Abstract
Nowadays the attractiveness and appealing nature of junk/fast food has made it a popular meal; however, some
devastating effects are also attributed to junk food consumption. Various studies revealed that young individuals are
attracted more towards these away-from-home foods. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) essentially, is the chief
contributor to the increased mortality rate occurring in developing countries. The social and psychological factors are
the main motivating power behind the global spread of junk food. Such trends contribute to the epidemics of
dyslipidemia which leads to obesity, insulin resistance, cardiovascular diseases etc, for the reason that excess amount of
salt, sugar, and fats are present in these foods. It has been observed that young individuals are attracted more toward the
junk food which made them susceptible of having altered levels of lipids and blood sodium that may be involved in
increasing their risk of developing cardiovascular diseases in future. The present study was carried out on young,
undergraduate females, who consume junk food on regular basis. The study revealed that despite their young age, the
study participants had unacceptably high waist-to-hip ratio (30%), systolic pre-hypertension (75%), diastolic prehypertension (40%) and hyperglycemia (20%); which might be suggestive of the fact that frequent fast food
consumption can be a contributing part in the development of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases in later ages.
