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Differences in perceptions and fast food eating behaviours between Indians living in high- and low-income neighbourhoods of Chandigarh, India

Nutrition Journal, 2013
Background Increased density of fast food restaurants is associated with increased prevalence of obesity in developed countries. However, less is known about this relationship in developing countries undergoing rapid urbanization and how differences in ...
Aloia Christopher Robert, Gasevic Danijela, Yusuf Salim, Teo Koon, Chockalingam Arun, Patro Binod Kumar, Kumar Rajesh, Lear Scott Alexander   +7 more
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DETERMINANTS OF FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION [PDF]

Replaced with revised version of paper 03/24/03.Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,
Fanning, Jasper, Stiegert, Kyle W., Marsh, Thomas L.   +2 more
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Fast food consumption is associated with higher education in women, but not men, among older adults in urban safety-net clinics: A cross-sectional survey

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
Fast food consumption is linked to poor health, yet many older adults regularly consume fast food. Understanding factors contributing to fast food consumption is useful in the development of targeted interventions.
Brandon H. Hidaka, Christina M. Hester, Kristina M. Bridges, Christine M. Daley, K. Allen Greiner   +4 more
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Convergence in Food Demand and Delivery: Do Middle-Income Countries Follow High-Income Trends? [PDF]

This study uses food expenditures and food-sales data from 1990 to 2004 to examine whether food-consumption patterns and food-delivery-mechanism trends are converging across 47 high- and middle-income countries.
Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Regmi, Anita, Unnevehr, Laurian J.   +2 more
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A cross sectional study investigating the association between exposure to food outlets and childhood obesity in Leeds, UK. [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Current UK policy in relation to the influence of the ‘food environment’ on childhood obesity appears to be driven largely on assumptions or speculations because empirical evidence is lacking and findings from studies are inconsistent.
Frearson, A, Cooke, CB, Radley, D, Griffiths, C, Taylor, A, Taylor, Adam, Carlton Cooke, Adam Taylor, Frearson, Anna, Duncan Radley, Claire Griffiths, Griffiths, Claire, Anna Frearson, Cooke, Carlton, Radley, Duncan   +14 more
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Phytochemical screening, antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of Maerua crassifolia (Forsk) leaves, a medicinal plant used in the treatment of diabetes in Niger

European Journal of Biological Research
Diabetes is a pathology frequently encountered throughout the world. This disease is currently a public health problem in Africa. Medicinal plants are a source of molecules that can be used as antidiabetic agents.
Boureïma Soumana Abdoulaye, Alfa Keita Djibo, Maman Manzo Lawaly, Mahamane Idi Issa Abdoulahi, Trapsida Jean-Marie, Bakasso Sahabi   +5 more
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Performance of Smallholder Agriculture Under Limited Mechanization and the Fast Track Land Reform Program in Zimbabwe [PDF]

agricultural mechanization, fast track land reform, agricultural development, Stochastic Frontier model, technical efficiency, agribusiness management, Agricultural and Food Policy, Community/Rural/Urban Development, International Development, Land ...
Chisango, Future Fortune T., Obi, Ajuruchukwu   +1 more
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Determinants of job stress among fast food employees in Klang Valley, Malaysia

The booming of fast-food industry in Malaysia has led to a concerning increase in job stress among fast- food employees. Hence, the purpose of this study was to identify the key determinants of job stress and its impact on fast-food workplaces.
Ying, Chng Yee, Dato’ Mansor, Zuraina, Othman, Mohd Amar Ridham, Ghazali, Hazrina   +3 more
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The Effect of the Minimum Wage on the Fast Food Industry [PDF]

Using data from a longitudinal survey of fast food restaurants in Texas, the authors examine the impact of recent changes in the federal minimum wage on a low-wage labor market The authors draw four main conclusions.
Alan B. Krueger, Lawrence F. Katz
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Exploration of Factors Promoting and Inhibiting Fast Food Consumption among Adolescents

Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences, 2019
Introduction: In recent years, fast food consumption has increased among adolescents and it has become a concern, a health threat, and a major health problem.
Hesamedin Askari Majdabadi, Ali Montazeri, Farideh Khalajabadi Farahani, Saharnaz Nedjat, Mahnaz Solhi   +4 more
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