Physical effects of an unhealthy diet

Finding it hard to stick to a balanced diet and eating an unhealthy diet can have physical effects to the body. If the body lacks certain vitamins or minerals, this can lead to deficiency-related diseases and the body cannot function to the best of its ability.

Eating an unhealthy diet can mean:

• Physical health problems such as anaemia because there is a deficiency of iron in the body.

• Too much fat is in the diet and so this can result in a person gaining weight, becoming obese, having high blood cholesterol, developing heart disease.

• Too much sugar is in the diet and so this can result in tooth decay, weight gain, obesity.

• Too much salt is in the diet and so there is a higher risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke.

• A person may get ill frequently.

• Recovery time from illnesses can be slow.

• There is an increase in the likelihood of developing a chronic illness such as coronary heart disease.

• Interrupted sleep patterns and a feeling of tiredness and lethargy all the time.

Check out the CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work Second Edition Textbook to find out more or check out: My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work: Second Edition

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