suggested people should focus more on the total number of calories they consume.
“By targeting just these vilified foods, we are creating policies that are not just highly ineffective, but may be self-defeating as it distracts from the real underlying causes of obesity
Our weight management is dependent on the number of calories we consume versus the number of calories we use, and so we would need more information on portion sizes to be able to estimate calorie intake.”
It is also unclear what the study means in relation to the UK, where calorie intake has decreased by 30 per cent since the 1980s, unlike in America where the average daily calorie intake has risen from 2,039 in 1970 to 2,544 in 2010, according to The Times.