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Parents have been cautioned against feeding children, especially girls, with junk foods because doing that could cause them to become infertile. Dr. Emmanuel Kwame Asenso, a Naturopathic Medicine Practitioner, also noted that processed foods, including sweets, tended to destroy the internal organs and had no nutritional value. He gave the warning at the launch of the Ashanti Branch of the Vegetarian Association of Ghana (VEG-Ghana) in Kumasi, under the theme: �Your Health Matters�. He recommended that people should eat lots of fruits, leafy vegetables and whole grains. They should take in more raw foods and just about 20 per cent of cooked foods, he said, pointing out that, about 80 per cent of chronic diseases could be prevented by eating natural foods. Dr Asenso said people should avoid processed drinks and pastries made from flour and white or refined sugar and asked that these be substituted with fresh fruits, groundnuts, coconut juice and tiger nuts. He also drew attention to the health dangers associated with the consumption of animal products and said that was the source of bad cholesterol. He kicked against genetically modified foods and said these must be resisted for healthy lives and longevity. Again, people should refrain from the use of artificial fertilizers for food crop production. Dr. Kofi Asare, the President of VEG-Ghana, underlined the importance of drinking more water and said people should also eat only when they were hungry and to make sure the food was chewed properly. Preference should go to the local foods but not the fast foods, he advised. He counselled women against the use of artificial skin products because about 60 per cent of their content entered into the blood stream and could lead to a number of diseases. Dr Asare appealed to importers of processed foods to rather invest in the production of local foods, which were more beneficial to the health of the population.