Developing Country Consumer Fast Food Preferences

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Shahid N. Bhuian
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Food Preferences

A Study on Determining The Factors Impacting Consumer Perception Regarding The Online Food Delivery Apps in Guwahati

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-542
Author(s):  
Saroj Kumar Koiri ◽  
Subhadeep Mukherjee ◽  
Smriti Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Food Delivery ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Fast Food Industry ◽  
The People ◽  
Indian Food ◽  
Consumer's Perception

Today, fast food industry is growing rapidly in India. It is getting adapted and also being upgraded according to Indian food requirements. Online food ordering apps and sites are developed in order to meet consumer’s expectations. With the changing food preferences and habits of the people, it is necessary to know what factors impact the consumer’s perception regarding online food delivery apps.

scholarly journals PICTURE BOOKS AND HEALTHY EATING HABITS: AN INTERVENTION STUDY IN A GREEK PRESCHOOL SETTING

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Tympa ◽  
Vasiliki Karavida
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
Picture Books ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Parental Modeling ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Group Interviews

Experiences with food preferences begin in infancy and continue to develop on children transition to solid food. Children’s food preferences are influenced by availability and familiarity with foods as well as parental modeling and health related picture books. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether picture-books regarding healthy lifestyle can influence children’s eating preferences. A questionnaire related to the use of picture-books at home and lifestyle habits was distributed to all parents. Picture-books were provided to all parents. At the same time children were allocated in two groups: the intervention group, which took part in further activities (cooking), and to a comparison group. Interviews were addressed to the parents after the program. The ethical concern included confidentiality assurance and the choice to withdraw. Findings revealed that the daily reading of books about food was increased in both groups. Most of the families of the intervention group reduced fast food and sweet consumption and increased outdoor activities. Implications on the influence of books and additional activities on promoting child attitudes on healthy food will be discussed. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0740/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Relationships of Watching Television, Computer Use, Physical Activity, and Food Preferences to Body Mass Index: Gender and Nativity Differences among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9915
Author(s):  
Ahmad H. Alghadir ◽  
Zaheen A. Iqbal ◽  
Sami A. Gabr
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Adolescent Students

Background: Adolescents and ethnic subgroups have been identified at high risks of overweight and its associated complications. Although some studies have investigated overweight, obesity, nutritional status, physical activity, and associated factors among Saudi students, no studies have examined these characteristics among non-Saudi students or compared non-Saudi to Saudi adolescent students. The objective of this study was to compare differences between Saudi and non-Saudi adolescent students regarding time spent watching television, using computers, engaging in physical activity, and their food preferences. The relationships between these lifestyle behaviors and body mass index by Saudi nativity and gender were tested. Methods: Students aged 12 to 18 years (n = 214) from various schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, completed a self-administered questionnaire that included questions about demographic and anthropometric characteristics, daily after-school routine, physical activity, watching television, using computers, and food preferences. Non-parametric (Mann–Whitney U) tests assessed the statistical differences between Saudi and non-Saudi respondents, and males and females were separately tested. Results: Saudi boys who reported physical activity two to five times per week, the most television time, the most computer time, and the highest frequency of eating fast food and drinking soft drinks had a significantly higher mean body mass index than the non-Saudi boys in their categories. However, there were no significant differences found between the Saudi and non-Saudi girls. Conclusions: High levels of sedentary and low levels of physical activities as well as high consumption of high-fat fast foods and high-sugar drinks threaten the health of Saudi adolescents. Cultural differences in lifestyle between Saudi and non-Saudi families should be considered when developing programs to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding diet quality and physical activity. The objective of this study is more important in the current situation where increased time spent on computers and mobile phones due to online teaching in schools or working from home, decreased physical activity due to precautionary lockdowns, and unchecked eating patterns while spending more time in sedentary activities in homes has become our COVID-19 pandemic lifestyle in all the age groups. A similar study should be replicated on a large scale to study the effect of this lifestyle on our lives in all the age groups.

scholarly journals Young adult nutrition and weight correlates of picky eating during childhood

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 987-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan H Pesch ◽  
Katherine W Bauer ◽  
Mary J Christoph ◽  
Nicole Larson ◽  
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Picky Eating

AbstractObjective:To identify whether picky eating during childhood is associated with dietary intake, weight status and disordered eating behaviour during young adulthood.Design:A population-based study using data from young adults who responded online or by mail to the third wave of the Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) study in 2008–2009. Participants retrospectively reported the extent to which they were a picky eater in childhood, sociodemographic characteristics, disordered eating behaviours, usual dietary intake, and weight and height.Setting:Participants were initially recruited in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, USA, in 1998–1999.Participants:The analytic sample included 2275 young adults (55 % female, 48 % non-Hispanic White, mean age 25·3 (sd 1·6) years).Results:Young adults who reported picky eating in childhood were found to currently have lower intakes of fruit, vegetables and whole grains, and more frequent intakes of snack foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and foods from fast-food restaurants. No associations were observed between picky eating in childhood and young adults’ weight status, use of weight-control strategies or report of binge eating.Conclusions:While young adults who report picky eating during childhood are not at higher risk for disordered eating, those who were picky eaters tend to have less healthy dietary intake. Food preferences and dietary habits established by picky eaters during childhood may persist into adulthood.

Retrospective Reports of Dream Characteristics and Preferences for Organic vs Junk Foods

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Kroth ◽  
Ashleigh Briggs ◽  
Michelle Cummings ◽  
Gerardo Rodriguez ◽  
Eva Martin
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Potato Chips ◽  
High Intake ◽  
Retrospective Reports ◽  
Junk Foods

The authors investigated correlations between retrospective dream characteristics, food preferences, and eating attitudes. Graduate students (7 men, 42 women) at Santa Clara University were administered the MEGA food scale and the KJP Dream Inventory. High intake of organic food was positively correlated with reports of multiple dream factors. Conversely, high scores on preferences for fast food, potato chips, and carbohydrates were negatively correlated with several factors. Findings are discussed in terms of the hypothesis that certain foods may influence dreaming.

scholarly journals Content analysis of targeted food and beverage advertisements in a Chinese-American neighbourhood

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2208-2214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie A Bragg ◽  
Yrvane K Pageot ◽  
Olivia Hernández-Villarreal ◽  
Sue A Kaplan ◽  
Simona C Kwon
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Beverage Type ◽  
Urban City ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Targeted Marketing

AbstractObjectivesThe current descriptive study aimed to: (i) quantify the number and type of advertisements (ads) located in a Chinese-American neighbourhood in a large, urban city; and (ii) catalogue the targeted marketing themes used in the food/beverage ads.DesignTen pairs of trained research assistants photographed all outdoor ads in a 0·6 mile2 (1·6 km2) area where more than 60·0 % of residents identify as Chinese American. We used content analysis to assess the marketing themes of ads, including references to: Asian cultures; health; various languages; children; food or beverage type (e.g. sugar-sweetened soda).SettingLower East Side, a neighbourhood located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, USA.SubjectsAds (n 1366) in the designated neighbourhood.ResultsFood/beverage ads were the largest ad category (29·7 %, n 407), followed by services (e.g. mobile phone services; 21·0 %, n 288). Sixty-seven per cent (66·9 %) of beverages featured were sugar-sweetened, and 50·8 % of food ads promoted fast food. Fifty-five per cent (54·9 %) of food/beverage ads targeted Asian Americans through language, ethnicity of person(s) in the ad or inclusion of culturally relevant images. Fifty per cent (50·2 %) of ads were associated with local/small brands.ConclusionsFood/beverage marketing practices are known to promote unhealthy food and beverage products. Research shows that increased exposure leads to excessive short-term consumption among consumers and influences children’s food preferences and purchase requests. Given the frequency of racially targeted ads for unhealthy products in the current study and increasing rates of obesity-related diseases among Asian Americans, research and policies should address the implications of food and beverage ads on health.

scholarly journals The evaluation of short-term nutrition education on the nutrition habits of university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 3634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Sabbağ
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Food Label ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Nutrition Training ◽  
Short Period ◽  
More Care ◽  
Nutrition Habits

Nutrition education provision during adolescence and its continuation in university have high impact for sustaining physically, mentally and socially healthy societies. Moreover, when a positive manner in nutrition habits is achieved following this activity, it is considered as a successful prosperity that continues lifelong. Because each age groups nutrition differs than other. The study was undertaken with the participation 395 students out of which 250 were female and 145 were. Questionnaires were undertaken for assessing any change in students’ nutritional habits following 20 hours of nutrition education. Results revealed 83.3% change in students’ nutrition habits following education program. Female students had internalized healthy food choice than male students by consuming more fruit and decreasing fast food preferences along with taking more care on controlling food label and expire dates of foods. These behaviors found statistically important with p<0.05 and effect of even a short period education was manifested. The next step would be to provide information that will increase the continuity and traceability of the nutrition training to course content planners in educational institutions. Because permanent habit development should be the main target for achieving successful results following nutritional education.

scholarly journals Food preferences of university students: A study on Aksaray University studentsÜniversite öğrencilerinin yemek tercihleri: Aksaray Üniversitesi öğrencileri üzerine bir çalışma

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 4435
Author(s):  
Aysu Altaş ◽  
Funda Varnacı Uzun
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
The Other ◽  
Eating Out ◽  
Points Of View

Recent changes in life style, income and consumption habits have affected Turkey just like the whole world and caused an important part of citizens to frequently eat out within the scope of their budgets. Fast life style of today’s people, on the other hand, has steered individuals into foods that are generally prepared fast. This condition has caused restaurants that provide fast food and institutional catering service especially within the food service sector to develop rapidly. Increase of the interest in fast food enterprises that do not allow customers to think much and that provide a fast catering service with a limited menu has relatively detracted people who eat out from going to restaurants that provide pot food service and caused people to generally forget these foods, younger generations to know them less and catering enterprises to involve them less on their menu. Considering from these points of view; this study tries to examine the opinions of students studying in faculties of Aksaray University about this subject and investigates their food preferences and changes of these preferences according to gender, economic status, residing place and eating out frequencies. Within the scope of the study, questionnaires were applied to 387 people and the acquired data were analyzed and findings were interpreted. According to the data acquired from the study, it might be suggested that majority of students eat out once a week and prefer cheap restaurants that provide fast food service. Some relevant suggestions are made at the end of the study.Extended English abstract is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetSon yıllarda yaşam biçiminde, gelirde ve tüketim alışkanlıklarında görülen değişimler, tüm dünyada olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de etkili olmuş ve ülke vatandaşlarının önemli bir kısmı bütçeleri çerçevesinde sıklıkla evleri dışında yemek yemeye başlamıştır. Günümüz insanının sahip olduğu hızlı yaşam biçimiyse, bireyleri genellikle kısa sürede hazırlanan yemeklere yöneltmiştir. Bu durum, özellikle gıda servis sektörü içinde fast food ve toplu yemek servisi veren restoranların hızla gelişmesine neden olmuştur. Müşteriye fazla düşünme zamanı bırakmayan, kısıtlı bir mönüyle, hızlı bir şekilde yiyecek-içecek hizmeti sunan fast food işletmelerine olan ilginin artması; dışarıda yemek yiyen kişileri sulu yemek hizmeti sunan mekânlardan nispeten uzaklaştırmış ve tencere yemeklerinin genellikle unutulmasına, yeni nesiller tarafından daha az tanınmasına, bu yemeklerin yiyecek-içecek işletmelerinin mönülerinde daha az yer bulmasına sebep olmuştur. Söz konusu bakış açılarından hareketle hazırlanan bu çalışmada Aksaray Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören fakülte öğrencilerinin konu hakkındaki bakış açıları irdelenmeye çalışılmış ve onların yemek tercihleri ile bu tercihlerin cinsiyet, gelir, ikamet yeri ve dışarıda yeme sıklığına göre değişimi araştırılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında 387 kişiye anket uygulanmış, elde edilen veriler analiz edilmiş ve bulgular yorumlanmıştır. Çalışmadan elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda öğrencilerin çoğunluğunun haftada bir kez dışarıda yemek yediği, hızlı servis yapan ve ucuz olan mekânları tercih ettiği söylenebilir. Çalışmanın sonunda ise konuyla ilgili bazı önerilere yer verilmiştir.

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