scholarly journals Perceptions, Fast Food Consumption and Eating Habits Among Students Belonging to the Allied Health Sciences

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. OR7-OR11
Author(s):  
Reena R. Prasad ◽  
Hukam Chand ◽  
Mohd. Zaid
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
P Value ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression ◽  
Fast Food Consumption ◽  
Significant Difference

INTRODUCTION: The present generation is the most frequently targeted consumers for the fast food marketers and can lead to various health related disorders in them.AIM: To assess the perceptions, fast food consumption and eating habits among students belonging to the allied health sciences in various corners of  India.MATERIALS AND METHOD: The study was an online, questionnaire based, cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was in English language, was pre-tested on 50 students and validated accordingly. The questionnaire was based on a 5-point Likert-type scale [(1) strongly disagree, (2) disagree, (3) neutral, (4) agree, and (5) Strongly agree]; had 19 questions and required approximately four minutes for completion. Data was analysed using SPSS version 21.0 and the student’s t-test and multiple logistic regression was applied keeping the p value as 0.05.RESULTS: The study comprised of 1020 complete responses; out which males formed a majority (52.3%) and most students belonged to the 2nd year of their study (49.1). High mean ± SD scores pertaining to perception  were obtained in four questions. While assessing the eating habits, high mean ± SD scores were obtained in three questions. Multiple logistic regression based on gender revealed that females has a significant difference on both perception (0.01) and consumption(p-0.03) habits in relation to fast food as compared to males, while the year of study was significantly associated with the food consumption habits (p=0.01) of the students.CONCLUSION: Universities and institutions need to educate and motivate students on the importance of healthy eating to reduce the burden of disease among such students.

scholarly journals Barriers to avoiding fast-food consumption in an environment supportive of unhealthy eating

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2105-2113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukar E Thornton ◽  
Robert W Jeffery ◽  
David A Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Economically Disadvantaged ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fast Food Consumption

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate factors (ability, motivation and the environment) that act as barriers to limiting fast-food consumption in women who live in an environment that is supportive of poor eating habits.DesignCross-sectional study using self-reports of individual-level data and objectively measured environmental data. Multilevel logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with frequency of fast-food consumption.SettingSocio-economically disadvantaged areas in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia.SubjectsWomen (n 932) from thirty-two socio-economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods living within 3 km of six or more fast-food restaurants. Women were randomly sampled in 2007–2008 as part of baseline data collection for the Resilience for Eating and Activity Despite Inequality (READI) study.ResultsConsuming low amounts of fast food was less likely in women with lower perceived ability to shop for and cook healthy foods, lower frequency of family dining, lower family support for healthy eating, more women acquaintances who eat fast food regularly and who lived further from the nearest supermarket. When modelled with the other significant factors, a lower perceived shopping ability, mid levels of family support and living further from the nearest supermarket remained significant. Among those who did not perceive fruits and vegetables to be of high quality, less frequent fast-food consumption was further reduced for those with the lowest confidence in their shopping ability.ConclusionsInterventions designed to improve women's ability and opportunities to shop for healthy foods may be of value in making those who live in high-risk environments better able to eat healthily.

scholarly journals Prevalensi obesitas dan hubungan konsumsi fast food dengan kejadian obesitas pada remaja SLTP kota dan desa di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Mahdiah Mahdiah ◽  
Hamam Hadi ◽  
Susetyowati Susetyowati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Fast Food Consumption ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

Background: The improvement in socioeconomic status has led to sedentary life style and more fast food consumption. Whether fast food consumption contributes to obesity in Indonesian adolescents remains unclear.Objective: The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of obesity and to assess the association between fast food consumption and obesity in junior high school students.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2003 to estimate the prevalence of obesity in adolescent students of Yogyakarta Special Province. Subjects of this survey were junior high school students from urban (n= 4747) and rural areas (n=4602) were included in this survey. To further analyze the association between food consumption and obesity, a sample of 140 obese (of 460 obese students) and 140 non obese students (of 8889 non obese students) was randomly selected. Data on fast food consumption were collected using Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) method from the selected obese and non-obese sample.Results: The prevalence of obesity among adolescent students was 7.9% in urban and 2% in rural areas. There was a significant difference in variety, quantity, and frequency of fast food consumption per month and hereby energy intake from fast food between obese and non-obese adolescent students (p<0.05).Conclusions: The prevalence of obesity in urban area was much higher than that in rural area. Obese students consumed fast food more frequently and more variably than non-obese students.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH OF LATE CHILDHOOD

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Nirmal Kaur ◽  
Neha Qumar ◽  
Shubhi Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Health Lifestyle ◽  
Fast Food Consumption

Eat healthy and live healthy is one of the essential requirements for long life. Unfortunately, today’s world has been adapted to a system of consumption of foods which has several adverse effects on health. Lifestyle changes has compelled us so much that one has so little time to really think what we are eating is right or not. Globalization and urbanization have greatly affected one’s eating habits and forced many people to consume fancy and high calorie fast foods, popularly known as Junk foods. Diseases like stunted growth and obesity, constipation etc. have seen a profound rise in developing countries and such unhealthy junk food consumption is one of the notable factors to its contribution. This global problem of consuming junk food on a large scale and its impact on health that needs emphasis on health education which can greatly contribute to its limited consumption and switching over to healthy eating habits for the better living. By keeping in mind the following problems associated with fast food consumption the present study was conducted with the objectives i.e. to study the food habits of target group, as well as to study the health problems among target group. The result showed that cent per cent respondents consumed wafers and 93 percent, 90 percent and 86 percent used to have momo’s burger and spring roll and the frequency was thrice and twice a week respectively. That is why it was seen that due to the food consumption pattern the respondents were having less height as per their age (96 per cent) having the problem of obesity (93 per cent) constipation (86 per cent) abdominal Pain (83 per cent) and acidity (73 per cent).

scholarly journals Characteristics of fast food consumption among adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akmaral Baspakova ◽  
Ainur Zinalieva ◽  
Anara Abitova ◽  
Yeltay Rakhmanov
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Fast Food Consumption

AbstractSpecial attention is paid to healthy eating in order to promote the health of children and adolescents. Eating habits are formed in childhood, respectively, a child who has eaten unhealthy food, including fast food, is at additional risk of noncommunicable diseases. Fast food is convenient and made to meet the tastes of consumers through the use of salt, sugar and fat. In addition, some ingredients can cause salience and physiological reactions that contribute to weight gain.Improper nutrition of children and adolescents, non-compliance with the daily diet and the use of fast food products can lead to some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, as well as bronchial asthma, some endocrinological diseases. Therefore, the purpose of our research work was to determine the frequency of fast food consumption by adolescents in Aktobe, Republic of Kazakhstan.The study was approved by the Local ethical Commission of the West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University of Aktobe, Republic of Kazakhstan (№2 from 30.01.2018). By applying the questionnaire of the method was conducted experimentally controlled studies. The study involved 209 adolescents aged 15–18 years. Factors such as age and health were controlled. The primary data were analyzed using the McNemar's test, the open responses were coded, and the data were analyzed using SPSS Statistical Version 25.36.8% of the respondents consume fast food a couple times a week, 48.8% consume it once a week, and the remaining 14.3% consume the mentioned food several times a month. Before buying food, it was found that those who took care of food's nutritional value were 47.8%, and 52.1% did not care about it. After having been informed of the dangers of fast food that the consumption of fast food leads to obesity, comparative differences were found in the results, respondents that answered “no” attained 5,26 %, p = 0.0001 (odds ratio [OR] and 95% confidence interval [CI]]: 40 [36,6–44,3]). Healthy education programme offered to the adolescents led to the comparative difference in previous data to 5.9% in respondents who liked fast food and intended to continue taking on p = 0.0001 (OR and 95% CI: 33,3 [31,9–36,2]). After having attended the seminar on healthy eating, the number of respondents who liked and intended to continue consuming French fries and chips were decreased to 3.17%, relative differences were obtained before retrieving data p = 0.0001 (OR and 95% CI: 20.0 [18, 6–22.9]).Teenagers quite often use fast food and the majority of respondents visit fast food cafes, without thinking that poor nutrition is one of the factors of noncommunicable diseases and obesity among teenagers.

Reducing Fast Food Consumption in Students Using a Parent-Teacher Participation-Based Intervention: An Experimental Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakineh Rakhshanderou ◽  
Morteza Charkhabi ◽  
Yousef Sherizadeh ◽  
Parisa Hosseini Koukamari ◽  
Laura Seidel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Teacher Participation ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fast Food Consumption ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background: Fast food consumption among students is increasing dramatically. This study aims to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in reducing fast food consumption among high school students. Method: 160 high school students from Iran were randomly recruited and assigned to experiment or control groups. The intervention was conducted over three consecutive weeks, consisting of four, 45-minute teaching sessions. Parameters were assessed on three occasions: pretest, posttest, and follow-up. In these stages, participants responded to a scale on fast food consumption which measures the beliefs and behaviors toward fast food. Results: findings revealed a statistically significant difference in the posttest between experiment and control groups in the major components of fast food consumption including behavioral beliefs (t = 5.1, p < 0001), evaluation of behavioral outcomes (t = 5.3, p < 0001), normative beliefs (t = 2.3, p < 05), motivation to comply (t = 5.5, p < 0001), control beliefs (t = 4.4, p < 0001), perceived power (t = 3.3, p < 0001), and behavioral intention (t = .68, p < 0001). Similar results were obtained in the follow-up stage. Conclusion: The findings suggest that the parent-teacher participation based intervention can be used to reduce fast food consumption amongst high school students both cognitively and behaviorally. Moreover, this intervention can be further customized to increase healthy food consumption in school students and other age groups beyond the context of school.

scholarly journals Fast food consumption pattern amongst undergraduates of various disciplines of private colleges in Pune

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Sudhanshu A. Mahajan ◽  
Jayashree S. Gothankar
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Private Colleges ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Fast Food Consumption ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The consumption of various types of fast food is increasingly germinating in all components of the world, each in developed and developing countries.Methods: A cross sectional study was done to explore the perception and knowledge regarding fast food consumption from March 2019 to June 2019 amongst the 300 undergraduate students within the ages of 18 to 20 of three established private colleges of different disciplines in Pune. Paperless data was collected by a predesigned, pretested questionnaire with the help of google forms and statistical analysis was done.Results: The prevalence of consumption of fast food was found to be maximum in the undergraduates belonging to the high-income group (socio-economic class I). Around 85% of the undergraduates consumed fast foods and out of 85% nearly 17% consumed once a day. The undergraduates from all disciplines were also perceived as fast food consumption is measure of one’s socio-economic status, 76% for medical and the lowest for engineering undergraduates (55%). A significant difference between medical, engineering and architecture undergraduates was reported regarding the perception that fast food consumption has no harmful effect on body (40, 26 and 57, p<0.001). About 37% of the students had very poor knowledge, 40% of the students had poor knowledge,13% had average and only 10% had good knowledge regarding fast food consumption leading to non-communicable diseases.Conclusions: The consequences of this study propose that a requirement for health education programs that stimulate healthy eating habits and lifestyle for undergraduate college students.

The proportion of excessive fast-food consumption attributable to the neighbourhood food environment among youth living within 1 km of their school

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 480-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Laxer ◽  
Ian Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Population Attributable Risk ◽  
High Density ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Fast Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants

The study objective was to estimate the proportion of excessive fast-food consumption by youth that is attributable to living and attending school in a neighbourhood with a moderate or high density of fast-food restaurants. This was a cross-sectional study of 6099 Canadian youths (aged 11–15 years) from 255 school neighbourhoods. All participants lived within 1 km of their school. The density of chain fast-food restaurants within a 1-km circular buffer surrounding each school was determined using geographic information systems. Excessive fast-food consumption (≥2 times per week) was assessed by questionnaire. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to examine associations. The population attributable risk estimates of excessive fast-food consumption due to neighbourhood exposure to fast-food restaurants were determined based on the prevalence of exposure and the results from the logistic regression. Eight percent of participants were excessive fast-food consumers. After adjusting for sociodemographic factors (i.e., gender, race, and socioeconomic status), it was found that youths from neighbourhoods with a moderate (odds ratio (OR), 1.68; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.11–2.54) or high (OR 1.70; 95% CI 1.12–2.56) density of chain fast-food restaurants were more likely to be excessive fast-food consumers than were youths from neighbourhoods with no chain fast-food restaurants. Approximately 31% of excessive consumption was attributable to living in neighbourhoods with a moderate or high density of fast-food restaurants. Thus, the fast-food retail environment within which youth live and go to school is an important contributor to their eating behaviours.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pola Konsumsi Makanan Cepat Saji dan Hipertensi

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Zulfaa Rif’at Fauziyyah ◽  
Solikhah Solikhah
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fast Foods ◽  
Fast Food Consumption

Hypertension is a silent killer that is still a health concern globally including in Indonesia. Consumption of fast foods that contain a high level of natrium, fat, sodium, sugar and MSG can be one of the causes of hypertension. Therefore, this research aimed at exploring the relationship between fast food consumption and hypertension in Indonesian. This research used cross-sectional design with secondary data from Indonesian Family Life Survey 5 (2014-2015). The sampling scheme in this study is based on the 1st IFLS survey scheme, which was stratified based on provinces and urban and rural areas. Samples were taken randomly at the household level. 13 provinces were chosen which represented 83% of the total population and reflected the cultural and socio-economic diversity of the Indonesian people. Data analysis uses multivariate logistic regression. Out of 12,105 respondents those who majority of participants consumed fast foods (73%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that fast food consumption did not have any significant relationship with hypertension (AdjOR = 1.02; Cl 95% = 0.65-1.61; p > 0.05). However, males and respondents who worked were significantly associated with hypertension. Fast food consumption patterns did not correlate to hypertension among Indonesian. However, people need to pay attention to fast food overconsumption in order to be prevented from having hypertension. Future research is needed with other methods in such case-control by adding various risk factors of hypertension. Abstrak Hipertensi merupakan silent killer yang hingga kini masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di dunia termasuk di Indonesia. Konsumsi makanan cepat saji yang mengandung tinggi natrium, tinggi lemak, tinggi sodium, tinggi gula dan MSG menjadi penyebab kejadian hipertensi. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengekplorasi hubungan pola konsumsi makanan cepat saji dengan kejadian hipertensi pada penduduk dewasa di Indonesia. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu cross sectional. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder dari The Indonesian Family Live Survey gelombang 5 (IFLS-5). Skema pengambilan sampel dalam survei ini didasarkan pada skema pengambilan survei IFLS gelombang 1, yang dilakukan secara bertingkat berdasarkan propinsi dan wilayah perkotaan dan pedesaan. Sampel diambil secara acak pada skala rumah tangga. Terpilih 13 propinsi sebagai sampel yang merepresentasikan 83% dari total populasi serta mencerminkan keanekaragaman budaya serta sosial ekonomi masyarakat Indonesia. Analisis data menggunakan multivariate regresi logistik. Dari 12.105 responden, mayoritas responden sering mengkonsumsi makanan cepat saji (73%). Analisis multivariat menunjukan bahwa orang yang sering mengkonsumsi makanan cepat saji tidak berhubungan secara signifikan terhadap kejadian hipertensi (AdjOR = 1,02; CI 95% = 0,65-1,61; p>0,05). Namun responden berjenis kelamin laki-laki dan yang bekerja secara signifikan berhubungan dengan hipertensi. Pola konsumsi makanan cepat saji tidak berhubungan terhadap kejadian hipertensi pada penduduk dewasa di Indonesia. Meskipun begitu konsumsi makanan cepat saji berlebih perlu menjadi perhatian bagi masyarakat agar terhindar dari hipertensi. Diharapkan ada pembuktian hubungan antara makanan cepat saji dengan hipertensi dengan metode lain seperti case control dengan menambahkan berbagai variabel-variabel lain yang kemungkinkan merupakan faktor risiko terhadap kejadian hipertensi.

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