Effects Of Fast Food Research Articles

Perception of Mothers regarding Effect of Fast Food on Preschool Children Health Status

Perception of Mothers regarding Effect of Fast Food on Preschool Children Health Status

Quantifying the Negative Impact of Fast-food Consumption on Liver Steatosis Among United States Adults With Diabetes and Obesity

Fast-food consumption is highly prevalent in the United States (U.S.) and associated with greater risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.1 However, little is known about the impact of fast-food consumption on the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which affects over 30% of the U.S. population, or whether the effect of fast food on steatosis is different among persons with metabolic risk factors, including obesity and diabetes. Dietary intake has been hypothesized to be one of the most influential modifiable factors for NAFLD, yet there are major gaps in evidence linking diet with steatosis, particularly among high-risk groups, limiting public health efforts around dietary prevention and risk mitigation strategies to reduce fatty liver.

Fast Food and Malnutrition can lead to Blindness and Structural Changes in the Central Nervous System (CNS)

Background: An increasing awareness regarding consumption of fast food in early childhood and blindness with serious metabolic changes combined with morphological changes in the central nervous system should be considered. Method: This study conducted a systematic search in the PubMed database for articles related to Optic Neuropathy. The only risk factor was malnutrition due to fast food consumption, which led to Blindness due to nutritional optic neuropathy. Discussion and Conclusion: Early detection and management could prevent permanent loss of vision in both eyes, or at least protect the only Seeing Eye. Educational programs are required to encourage children to follow healthy eating habits and to emphasize the serious effects of fast food on vision. Routine screening in schools and pediatric clinics including detailed dietary history is mandatory early detection and prevention of potential complications.

Level of knowledge on the effect of fast foods on health among young hypertensive patients in Bangladesh

Young people make up a sizable share of the global population, and most of them reside in developing nations. They consume too much fast food and obesity at a young age is becoming a worldwide epidemic, putting them at risk for nutritional issues from a physiological as well as psychological perspective. Eating fast food has several negative effects on health. Bangladesh's circumstance is not any different. Thus, this study was conducted to identify the level of knowledge on the effect of fast foods on health among young hypertensive patients in Bangladesh. In a tertiary-level cardiology hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 150 young (20 to 35 years old) hypertension patients participated in a descriptive-type cross-sectional study from November to December 2022. Every stage of the study protected the respondents' anonymity, and participants were made aware that they could withdraw from the program at any point while data was being collected. In total, 25.3 percent of respondents had a good knowledge of the impact of fast food on health, compared to 46.0 percent who had moderate knowledge. It was also found that respondents' knowledge level was substantially correlated with their level of education, occupation, and monthly household income. Given this, various measures should be implemented, such as the implementation of health education programs in communities, schools, and universities, to increase the level of public awareness of the effects of fast food on health.

To Assess the effect of Fast Food among Adolescent Group

Background: Different types of fast food are becoming more popular in all parts of the world, including both developed and developing nations. Because of changes and transitions in people's lifestyles and dietary habits, an increasing number of people of all ages, particularly adolescents and young adults, are gravitating toward fast food. For past 10 years, Fast food consumption has increased globally. Hence, the topic of eating fast food can turn specifically very much better for the age group of 13-18. Because of this for controlling the eating habits of fast food first attention might be given to developing some nutritional habit to the adolescents.
 Aim: To assess the effect of fast food among adolescent group.
 Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional research design was used in the study. The study was conducted among adolescents’ group rural area of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The population of the study was the adolescent group. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling. The sample was consisting of a total number of 85 subjects. A structured knowledge questionnaire were used to assess the knowledge and effect of fast food.
 Results: After the detailed analysis of the conducted study leads to the following conclusion that Means score of the adolescent group was 12±2.88 and the mean percentage of score was 60±14.41 It is revealed that the adolescent group is having lot many effects of fast food on their health and having knowledge regarding the effect of fast food, in that 1.18% of the adolescent group had a no effect, 30.59% of them had mild, 58.82% of them were moderate and 9.41% of them had a severe.
 The minimum score was 5 and the maximum score was 17 out of 20.
 Conclusion: The research concludes that adolescents are having an effect of fast food on their health so because of that they are having average knowledge regarding the effect of fast food.

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude among adolescent regarding effects of fast food on health in selected school of Ludhiana, Punjab

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude among adolescent regarding effects of fast food on health in selected school of Ludhiana, Punjab

Knowledge and Attitudes of Students toward Fast Food in Assiut University

Background: Consumption of fast foods has become a hallmark of modern urban and semi -urban life style that have many adverse effects on health. Aim: To assess knowledge and attitudes of students toward fast food in Assiut university. Subject and Method: a descriptive cross sectional research design was used. The study conducted at four faculties of Assiut University among 1217 students who were selected by simple random sample. Tools:In this study utilized three tools for gathering data: the first tool; a structured self-administered questionnaire which included socio-demographic characteristic scale, knowledge and consumption of fast food, the second tool;attitude toward fast food and the last tool; anthropometric measurements. Results: It was found that 63.3% of studied students were males and 52.9% of them with middle socioeconomic class. Also the study cleared that 91.9%from students having fast food, whereas a positive correlation between total score of student’s knowledge and attitude toward fast food with statistical significant difference between having fast food, knowledge and attitude. Conclusions: the outcome of present study concluded that lack of students' knowledge and had positive attitude about fast food. Recommendation:Periodic health education programs regarding effects of fast food on health.

Effect of fast food as a responsible factor for nutritional deficiency on college going female student’s health

The resent research trends, shows many previous successes in the past years and which also pointed for many future related tasks for the women health. The future will be very challenge full. Nutrients deficiency affects both the body’s immunological and non-immunological defences. As a result, it increases the incidence, severity, and duration of common infectious diseases, such as Tuberculosis (TB) and auto immune disorders which spreads all over the country, and have no control over their productivity. Each undiagnosed and wrongly diagnosed patient’s spreads the disease in their family and the community. Now days researches shows that the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and the HIV pandemic continued to fuel one another, and the growing threat of co infection posed new risks for already vulnerable populations. In some regions the majority of new infections were seen in young adults, especially young women

Effects of Fast Foods in Relation to Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Fast foods is a part of the new life. One third of adults the United Saudi Kingdom (U.S) eat fast foods. About 7% of American report eating fast food every day, certain groups are more likely to be more frequent users. Youth are the biggest consumers; adolescents and young adults get 20% and 31.5% of their total daily calories from fast food, respectively. When fast foods frequently replace nutritious foods in diet, it can lead to poor nutrition and poor health in digestive and cardiovascular systems, respiratory system, and central nervous system. The effects of fast food on the body are related to the formation of excess free radicals. These free radicals are a kind of cellular exhaust a by-product of metabolism. Free radicals are produced as cells use oxygen to convert the food into energy. The body is designed to deal with these free radicals. It has highly efficient ways of grabbing and neutralizing these renegade particles before they can do harm. The free radicals that occur naturally within the body didn’t cause damage, but the excess of the free radicals is the cause of life-shortening damage. This extra load results from two key factors: an overabundance of toxins and a shortage of antioxidants. Antioxidants is the key to prevent the damage of free radicals by neutralizing their effect to prevent them from harming the body. The purpose of this review is to highlight the three main areas of research, which are interlinked. Study involving fast foods, free radicals and antioxidants. So, the objective of this study was to study the harmful effects of fast foods which related to the formation of excess amount of free radicals and provide a better insight into the mechanisms of antioxidants in prevention the damage of free radicals on the body.

Fast Food Ingestion for Lunch Delays Postprandial Lipid Metabolism in Young Women

We investigated the effect of fast food on diurnal lipid and carbohydrate profiles in healthy young Japanese women. Eight healthy young women with the apolipoprotein E3/3 phenotype were studied on two occasions in a randomized crossover design. On one occasion, the subjects consumed common foods at breakfast (9:00), lunch (13:00), and dinner (19:00) (C trial). On the other occasion, they consumed common foods at breakfast and dinner, but they consumed fast food (a cheeseburger, fried potatoes, and cola) at lunch (F trial). Blood samples were taken at 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, and 19:00, and at 9:00 the next morning. In the C trial, the serum triglyceride (TG) concentration at 19:00 was significantly lower compared with that at 13:00, but in the F trial, it was significantly higher at 15:00, 17:00, and 19:00 compared with that at 13:00. The incremental area under the curve for TG (ΔAUC-TG) (13:00 to 9:00 the next morning) in the F trial was significantly larger than that in the C trial. The concentration of fasting remnant lipoprotein-cholesterol (RemL-C) the next morning was positively correlated with ΔAUC-TG (13:00 to 9:00 the next morning). In conclusion, compared with the conventional diet, the intake of fast food at lunch delayed the postprandial TG metabolism and the serum TG concentration did not return to baseline (before lunch) even before dinner in healthy young Japanese women.

THE DIETARY HABITS OF McDONALD’S RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES

Both the amount and the quality of consumed food have a direct impact on health. There has been a noticeable increase in frequency of fast food consumption. The aim of the paper was to assess the food habits in a selected group of quick service restaurant employees, who have easy access to fast food. The survey was conducted at the end of 2014/beginning 2015 among 270 purposively selected McDonald's Warsaw restaurant employees. An original survey questionnaire was employed. Statistica software was used to process the data; correlation coeffi cient was calculated taking p < 0.5 as the level of statistical signifi cance. The survey points to many nutritional errors committed by the employees, including too long intervals between meals and frequent fast food consumption. Additionally, it was observed that seniority played a role in food preferences: the longer the employee's length of service, the more often would they consume McDonald's-bought products. It was determined that place of employment was a determining factor in food choices. The respondents with longer seniority reported more frequent consumption of products bought during work hours and use of McDonald's restaurants in general. Although almost half of the respondents were aware of the negative health eff ects of fast food, they did not limit its consumption. It appears essential to introduce health education for the surveyed group.

Obesity under affluence varies by welfare regimes: The effect of fast food, insecurity, and inequality

Among affluent countries, those with market-liberal welfare regimes (which are also English-speaking) tend to have the highest prevalence of obesity. The impact of cheap, accessible high-energy food is often invoked in explanation. An alternative approach is that overeating is a response to stress, and that competition, uncertainty, and inequality make market-liberal societies more stressful. This ecological regression meta-study pools 96 body-weight surveys from 11 countries c. 1994–2004. The fast-food ‘shock’ impact is found to work most strongly in market-liberal countries. Economic insecurity, measured in several different ways, was almost twice as powerful, while the impact of inequality was weak, and went in the opposite direction.

Effect of Fast Food on Blood Pressure in China

Effect of Fast Food on Blood Pressure in China

Effect of fast food on blood pressure in China (Letter to Editor)

Effect of fast food on blood pressure in China (Letter to Editor)

Fast-food habits, weight gain, and insulin resistance (the CARDIA study): 15-year prospective analysis

Fast-food consumption has increased greatly in the USA during the past three decades. However, the effect of fast food on risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes has received little attention. We aimed to investigate the association between reported fast-food habits and changes in bodyweight and insulin resistance over a 15-year period in the USA. Participants for the CARDIA study included 3031 young (age 18-30 years in 1985-86) black and white adults who were followed up with repeated dietary assessment. We used multiple linear regression models to investigate the association of frequency of fast-food restaurant visits (fast-food frequency) at baseline and follow-up with 15-year changes in bodyweight and the homoeostasis model (HOMA) for insulin resistance. Fast-food frequency was lowest for white women (about 1.3 times per week) compared with the other ethnic-sex groups (about twice a week). After adjustment for lifestyle factors, baseline fast-food frequency was directly associated with changes in bodyweight in both black (p=0.0050) and white people (p=0.0013). Change in fast-food frequency over 15 years was directly associated with changes in bodyweight in white individuals (p<0.0001), with a weaker association recorded in black people (p=0.1004). Changes were also directly associated with insulin resistance in both ethnic groups (p=0.0015 in black people, p<0.0001 in white people). By comparison with the average 15-year weight gain in participants with infrequent (less than once a week) fast-food restaurant use at baseline and follow-up (n=203), those with frequent (more than twice a week) visits to fast-food restaurants at baseline and follow-up (n=87) gained an extra 4.5 kg of bodyweight (p=0.0054) and had a two-fold greater increase in insulin resistance (p=0.0083). Fast-food consumption has strong positive associations with weight gain and insulin resistance, suggesting that fast food increases the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Fast Food Consumption of U.S. Adults: Impact on Energy and Nutrient Intakes and Overweight Status

Objective: To compare the diet quality and overweight status of free-living adults, ages 20 years and older, grouped based on their fast food intake status.Methods: USDA’s 1994 to 1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII 1994–1996) data was used. Three separate analyses were conducted: (1) effect of fast food on diet quality of males and females based on day-one data, (2) comparison of dietary and overweight status of adults who ate fast food on one- two- or none of survey days and (3) within-person analysis comparing energy and macronutrient intakes of adults who ate fast food on one of the two survey days. SUDAAN software package was used in pair-wise mean comparisons and regression analyses (α = 0.05).Results: At least one in four adults reported eating fast food. The diet of males and females who consumed fast food was high in energy and energy density. Fast food provided more than one-third of the day’s energy, total fat and saturated fat; and was high in energy density. Negligible amounts of milk and fruits, but substantially large amounts of non-diet carbonated soft drinks were reported consumed at fast food places. After controlling for age, gender, socio-economic and demographic factors, energy and energy density increased and micronutrient density decreased with frequency of fast food consumption. Adults who reported eating fast food on at least one survey day had higher mean body mass index values than those who did not eat fast food on both survey days. A small, but significant, positive association was seen between fast food consumption and overweight status. Within-person comparisons showed that energy intakes were higher on a fast food day than on a non-fast food day.Conclusion: Fast food consumption was associated with a diet high in energy and energy density and low in essential micronutrient density. Frequent fast food consumption may contribute to weight gain.

Arresting Fast Food

Arresting Fast Food