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Neighborhood fast food restaurants and fast food consumption: A national study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Recent studies suggest that neighborhood fast food restaurant availability is related to greater obesity, yet few studies have investigated whether neighborhood fast food restaurant availability promotes fast food consumption.
Gordon-Larsen Penny, Popkin Barry M, Boone-Heinonen Janne, Richardson Andrea S   +3 more
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Fast Food Consumption and Obesity [PDF]

Asian Journal of Quality of Life, 2017
This cross-sectional study investigated the pattern (frequency and characteristics) of fast food consumption and its relationship with obesity. A total of 1173 Malaysian adults were interviewed based on a structural questionnaire. Fast food consumption was higher among young Malays and significantly associated with age, ethnicity, number of children in
Nik Nairan Abdullah, Mazlin Mohamad Mokhtar, Mohd Harriszamani Abu Bakar, Waqar Al-Kubaisy   +3 more
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Student’s characteristics and fast food consumption

Chronic Diseases Journal, 2019
BACKGROUND: Fast food consumption is one of the risk factors for human health. The present study was conducted with the objective to investigate how students’ characteristics (attitude, control beliefs, and normative beliefs) motivate the consumption of ...
Shahram Sadeghi
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Determinants of fast food consumption in Kampala, Uganda [PDF]

African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2012
Consumption of fast-food in Uganda is becoming an increasingly important component of the food market as more of the working class choose to dine out rather than prepare meals at home. Despite the importance of the fast-food sector, limited attempts have been made to study the consumption and expenditure behaviour of consumers of fast-food in Uganda ...
Ayo, SA, Bonabana-Wabbi, J, Sserunkuuma, D   +2 more
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Fast food consumption and gestational diabetes incidence in the SUN project. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes prevalence is increasing, mostly because obesity among women of reproductive age is continuously escalating. We aimed to investigate the incidence of gestational diabetes according to the consumption of fast food in a ...
Ligia J Dominguez, Miguel A Martínez-González, Francisco Javier Basterra-Gortari, Alfredo Gea, Mario Barbagallo, Maira Bes-Rastrollo   +5 more
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Association between proximity to and coverage of traditional fast-food restaurants and non-traditional fast-food outlets and fast-food consumption among rural adults [PDF]

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2011
Objective The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between residential exposure to fast-food entrées, using two measures of potential spatial access: proximity (distance to the nearest location) and coverage (number of different ...
Horel Scott A, Dean Wesley R, Johnson Cassandra M, Sharkey Joseph R   +3 more
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Prevalence of fast food consumption and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Jigjiga Town Somali Region Eastern Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundFast food consumption is a growing public health concern and creates a burden of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases, especially among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries.
Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Nasra Ali Hussein, Mohyadin Abdullahi Ahmed, Girma Tadesse Wadajo, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Seid Muhumed Abdilaahi, Raymond Place, Jakob Zinsstag   +9 more
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Factors Affecting Frequency of Fast Food Consumption [PDF]

, 2018
Progress in science, technology, and industry has changed human lifestyle and especially food consumption habits. For many families, especially in large urban centers, fast food consumption has become routine. To determine factors affecting the frequency of fast food consumption, this study surveyed 396 families using Poisson and negative binomial ...
Saghaian, Sayed, Mohammadi, Hosein, Saghaian, Sayed, Mohammadi, Hosein   +3 more
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Neighbourhood fast food exposure and consumption: the mediating role of neighbourhood social norms

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2020
Background The association between the residential fast food environment and diet has gained growing attention. However, why the food environment affects food consumption is under-examined.
Sofie van Rongen, Maartje P. Poelman, Lukar Thornton, Gavin Abbott, Meng Lu, Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis, Kirsten Verkooijen, Emely de Vet   +7 more
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Trends in Fast-food Consumption among Kuwaiti Youth. [PDF]

Int J Prev Med, 2019
Background: We assessed fast-food consumption including frequency, type, and reasons among college students from the Kuwait University, and whether there were any key sex differences. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted ...
Shaban L, Alkazemi D.
europepmc   +4 more sources