India, April 11 -- Junk food has slowly crept into our daily diet in the form of salt, sugar, fat, artificial flavours and colours. They are loaded with empty calories, can lead to unhealthy weight gain, and can also affect the body in unimaginable ways. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Ruchika Jain, Chief Dietician, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj said, "Junk food is precisely formulated to tease our palates with just blend of salt, sugar, fat, artificial flavours and colours which is absolute deficient in nutrients but loaded with empty calories. Frequent consumption can lead to weight gain and increase the risk of comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia." Also read | 10 popular junk foods that are ruin...