College student's perception of risk factors related to fast food consumption and their eating habits

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.

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

International Healthcare Research Journal ◽

10.26440/ihrj/0502.05424 ◽

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.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH OF LATE CHILDHOOD

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i6.2016.2640 ◽

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).

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SOSIAL EKONOMI, KONSUMSI FAST FOOD DAN RIWAYAT OBESITAS SEBAGAI FAKTOR RISIKO OBESITAS REMAJA

Media Gizi Indonesia ◽

10.20473/mgi.v13i2.123-132 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 123

Author(s):

Rifai Ali ◽

Nuryani Nuryani

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Fast Food ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Adolescent Obesity ◽

Nutrition Knowledge ◽

Dominant Factor ◽

Fast Food Consumption ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Obesity

Obesity is a public health problem that encompasses life cycle including adolescent. Adolescent obesity bring consequences to increase case of obesity in adult and the risk factors for degenerative diseases. This study analyze riskfactor of socio-economic, parents history of obesity, nutrition knowledge and fast food consumption with the prevalence of adolescent obesity. The study was case control study and conducted at several high school in Gorontalo City, with670 adolescent, consisting of 335 case groups and 335 control groups. Data analysis was performed to assess the risk of independent variables of obesity. Low father’s education (OR= 2.724; 95% CI; 1.970 – 3,767), low mother education (OR= 4.727; 95% CI; 3.357 – 6.657), parents history of obesity (OR= 2.016; 95% CI; 1.482 – 2.743), low adolescent knowledge (OR= 6.673; 95% CI; 2.296 – 19.393) and fast food consumption more than 3 times per week (OR= 1.829; 95% CI; 1.337 – 2.502) increasing the risk of adolescent obesity. Mother occupation as a household mother (OR=0.338; 95% CI; 0.224 – 0.468) become protective factor. Pocket money (OR= 1.015; 95% CI; 0.724 – 1.423) was not a risk factor of obesity. Multivariate analysis showed that mothers occupation was dominant factor that infl uence obesity. Parent education, history of obesity, nutrition knowledge and fast food consumption were risk factors for obesity.

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Analisis Aktivitas Fisik dan Konsumsi Makanan Cepat Saji sebagai Faktor Risiko Terhadap Obesitas pada Siswa-Siswi SMA Negeri 1 Kendari

Health Information : Jurnal Penelitian ◽

10.36990/hijp.v10i2.60 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Asmarani . ◽

Andi Uznul Alriansyah ◽

Juriadi Paddo ◽

Nina Indriyani N

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Body Fat ◽

Fast Food ◽

Senior High School ◽

Energy Utilization ◽

Fast Food Consumption

Obesity is a disorder that result from excessive body fat accumulation. Etiology of obesity is not clear, but generally obesity caused by imbalance of intake and energy utilization which energy intake is more than energy utilization. Alteration of consumption pattern and low physical activity at daily life also determine body fat accumulation that cause obesity.This research aimed to analyze physical activity and fast food consumption as risk factors toward obesity at 1st Senior High School of Kendari. This is an observational stuy with case control design. This research’s sample consist of 47th cases and 47th controls that selected by random sampling. Data was analyzed by using Odds Ratio. This research’s instruments were scale, microtoice and questionnaire for physical actovity and fast food consumption among students at age 16-18 years old at 1st Senior High School of Kendari 2018.Result of this research shown that physical activity is a risk factor for obesity (OR = 8,181 ; 95% CI = 3,181-21,035) and fast food consumption is a risk factor for obesity (OR = 14,578 ; 95% CI = 5,083-41,809) among students of 1st Senior High School of Kendari. This research’s conclusion are low physical activity and fast food consumption more than 3 times for a week were risk factors for obesity among students at 1st Senior High School of Kendari.

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Characteristics of fast food consumption among adolescents

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society ◽

10.1017/s0029665120006539 ◽

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.

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The association between fast-food consumption with cardiovascular diseases risk factors and kidney function in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research ◽

10.34172/jcvtr.2021.42 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 241-249

Author(s):

Seyyed Reza Sobhani ◽

Mojgan Mortazavi ◽

Mahsa Kazemifar ◽

Leila Azadbakht

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Renal Function ◽

Diabetic Nephropathy ◽

Serum Creatinine ◽

Lipid Profile ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Fast Food ◽

Fast Food Consumption ◽

Hs Crp

Introduction: Fast food consumption (FFC) has been raised as a risk factor for cardiometabolic outcomes and renal function disorders. The present study aimed to investigate the association between FFC and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and renal function among patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 397 randomly enrolled patients with DN. A validated 168 food items food frequency questionnaire was used for measuring FFC. Weight, waist,height, fasting blood sugar (FBS), hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C), serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen(BUN), hs-CRP, systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and lipid profile concentrations were measured. Generalized linear model analysis of covariance was used to compare means of BP, biochemical and anthropometric factors across tertiles of FFC adjusted for potential confounders. Results: The mean weekly intakes of fast food were 130 ± 60 grams. Patients in the highest compared to the lowest tertiles of FFC were more likely to be overweight and obese, had higher levels of creatinine, SBP, and DBP in the unadjusted model (P<0.05). In the adjusted models, DN patients in the highest vs lowest tertiles of FFC had higher levels of SBP and DBP (P=<0.001). Conclusion: Higher consumption of fast food is associated with higher levels of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in DN patients. The present study observed no significant differences between the highest versus the lowest tertiles of FFC for waist, FBS, HbA1C, serum creatinine, BUN, hs-CRP, and lipid profile concentrations.

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