July 24: Schedule a Cheat Day on National Junk Food Day!

Junk food is a catchall term for any type of fast food - pizza, burgers, fries and even sandwiches could be called fast food. Today, junk food is often blamed as one of the causes of child obesity problems that are developing in western society, but, if enjoyed in moderation, it can be a tasty treat that needn't damage your health.

It's thought that junk food is a modern invention, like the Internet and cell phones. However, it's been around for hundreds of years. In the 1500s, street vendors in London were selling cooked meats and other snacks from stalls and storefronts, and experts believe that the Germans were enjoying burgers with fried onions as early as the Middle Ages!

Today, junk food is a multi-billion dollar, international goldmine, and it's only right that some of the best food photographers in the world are responsible for producing the images that we are so familiar with.