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What are 'junk foods'?

This term has no specific meaning. It is an invented label which some people have applied to foods of which they disapprove. It has, for example, been applied indiscriminately to all fast food and all snack foods. It has also been applied to any food high in fat and/or sugar (and so in calories) but low in other nutrients. However, there is no evidence that such foods are other than acceptable as part of a balanced diet.