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junk food Nutrition A popular term for any food low in essential nutrients and high in salt–eg, potato chips/crisps, pretzels, refined carbohydrates–eg, candy, soft drinks, or saturated fats–eg, cake, chocolates. Cf
Cafeteria diet, Cafeteria model, 'Couch potato.', 'Fast' food. Cf Fruits and vegetables. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| When the British government banned junk food from school cafeterias in September, an outcry was heard from students and parents alike. Later that night in his bedroom, Joey is shown playing computer video games and eating junk food that litters his desk. I'm talking about the junk food that's a recurrent motif in TNT's hit drama The Closer--a fast-paced, woman-centered police procedural that may mollify Prime Suspect addicts while they're waiting for Helen Mirren to fall back into line. |
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