What influences urban Indian secondary school students' food consumption? – A qualitative study

Appetite ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 790-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Rathi ◽  
Lynn Riddell ◽  
Anthony Worsley
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Urban Indian

scholarly journals What factors are associated with frequent unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students?

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 2153-2160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Niven ◽  
Maree Scully ◽  
Belinda Morley ◽  
Louise Baur ◽  
David Crawford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Snack Food ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Snack Foods ◽  
Unhealthy Snack

AbstractObjectiveTo examine demographic and behavioural correlates of unhealthy snack-food consumption among Australian secondary-school students and the association between their perceptions of availability, convenience and intake with consumption.DesignCross-sectional survey of students’ eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviours using validated instruments administered via an online questionnaire.SettingAustralian secondary schools across all states/territories.SubjectsSecondary-school students aged 12–17 years participating in the 2009–10 National Secondary Students’ Diet and Activity (NaSSDA) survey (n 12 188).ResultsApproximately one in five students (21 %) reported consuming unhealthy snack foods ≥14 times/week (‘frequent snackers’). After adjusting for all covariates, older students and those with a BMI of ≥25 kg/m2 were less likely to be frequent snackers, while students who reported high fast-food and high sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and those who watched television for >2 h/d were more likely to snack frequently. Furthermore, after adjusting for all covariates and demographic factors, students who agreed that snack foods are usually available at home, convenient to buy and that they eat too many snack foods were more likely to be snacking frequently. Conversely, students who agreed that fruit is a convenient snack were less likely to be frequent snackers.ConclusionsFrequent unhealthy snack-food consumption appears to cluster with other poor health behaviours. Perceptions of availability and convenience are factors most readily amenable to change, and findings suggest interventions should focus on decreasing the availability of unhealthy snack foods in the home and promoting healthier options such as fruit as convenient snacks.

Factors associated with frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1340-1349
Author(s):  
Maree Scully ◽  
Belinda Morley ◽  
Philippa Niven ◽  
David Crawford ◽  
Iain S Pratt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Snack Food ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fast Food Consumption ◽  
Frequent Consumption

AbstractObjective:To examine demographic and behavioural correlates of frequent consumption of fast food among Australian secondary school students and explore the associations between fast food consumption and social/environmental factors.Design:Cross-sectional survey using a web-based self-report questionnaire.Setting:Secondary schools across all Australian states and territories.Participants:Students aged 12–17 years participating in the 2012–2013 National Secondary Students’ Diet and Activity survey (n 8392).Results:Overall, 38 % of students surveyed reported consuming fast food at least weekly. Being male, residing in lower socio-economic areas and metropolitan locations, having more weekly spending money and working at a fast food outlet were all independently associated with consuming fast food once a week or more, as were several unhealthy eating (low vegetable intake and high sugary drink and snack food intake) and leisure (low physical activity and higher commercial television viewing) behaviours and short sleep duration. Frequent fast food consumption and measured weight status were unrelated. Students who agreed they go to fast food outlets with their family and friends were more likely to report consuming fast food at least weekly, as were those who usually ‘upsize’ their fast food meals and believe fast food is good value for money.Conclusions:These results suggest that frequent fast food consumption clusters with other unhealthy behaviours. Policy and educational interventions that reach identified at-risk groups are needed to reduce adolescent fast food consumption at the population level. Policies placing restrictions on the portion sizes of fast food may also help adolescents limit their intake.

Exploration On Definition And The Components of Food And Nutrition Literacy Among Junior Secondary School Students: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingkaew Samruayruen ◽  
Nithra Kitreerawutiwong
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Food And Nutrition

Abstract Background: Food and nutrition literacy (FANLit) has been proposed to promote healthy diet behaviour and is believed to decrease the prevalence of overweight, obesity and chronic disease. However, the perspective of junior secondary school students, aged 12-15 years and stakeholders on FANLit is not well-defined. This study aims to explore the definition and the components of FANLit.Methods: This qualitative study were carried out in Health region 2 includes Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Tak, Uttradit and Pethchboon province. 49 participants were recruited from national and regional levels of Thailand. Data were collected by in-depth interview and focus group discussion using semi-structured questionnaire. Interview data were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis.Results: FANLit is defined as an individual’s level of knowledge and skills (fundamental, interactive and critical) that relates to food and nutrition to make appropriate food selection and nutrients. Four themes of FANLit were identified as follows: 1) food and nutrition knowledge (Subthemes: food knowledge, food understanding, nutrition knowledge, and nutrition understanding), 2) functional food and nutrition literacy (Subthemes: accessing to food and nutrition information, food selection, food preparation, daily food and nutrition planning and management), 3) interactive food and nutrition literacy (Subthemes: communication with others, sharing and discussion), and 4) critical food and nutrition literacy (Subthemes: information used in decision making, healthy food selection, effective budgeting.Conclusions: The results provide beneficial information regarding FANLit definition which is the initial stage to develop the assessing instrument and the intervention to improve FANlit in the adolescent group.

Rīgas mazākumtautību vidusskolēnu viedoklis par savu paaudzi: eseju analīze

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Sandra Mihailova
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students

The aim of the study is to analyse Riga ethnic minority secondary school students' views about their generation, highlighting how their generation differs from the previous ones, and how the students see their relationships, their future – where they see difficulties and where they see opportunities. This is a qualitative study, performing a narrative thematic analysis of the essays of students. The data are qualitatively analysed within a thematic group. Overall, this study presents the description of Z-generation already mentioned in previous studies, as well as new nuances that require further research.

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