The Impact of Packaged Food on Children's Health: Strategies to Overcome

Background: Packaged foods are often high in sugar, salt, fat, additives, preservatives, artificial colours and flavours and low in nutrients. These factors may lead to weight gain, delayed growth and development, type 2 diabetes, damage to the teeth, food poisoning, and many other health problems. This short commentary has critically examined the effects of packaged food on children's health along with possible solutions