Fast food: unfriendly and unhealthy

Stender, Steen; Dyerberg, Jørn; Astrup, Arne

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803616

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“…Anwar Ul Islam; Tel: +88-0721-750071; Fax: +88-0721-711114; E-mail: profanwarulislam@yahoo.com added sugars have been proposed to link consumption of fast-food with risk of obesity. Excess caloric intake such as fast food is a well-established determinant for weight gain (Stender, 2007;Prentice et al, 2003;Isganaitis et al, 2005). In a cross-sectional study it was observed that, fast food consumption was positively associated with BMI and higher consumption of fast food at year 7 was associated with a 0.16-unit higher BMI at year 10 (Duffey et al, 2007).…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Obesity and Hypertension Among University Students in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

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Obesity has become a new challenge for health care providers in the world, which leads to reduced life expectancy or increased health problems. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of obesity and hypertension among the undergraduate and postgraduate students in Rajshahi city. About 675 students were interviewed by standard questionnaires with their verbal consents. In this study, we found that a major portion of the population (13.93% which is about 94 students out of 675) were overweight and 61 students (9.04%) were obese at different stages on the basis of Body Mass Index (BMI) values where 75.41% and 31.15% were male and female students, respectively. About 31.15% of the obese students came from families with monthly income of 31000-40000 taka and 29.50% obese students have at least one obese parent. We also observed that about 32 students (52.46%) out of 61 obese students were pre-hypertensive and 34.43% obese students were stage I hypertensive patient. In this study, we found that the most common risk factors of obesity and hypertension among university students were sedentary life style, physical activity less than 30 min/day, smoking, frequent intake of soft drinks, fast food and food rich in fats (Junk food). This may be the first health survey conducted regarding obesity and hypertension among these university students in Bangladesh, which might be helpful for health workers to raise awareness among the mass people.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Obesity and Hypertension Among University Students in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

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“…Foods prepared outside the home are generally considered to be high in energy, saturated and trans fatty acids, total fat and salt (2) . While previous studies have investigated the nutritional quality of food provided by fast food chains, there is still a lack of data regarding the nutrient composition of meals purchased from independent takeaway outlets.…”

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Nutritional composition of takeaway meals served by independent small outlets

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Eating out of the home is growing in popularity and about 22 % of Britons have been found to purchase foods from takeaway outlets at least once a week and 58 % a few times a month (1) . Foods prepared outside the home are generally considered to be high in energy, saturated and trans fatty acids, total fat and salt (2) . While previous studies have investigated the nutritional quality of food provided by fast food chains, there is still a lack of data regarding the nutrient composition of meals purchased from independent takeaway outlets.Takeaway meal samples were collected from small independent takeaway establishments. Components such as energy, total fat and salt were determined. The 463 samples of twenty three different takeaway meals were classified into five groups (Chinese, Indian, English, Pizzas, Kebabs). The variability in the mean nutrient content across and within meal groups, and in the same type of meal but purchased from different establishments was assessed using Kruskal-Wallis Anova, statistical significance P < 0.05. The results are presented as mean (minimum-maximum).Results showed that takeaway meals contain high levels of fat and salt and are energy dense, regardless of the type of cuisine. Significant variation in the mean nutrient content per 100 g across and within product categories was also observed. Pizzas were characterised by the highest mean level of salt (1.41/100 g), total fat (12.0 g/100 g) and energy content (1179.888 kJ/100 g (282 kcal/100 g)) when compared with other meal categories.

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“…A sound and healthy eating pattern is therefore important as it can reduce chronic morbid illnesses like obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and diabetes at a later date [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Unfortunately, this vulnerable group is exposed to increased and frequent consumption of fast foods.…”

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