Adolescent food frequency and socio-economic status in a private urban and peri-urban school in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal

Audain, Keiron; Kassier, Susanna Maria; Veldman, Frederick Johannes

doi:10.1080/16070658.2014.11734510

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“…An emerging feature of food insecurity in South Africa are micronutrient deficiencies and overweight malnutrition occurring alongside stunting. While dietary preferences play some role, a significant driver of this transition was considered to be the availability of relatively cheap, processed and ‘globalised’ food that is high in energy but generally of poor nutritional value (Studies 15, 30, 38, 62, 79, 98, 141) [ 53 , 55 , 58 , 60 , 159 , 163 , 164 ]. Seen in this light, the transition to a globalised diet is not only one of the faces of the experience of food insecurity, but also a consequence of limited resources to support healthy eating.…”

Section: Short and Long Term Consequences Of Food Insecurity Includimentioning

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A systematic review of sub-national food insecurity research in South Africa: Missed opportunities for policy insights

Misselhorn

Hendriks

2017

PLoS ONE

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Food insecurity is an intractable problem in South Africa. The country has a tradition of evidence-based decision making, grounded in the findings of national surveys. However, the rich insights from sub-national surveys remain a largely untapped resource for understandings of the contextual experience of food insecurity. A web-based search identified 169 sub-national food insecurity studies conducted in the post-apartheid period between 1994 and 2014. The systematic review found that the studies used 27 different measures of food insecurity, confounding the comparative analysis of food insecurity at this level. While social grants have brought a measure of poverty relief at household level, unaffordable diets were the root cause of food insecurity. The increasing consumption of cheaper, more available and preferred ‘globalised’ foods with high energy content and low nutritional value lead to overweight and obesity alongside child stunting. Unless a comparable set of indicators is used in such surveys, they are not able to provide comparable information on the scope and scale of the problem. Policy makers should be engaging with researchers to learn from these studies, while researchers need to share this wealth of sub-national study findings with government to strengthen food security planning, monitoring, and evaluation at all levels.

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Section: Short and Long Term Consequences Of Food Insecurity Includimentioning

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A systematic review of sub-national food insecurity research in South Africa: Missed opportunities for policy insights

Misselhorn

Hendriks

2017

PLoS ONE

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“…For many of these young adults it may seem more practical to opt for the multitude of "foodaway-from-home" options which are convenient, readily avail-able and even desirable in their social circles (Steyn et al, 2011;Sedibe et al, 2014). It is highly likely that young adults, who are referred to as the "too young to care" generation (NIN, 2002;Marquis, 2005) are blas e, or unaware of the health related consequences of their food intake, specifically with regard to the food they consume away from home (Van Zyl et al, 2010;Steyn et al, 2011;Kroone and Alant, 2012;Audain et al, 2014). Although a fairly recent South African study by Van Zyl et al (2010) about consumers' intake of fast foods reports that up to 55.1% of consumers are always concerned about their health when considering food, it nevertheless means that almost every second person is not concerned.…”

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“…Amidst evidence of an increase in the consumption of food away from home by young South Africans (Van Zyl et al, 2010;Steyn et al, 2011;Kroone and Alant, 2012;Statssa, 2012;Audain et al, 2014;Feeley and Norris, 2014) and a plethora of advertisements in media that tenaciously continue to boost the sales of fast foods (Kroone and Alant, 2012), this study investigated young adults' consideration of the consequences of their consumption of food eaten away from home. The study specifically focussed on young adults' consumption of take-away-foods/fast foods and street foods, which may instigate poor eating habits because they have little option other than to trust the service providers to safeguard their health in terms of how the food was sourced, prepared and stored.…”

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Young adults’ consideration of their food choices a propos consequences for their future health

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Erasmus²,

Viljoen³

2016

Int J Consumer Studies

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Many researchers have devoted much time and effort to explain the undesirable health outcomes associated with an excessive intake of certain types of fast foods. Particularly vulnerable, are young adults who move out of their parents' homes to live on their own, and then begin to rely on the multitude of so‐called “food away from home” options which are convenient, available and even desirable in their social circles. This study investigated young adults' consideration of the consequences of their consumption of food eaten away from home due to concern about unacceptable habitual behaviour that might negatively affect their future households. The survey involved 395 young adults up to 25 years of age who completed a structured questionnaire which relied on an established Consideration of Future Consequences scale. Data analysis involved exploratory factor analysis, t‐tests and Anova. Findings revealed some concern about the immediate consequences of respondents' fast food consumption, but concern about the future consequences seemed rather distant in their minds. Although significant differences were confirmed within gender and among population groups with regard to immediate concern about their fast food consumption, the means were nevertheless low throughout indicating that much needs to be done to sensitize young people about every day food consumption that might have dire consequences for their future health.

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“…Lately a number of South African researchers have dealt with several aspects relating to the food adolescents and young adults tend to consume (Audain, Kassier, & Veldman, ; Gresse, Steenkamp, & Pietersen, ; Kroone & Alant, ; Sedibe et al, ; Van den Berg et al, ; Van den Berg, Okeyo, Dannhauser, & Nel, ; Van Zyl, Steyn, & Marais, ). The connection between food intake and lifestyle behavior of South African student groups in specific regions of the country is another topic of interest (Gresse et al, ; Janse van Rensburg & Surujlal, ; Van den Berg et al, , ).…”

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Food consumption, lifestyle patterns, and body mass index of a group of white South African students

Viljoen

Spuy

Rand

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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There is worldwide concern that higher education students are increasingly engaging in unhealthy eating and lifestyle practices. A total of 488 white students participated in a study aimed at investigating the current food consumption and related lifestyle patterns of students at a South African residential university. The respondents’ self‐reported weight and height was used to calculate their body mass index (BMI). Closed and open‐ended questions measured aspects of the respondents’ usual eating patterns and lifestyles. The meal patterns and composition confirmed Western‐orientated food practices, as the majority consumed three meals a day, with in‐between meal snacking, and a different meal pattern over weekends. Respondents’ food intake was further characterized by a low intake of fruit, vegetables, and dairy products and frequent consumption of foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium. Although the majority (66.8%) of the study group were classified as normal weight according to their BMI, when comparing males and females, more males than females were overweight and obese. Only 54% of the males had a normal weight compared to 82% of the females. There was, however, no statistically significant difference (p = 0.149) between how males and females in the different BMI groups felt about their weight. The study also explored the relationships between the respondents’ BMI, gender, food consumption patterns, and type of residence. The features of the food consumption patterns were depicted according to whether breakfast was eaten or not; snacking activity between meals; the consumption of ready‐prepared convenience meals, fast foods; home‐cooked meals; and eating out. There were no statistical significant differences between the BMI categories of males and females regarding their habit to eat breakfast or not; and to snack between meals either during the morning, in the afternoon or after supper. Similarly, no statistical significant differences were noted when relating the BMI categories of the gender groups to the frequency of consumption of ready‐prepared, convenience type meals, fast foods, and home‐cooked meals. However, a statistical significant difference (p‐value 0.006) was found between BMI categories per gender and general frequency of eating out. No statistical differences was noted between BMI categories, gender and place of residence irrespective of the type, whether the student lived with parents, independently in a flat or apartment, or a house with friends or a room, or in a university residence.

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Adolescent food frequency and socio-economic status in a private urban and peri-urban school in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal

Cited by 11 publications

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A systematic review of sub-national food insecurity research in South Africa: Missed opportunities for policy insights

A systematic review of sub-national food insecurity research in South Africa: Missed opportunities for policy insights

Young adults’ consideration of their food choices a propos consequences for their future health

Food consumption, lifestyle patterns, and body mass index of a group of white South African students

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