Where does the name 'junk food'come from?

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

It comes from the fact that the food is junk so far as nutrition is concerned. It's just sugar or carbs without any real nutrition at all in it. It fills you up so that you don't want healthy food - so it's junk.

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