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In this research, the effect of gender on fast-food consumption has been studied to determine fast-food consumption habits with a survey given to 900 people including Tekirdag city centre high school students and Namik Kemal University students. Also, the relationship between fast-food consumption and overweight, and whether the students have trust...
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... There were significant differences between males and females in the amount of daily drinks consumed from full fat milk, sugar-sweetened beverage, and energy drinks. The results of this study are consistent with earlier research showing a significant relationship between sex and fast food choices and knowledge [25,26]. ...
... Fast food consumption is particularly high in males and often accompanied by other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors including a high level of tobacco and media consumption with a concurrent deficiency in fruit and vegetable consumption [26]. Interpersonal factors associated with higher sweetened beverage intake include low socio-economic status [26]. ...
... Fast food consumption is particularly high in males and often accompanied by other unhealthy lifestyle behaviors including a high level of tobacco and media consumption with a concurrent deficiency in fruit and vegetable consumption [26]. Interpersonal factors associated with higher sweetened beverage intake include low socio-economic status [26]. ...
Background:
Understanding the factors that influence adolescent's perception of fast food and their fluid consumption is crucial for designing effective nutrition education programs tailored to this population. This study aimed to evaluate the associations of sex and the use of media and the internet with adolescents' perception of fast foods and the amount of fluid consumption.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted on school adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 years in Kuwait, using a multistage stratified random sampling method (N = 706 adolescents; 343 boys and 363 girls). A pre-tested and specifically designed self-report questionnaire covering several measures such as: (a) types of foods that are considered fast foods; and (b) participant's fluid consumption. Body weight and height were measured using calibrated medical scales. Body mass index (BMI) was computed. The adolescents were stratified by sex into two groups: boys and girls, for the purpose of analysis.
Results:
Seven out of 14 food choices showed significant sex differences (p values ranged from 0.016 to < 0.001) in the adolescents' responses to whether they perceived such food choice as fast food or not. Although differences were found between sexes, the majority of the listed fast foods were correctly recognized as fast foods by the adolescents. In addition, there were significant differences between males and females in the amount of daily drinks (ml/week) consumed from full fat milk (males = l197.1 ± 27,652.1 and females = 1662.8 ± 2221, p = 0.013), sugar-sweetened beverage (males = 2350.8 ± 3324.3 and females = 3088.9 ± 3701.1, p = 0.004), and energy drinks (males = 429.5 ± 1117.2 and females = 267.6 ± 733.8, p = 0.037). Compared to adolescents who seldom or do not watch TV or use the internet, those who engage in these sedentary activities are less likely to classify pizza (aOR (95% CI) = 0.660 (0.440-0.990), p = 0.045), grilled meat (aOR (95% CI) = 0.674 (0.477-0.954), p = 0.026), fried egg sandwiches (aOR (95% CI) = 0.617 (0.425-0.894-0.189), p = 0.011), and rice (aOR (95% CI) = 0.598(0.409-0.875), p = 0.008) as fast foods.
Conclusion:
The influence of TV and internet use on adolescent's ability to accurately identify fast foods has been observed. Findings indicate the need for increased fast food nutrition education programs that are tailored towards adolescents. The study recommends further research to enhance consumer awareness of foods and drinks among adolescents in the State of Kuwait.
... This finding is consistent with studies in several African countries that showed female students were at increased risk of abdominal obesity compared to male students [32]. This can be explained by the fact that female students are more likely to consume fast/processed foods and have a sedentary lifestyle than their male counterparts, known risk factors for abdominal obesity [23]. ...
... This association was also found among university students in Saudi Arabia, and in other settings [40,41]. We postulate that females care more about their appearance, so they tend to have a higher awareness-level related to healthy foods, and they tend also to choose smaller portion sizes for their meals, compared with males [42]. Additionally, global data show that males tend to cook less frequently, compared with females [43], and thus, fast-food might be a more accessible option, especially for late dinners. ...
High fast-food consumption is a common public-health concern among adolescents, due to its link to a number of non-communicable diseases. Frequent consumption of fast food may also affect diets of individuals; however, research addressing this issue is lacking in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to investigate the association between fast-food consumption, dietary quality, and dietary intake of adolescents in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study of 617 healthy adolescents aged 11-18 years, who were recruited randomly from 16 middle-and high-schools located in Jeddah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic data were collected from parents. Dietary data, including the frequency of fast-food consumption, dietary quality (assessed using the short-form food frequency questionnaire), and dietary intake (assessed using multiple 24 h diet recalls from a subsample), were collected from the adolescents. Approximately one-third of adolescents (28.5%) reported frequent fast-food consumption (>two times a week). Results showed that a higher proportion of male adolescents frequently consumed fast-food, compared with female adolescents (32.8% vs. 24.8%, p = 0.039). Adolescents with the highest monthly family-income (≥SAR 21,000) reported a significantly higher frequency of fast-food consumption compared with families with a lower monthly income (p = 0.009). Frequency of fast-food consumption predicted lower dietary-quality in adolescents (Beta (B) = −0.27 [95% confidence interval (CI): −0.35 to-0.18]) and higher carbohydrate and free-sugar intake (B = 6.93 [95% CI: 0.78 to 13.1], and B = 3.93 [95% CI: 1.48 to 6.38], respectively). In conclusion, nutrition-intervention programs aiming to limit fast-food consumption and enhance the dietary quality of adolescents in Saudi Arabia, are warranted.
... Several studies have shown a significant difference in RFF consumption based on gender, with females having lower mean consumption than males. 22,23 The current results showed gender differences in terms of the preferences of fast food consumption, like the number of female students who preferred to eat fast food when accompanied by their friends was two times more than their male counterparts. These differences could be culturally driven as more barriers are present and could restrict females attending outdoor places unaccompanied. ...
... Literature shows similar reasons with varying order. 16,17,23 This variation might be attributed to different study settings. On the other hand, the least factor mentioned among the current respondents was the cost and price which is contradictory to some studies 2,23 but is consistent with the fact that fast food is relatively expensive similar to other costs of everyday life in Jordan. ...
Abstract
Objective:To identify the prevalence and factors related to obesity and fast food consumption among university students.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Mutah University, Al-Karak governorate in southern Jordan, from
January to April, 2019, and comprised students recruited from different faculties. Data was collected using a structured,
validated questionnaire. Height and weight were measured for body mass index calculation. Data was analysed using
SPSS 23.
Results: Of the 503 students, 278(55.3%) were females. The overall mean age of the sample was 21.62±2.22 years (range:
19-39 years). Fast food consumption was 2 times/week for 299(59.4%) students. The prevalence was significantly higher
among students spending 21 Jordanian dinar per week (p=0.020) and those who were not performing physical exercise
(p=0.025). Significant correlations were found between fast food consumption and fried potato (p<0.001), processed meat
products (p<0.001), coffee (p=0.006) and candies (p=0.039). No significant relation was found between fast food
consumption and body mass index, religion, gender, field of study or living away from family (p>0.05). The most common
reason for consumption was shortage of time 115(38.5%); lunch time was the most preferred time 210(70.2%); 97(32.4%)
students were willing to read the nutrient information; and 211(70.5%) were interested in choosing healthy meals.
Conclusion: The prevalence of fast food consumption among university students was found to be high.
Keywords: Fast food, Physical exercise, University students, Body mass index, Cross-sectional study
... Several studies have shown a significant difference in RFF consumption based on gender, with females having lower mean consumption than males. 22,23 The current results showed gender differences in terms of the preferences of fast food consumption, like the number of female students who preferred to eat fast food when accompanied by their friends was two times more than their male counterparts. These differences could be culturally driven as more barriers are present and could restrict females attending outdoor places unaccompanied. ...
... Literature shows similar reasons with varying order. 16,17,23 This variation might be attributed to different study settings. On the other hand, the least factor mentioned among the current respondents was the cost and price which is contradictory to some studies 2,23 but is consistent with the fact that fast food is relatively expensive similar to other costs of everyday life in Jordan. ...
Objective:
To identify the prevalence and factors related to obesity and fast food consumption among university students.
Methods:
The cross-sectional study was conducted at Mutah University, Al-Karak governorate in southern Jordan, from January to April, 2019, and comprised students recruited from different faculties. Data was collected using a structured, validated questionnaire. Height and weight were measured for body mass index calculation. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.
Results:
Of the 503 students, 278(55.3%) were females. The overall mean age of the sample was 21.62±2.22 years (range: 19-39 years). Fast food consumption was ≥2 times/week for 299(59.4%) students. The prevalence was significantly higher among students spending ≥21 Jordanian dinar per week (p=0.020) and those who were not performing physical exercise (p=0.025). Significant correlations were found between fast food consumption and fried potato (p<0.001), processed meat products (p<0.001), coffee (p=0.006) and candies (p=0.039). No significant relation was found between fast food consumption and body mass index, religion, gender, field of study or living away from family (p>0.05). The most common reason for consumption was shortage of time 115(38.5%); lunch time was the most preferred time 210(70.2%); 97(32.4%) students were willing to read the nutrient information; and 211(70.5%) were interested in choosing healthy meals.
Conclusions:
The prevalence of fast food consumption among university students was found to be high.
... This study may be compared to a study which showed that 14.7% of males and 9.6% of females consumed fast foods daily, 44% male children and 33.3% female children consumed fast foods few times a week, 18.6% male children and 27.2% female children consumed weekly. 23 In this study, male students who consumed fast foods for 3-4 days a week (Odds: 10.66, 95% CI: 2.26-50.24), 5-6 days a week (Odds: 2.20, 95% CI: 0.95-5.11) ...
Introduction: Nowadays, eating fast food and spending money on home away foods have been increased rapidly. As a result, the prevalence rate of both fast food consumption and overweight/obesity has been raised then previously. Material and methods: In an analytical cross-sectional study, 106 students (50 males and 56 females) were selected randomly from two largest schools in Dhaka, center of Bangladesh, studying in primary, secondary, or middle school programs in 2020 between ages 5 and 15. Data collection was conducted by a prepared fast food questionnaire and anthropometric measures including height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI). T-test and multivariate logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. results: According to our results, overweight and obesity prevalence based on BMI in males was 24% (95% CI: 7.99, 8.44) and 34% (95% CI: 8.22, 9.65) respectively while in females was 12.5% (95% CI: 8.07, 9.06) and 14.3% (95% CI: 8.04, 9.7) respectively. According to our results, 40.56% (44% in males vs 37.5% in females) had at least one type of fast food consumption in the recent week including noodles (31.8%), chips (37.1%), burger (15.9%), pizza (5.3%), sandwich (8.48%), rissole (19.08%), potato rissole (15.9%), fried chicken (10.6%), french fries (16.96), chickpea (11.66%), water balls (13.78%), mixed crispy (16.96%), cake (21.2%), pastry (10.6%), chocolate (12.72%), ice cream (15.9%), sweets (9.54%), and cold drinks (20.14%). Fast-food consumption for at least 3-4 days (OR: 10.66, 95% CI = 2.26-50.24) and 5-6 days (OR: 2.89, 95% CI = 1.14-7.32) in a week was related to BMI cutoff points for all males and females (P<0.05) respectively. But fast-food sources were related to BMI cutoff points for all males (P<0.05) only. Conclusion: The prevalence of fast food consumption and obesity/overweight in Bangladeshi students is high and so healthy food and improved nutrition should be a high priority on every school agenda.
... Correspondingly, with the development of social life, people's eating habits has begun to change, and consequently the consumption of traditional products has decreased, while the consumption of fast food products has been increasing steadily. Fast-food type nutrition is popular especially among children and teenagers (Kayisoğlu & Icoz, 2014). It is indicated that over time this type of diet may cause cancer and chronic diseases in humans. ...
Many factors impact on food consumption behaviours. The aim of the study is to determine the impact of socio-demographic and ecological factors on vegetable consumption. A 14-question questionnaire was applied on a voluntary basis to 200 individuals who accepted to participate in the study. Their socio-demographic attributes and the vegetable consumption habits of their families were determined. Their average monthly budget for vegetables is 31.82±12.72. The two attributes of purchased vegetables with most demand are cleanliness (61.5%) and freshness (22%). The maximum price per 1 kg of vegetables, which individuals with an income of 301-450 can afford, is 0.96, but for individuals with an income of > 450, it is 1.25. It was observed that the amount of purchased vegetables increased with the increase in the budget allocated for vegetables.
The intake of fast food is rapidly accelerating due to the factors specifically the cost-effectiveness and being tasty, but not all individuals are aware of its harmful long-term effects on physical and mental health. On the issue of nutrition and fast food intake this is an unexplored field of research so far. In this paper, we have profoundly analyzed the relationship using Machine Learning models, which is a new approach for nutrition-based analysis. A general questionnaire is prepared dealing with all the factors of nutrition and the immune system. The survey was hosted on an online platform and participants were college students from MIT WPU School of Engineering. Responses were then analyzed implying onto the food-habits and eating behavior using Random Forest, Naive Bayes and Extremely Randomized Trees. According to our understanding and knowledge, this is the earliest research to include all these factors along-with Machine Learning algorithms especially on college students as target audience. The primary objective is to apply association, classification, and regression algorithms in order to predict BMI, sickness, pre-COVID and post-COVID eating schedule and the experiments conducted during this research reveal that this method significantly improves the analysis of real-world data as compared to the traditional statistical approach with a commendable accuracy of 98%.
Background: Fast food consumption has evolved to become more than just a food to be consumed in line with modernity in the world, especially among students in urban regions (small and large cities). Fast food is defined as food that is quickly prepared, such as chips, sandwiches, hamburgers, fried chicken, French fries, chicken nuggets, fish, pizza, or ice cream. It is also known as an alternative to home-cooked food because of its reasonable prices, quick service, availability, convenience, and appropriate environment provided by fast food outlets. Objectives: Determining the relationship between eating fast food with student demographic characteristics Methods: This descriptive prevalence survey, was carried out at the Baquba Technical Institute from the (1st January-2022 ending on 28thFebruary-2022). The 200 students who made up the entire sample for this study-100 men and 100 women-ranged in age from 21 to 3.32 years. Before beginning, permission was acquired to conduct this investigation. Due to the informed nature of the sample, non-responding was not taken into account while determining the sample size for the research that benefits the community. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24. Results: In the current study, 200 college students total were included, with a mean age of 21 3.32 years, 50% males and 50% females, with 42% of them living in rural areas and the rest in urban ones. The highest percentage of fast-food consumption occurs in the age group of 20 to 24 years (71, 61.47%), and males consume it more frequently than females (58, 50.43%) statistically speaking. Fast food consumption was found to be statistically not significantly associated with demographic variables (age, gender, and residency). Those who eat fast food represent 69% of urban dwellers. Conclusion: The majority of studied sample consume 44% of meals per day, fast-food eaten habits found more among male than female. Hamburger, Falafel, Potatoes, sag and cake consumed mostly by male. Female students prefer Coffee & Nescafe and soft drinks more than other beverage types. Recommendation: The role of family & government is vital in educating on health, especially to the younger generation regarding fast-food. Universities and colleges should take a step forward as well as make plans to limit the sale of fast food on campus, also replace it with healthy meals.
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.
