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To eat or not to eat junk foods? Improvement in children’s intention to reduce junk foods consumption following exposure to a media literacy intervention

Annals of Tropical Research, 2022
Exposure to junk food information leads to high junk food consumption among children. This situation has raised concerns among agencies and organizations mandated to ensure children’s health because high junk foods consumption results in several health ...
Nino Daryll Bicoy, Rotacio S. Gravoso
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A study on junk food consumption of 1st-year MBBS students aged 19–21 years of batch 2021–22 at Sri Siddhartha Medical College and Hospital, Tumakuru

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: As per National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, "Junk food is foods containing little or no proteins, vitamins, or minerals but are rich in salt, sugar, fats, and are high in energy (calories)." Many studies show junk foods have ...
Deepali A, Chaitanyaa Prakash
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Perception and practice of junk food consumption among undergraduate students in a medical university in Chengalpattu District”

World Nutrition, 2023
Introduction Junk foods are defined as processed foods with negligible nutrient value and are often high in salt, sugar, and fat. Junk foods with high sugar content deplete energy levels and the ability to concentrate for extended periods, especially ...
Gunaseelan Latha Kokilaa, Ravichandhiran Gowthamkarthic, Abhinandan Wali, Soumya Agadi   +3 more
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How Do Perceived Health Threats Affect the Junk Food Eating Behavior and Consequent Obesity? Moderating Role of Product Knowledge Hiding

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
The predominant use of junk food in our societies is continuously held responsible for the obese body physiques and overweight among the kids and adolescents.
Yanxia Li, Xiaohong Li, Tuanting Zhang, Haixia Guo, Caili Sun   +4 more
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Determinants of Junk Food Consumption Among Adolescents in Pokhara Valley, Nepal

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Junk food consumption and its consequences has become a major public health concern globally because of its deteriorating health consequences and surging prevalence.
Suraj Sujan Bohara, Kanchan Thapa, Laxman Datt Bhatt, Shankar Singh Dhami, Shreejana Wagle   +4 more
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Unhealthy food consumption patterns among Indians: A qualitative analysis based on parliamentary questions documented between 2001 and 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Background: From the dawn of the 21st century, there has been an exponential increase in junk food consumption among Indians. The Indian parliament holds periodic question and answer sessions wherein several key issues of the nation are discussed by ...
Jeevitha Gauthaman
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The Relationship of Perceptions, Self-efficacy, and Junk Food Consumption With Demographic Variables in Female Students in Shahrekord [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2018
Background and aims: Inappropriate or imbalanced consumption of foods may lead to several health problems, especially among adolescents, the complications of which will remain for several years. This study aimed to investigate perceptions, self-efficacy,
Elahe Tavassoli, Mahnoush Reisi, Masoumeh Alidosti, Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi   +3 more
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Effect of Designed Nursing Program regarding Junk Food on School-Age Children's Awareness and Their Growth [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2023
 In today's world, junk food is widely consumed, and its negative effects cannot be ignored. Due to the lack of vitamins, minerals, and trace amounts of energy and protein in junk food, there is likelihood that the child will feel full and lose interest ...
Ohoud Youssef El-Sheikh, Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Rania Reafaat Abdelkader Atia, Amal S. Abu-Almakarem, Zainab Gazar Alkotb Alagamy, Amany Gomaa, Yasmen Adel Mohammed   +6 more
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The Association of Junk Food Consumption with Preadolescents’ Environmental Influences: A School-Based Epidemiological Study in Greece

Children, 2022
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of environmental influences on Greek preadolescents’ junk food consumption. A cross-sectional study, was conducted among 1718 preadolescents (mean (standard deviation(SD)) age: 11.2(0.8) years old ...
Ioannis Gketsios, Thomas Tsiampalis, Alexandra Foscolou, Tonia Vassilakou, Aikaterini Kanellopoulou, Venetia Notara, George Antonogeorgos, Andrea Paola Rojas-Gil, Ekaterina N. Kornilaki, Areti Lagiou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Rena I. Kosti   +11 more
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Effects of Junk Food and Carbonated Soft Drinks on Body Mass Index and Histological Structure of Anterior Pituitary Gland in Young Male Albino Rats [PDF]

The Egyptian Journal of Histology, 2023
Introduction: Obesity and stunted growth are major health problems that face the population nowadays. Regular intake of junk foods and soft drinks has been associated with obesity and other health conditions. The hypothalamus-pituitary axis serves as the
Maram Ghabrial, Alhaz Abd el salam, Manal El sawaf, Makram Sidhom   +3 more
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