Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program

Ishak, Zahari; Fin, Low Suet; Ibrahim, Wan Abdul Hakim Wan; Zain, Fuziah Md.; Yahya, Abqariyah; Selamat, Rusidah; Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid; Mokhtar, Abdul Halim

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“…Respecto a las causas del sobrepeso y la obesidad una de las más reconocidas son los factores dietéticos, específicamente el consumo de comida rápida y sobre todo con alto contenido calórico (Sahoo et al, 2015;Izhak et al, 2022). Asimismo, los alimentos que suelen anunciarse en los medios de comunicación suelen ser los más perjudiciales para la salud (Ponce-Blandón et al, 2017).…”

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Consumo de alimentos y la publicidad alimentaria:

2022

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Introducción: México ocupa uno de los primeros lugares en obesidad infantil en el mundo, debido a esto, recientemente el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia encomió al país a implementar regulaciones al contenido de la publicidad alimentaria enfocada a los niños, dada la relación de esta con el consumo de alimentos no saludables, el sobrepeso y obesidad. Objetivo: Contrastar la percepción de la publicidad alimentaria respecto al consumo adecuado e inadecuado de los diferentes grupos alimentarios en niños escolarizados del noreste de México. Métodología: Se desarrolló un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y comparativo, seleccionando a través de un muestreo probabilístico aleatorio una muestra de 196 niños de primero a sexto de primaria, a quienes se les aplicó un recordatorio de consumo alimentario y un cuestionario de percepción de publicidad alimentaria televisiva. Resultados y discusión: Los niños presentaron un consumo inadecuado de todos los grupos alimenticios, excepto de agua, consumiéndola adecuadamente. Así mismo, el 32.8% de los niños consideran que la publicidad alimentaria ha cambiado su forma de comer. Finalmente se encontraron diferencias significativas, pero con un tamaño del efecto pequeño entre el consumo de alimentos y la publicidad alimentaria como en el caso de sentirse fuertes viendo comerciales, consumir más lácteos y alimentos de origen animal, así como considerar que los comerciales les hacen comer más comida chatarra y consumir más azúcares. Conclusión: Es importante la regulación de los contenidos presentados en estos mensajes publicitarios, pues el segmento infantil a quienes van dirigidos es altamente influenciable.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Vulnerable Populations for Achieving Sustainable Dietary Practices in India

Ravula,

Kasala,

Das

2024

Sage Open

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) studies offer valuable insights into the socio-cultural, psychological, and behavioral determinants of nutrition. This study aims to assess nutrition KAP during pregnancy and lactation in selected areas of Adilabad and Kumaram Bheem Asifabad districts, Telangana, India. A cross-sectional KAP survey was conducted on 536 individuals from February to March 2020, employing tablet-based data collection for pregnant women, lactating mothers, young mothers, and frontline staff. Departing from the standard equal-weight approach, we assigned different weights to responses based on existing literature and stakeholder consultation, acknowledging the varying significance of each response. This novel approach aims to mitigate the risk of overestimating or underestimating factors, thereby designing more effective policy interventions tailored to societal complexities. The results reveal that regarding the three micronutrients (Iron, vitamin A, and Iodine), the knowledge levels of pregnant women, lactating mothers, and young mothers were low, that is, less than 50% when compared with the functionaries/frontline staff. Pregnant women scored low on attitudes regarding micronutrients compared to lactating mothers, young mothers, and functionaries/frontline staff. Attitudes translate into practices; however, the data revealed that pregnant women, lactating mothers, and young mothers were not adopting appropriate dietary and nutrition practices except for the micronutrient iodine. The inadequate knowledge of all categories of respondents indicates a gap in nutrition literacy and education. The results point to the urgent need for policy action for nutrition education interventions among the vulnerable population.

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Identification of a Social Problem: Fast-food Intake among Youth – An Interactive Narrative Review

Krubaa

2024

SBV Journal of Basic, Clinical and Applied Health Science

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Fast food is a type of food that is prepared and served quickly, often available for take-out or drive-thru, and typically offered by restaurants, chains, or franchises. This is an interactive narrative review that brings to the surface the real challenge of youth fast-food consumption as an emerging issue linked with serious health complications such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. According to many research studies, it has been indicated that young people “over-consume” fast foods hugely, whereby in the United States, 34% of children and adolescents consume fast food daily, and similar trends are being observed across the globe. For instance, some of the contributing factors such as convenience, affordability, aggressive marketing, and high accessibility, together with parental influence, have acted as the potential reasons behind this behavior. These facts highlight the importance of establishing efficient food-related lifestyle modification measures. Among the existing solutions are nutrition education, new policies for school meals, parental involvement, rules for food marketing, and community-based applications. Once more, however, the implementation of such measures is hindered by budget constraints, resistance to market regulations, and a plethora of cultural preferences. These challenges can be mitigated by innovative approaches such as gamifying healthy eating, through augmented and virtual reality experiences, using healthy food trucks, and partnering with social media influencers. Other innovations are the redesign of healthy school cafeterias and classes using these interactivities to spark young minds to embrace the food laboratory experiences. New ideas are also shared in terms of community-shared agriculture programs, digital educational resources for parents, youth-led advocacy groups, and virtual cooking competitions. The final remark underscores the necessity of developing multidimensional, innovative approaches incorporating gamification, technology, and community that help foster a healthy eating environment for children. By empowering our young people as agents of change and arming families, schools, communities, and policymakers with the right skills and tools, we can reduce the risks for health problems related to fast-food consumption and offer brighter prospects for long-term health gains among the younger generation.

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Fast Food Intake, Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents with Overweight and Obese Problems Participating in MyBFF@school Intervention Program

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Vulnerable Populations for Achieving Sustainable Dietary Practices in India

Identification of a Social Problem: Fast-food Intake among Youth – An Interactive Narrative Review

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