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Abstract
Obesity and stunting are two health problems that have arisen in the last few years by changes in the food habits. Aim of the work: To throw a light on the possible effect of junk food and soft drinks on body mass index, pituitary gland and epiphyseal cartilage in young male albino rats. Materials and methods: Forty young male albino rats aged 3 weeks old were divided into; group 1 (control), group 2 (junk food), group 3 (carbonated soft drink) & group 4 (Junk food and carbonated soft drink). Initial and final weight and length were measured and BMI was calculated in each group. All rats were sacrificed after 4 weeks. Light and electron microscopic studies of anterior pituitary gland were done. Morphometric studies were done for PAS-orange & anti-growth hormone stained sections. Lower end of femurs were decalcified and prepared for histological and morphometric studies of their growth plates. Statistical analysis was done for all morphometric measurements.