The Home and School Food Environments of Senegalese Adolescent Girls

Giguère-Johnson, Madélie; Stéphanie, Ward; Aminata, Ndene Ndiaye; Galibois, Isabelle; Blaney, Sonia

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“…They are known to consume more unhealthy foods and less fruits and vegetables. Some of the factors implicated in the dietary habits of adolescents in Dakar, Senegal are socio-economic status which can impart the quantity and types of foods which can be purchased by households and increased independence of adolescents which means they tend to often purchase their foods [78]. A study conducted on adolescent girls in Dakar, Senegal showed that the majority have poor access to food at home as about two-third of them live in food-insecure households.…”

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“…A study conducted on adolescent girls in Dakar, Senegal showed that the majority have poor access to food at home as about two-third of them live in food-insecure households. The low cost of fast foods compared with fruits, eggs, meat, and dairy products means that fast foods form a significant part of their diet [78]. Another study on a cross-section of adolescents across Senegal however showed that more than half of their daily food intake is healthy food though daily consumption of unhealthy foods and saturated fats is also high.…”

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Relationship among Food Intake, Dietary Habit and Immunity among Different Age People in West African Countries during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Oluwole¹,

Ademuyiwa²,

Kosoko³

et al. 2023

Nutr Food Technol Open Access

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Poor dietary habits are one of the leading risk factors associated with morbidity, mortality, and disability in the world. Different regions/continents of the world have different dietary patterns which are based on environmental, cultural, technological and socio-economic factors. However, due to urbanization, there has been a steady nutrition transition in many West African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal from their traditional diet made up of traditional staple foods like maize, yam, cassava, plantain, cocoyam, beans, and nuts with vegetables as soups to Westernized diet made up majorly of processed pre-packaged foods which are energy-dense foods or high-fat diet especially among urban dwellers. This transition has in turn had a negative effect on the health and well-being of the populace which can be seen in terms of susceptibility to infection and severity of infection. West Africa has also been reported to have a prevalence of people suffering from malnutrition either due to over-nutrition (over-consumption of high caloric foods with little micronutrients) or under-nutrition (inadequate consumption of both energy and micronutrients) based on nutritional status. This review attempts to show the role of good dietary habits as a means of protecting against Covid-19 infection across different age groups in four major West African countries.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Sci Forschenmentioning

confidence: 99%