Fast Food and Chronic Disease A juicy burger or plate of pizza may taste delicious when hot off the line, but the long-term dangers of fast food on health aren't so appealing. A steady diet of junk food has been associated with a number of chronic diseases, including heart disease. "Th...
Adolescent Fast Food Intake in Relation to Obesity and Chronic Disease Risk FactorsAdolescent Fast Food Intake in Relation to Obesity and Chronic Disease Risk Factorsdoi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.06.066M.A.PapasK.J.HelzlsouerL.E.CaulfieldA
The excessive consumption of calories can lead to weight gain and obesity, which in turn increases the risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Additionally, the high levelsof unhealthy fats found in many fast food items, such as saturated and ...
International collaborative project to compare and track the nutritional composition of fast foods. BMC Public Health, 12(1), 559.The Food Monitoring Group. International collaborative project to compare and track the nutritional composition of fast foods. BMC Public Health. 2012;12:559....
First and foremost, fast food is often high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium, which can lead to weight gain and an increased risk of developing chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. For example, a typical fast food meal like a burger, fries, and soda can ...
China has seen rapid increase in obesity and hypertension prevalence and fast food consumption over the past decade. We examined status and risk factors for Western- and Chinese fast food consumption and their associations with health outcomes in Chinese children, and examined how maternal factors wer...
METHODS: Items from 3 national fast-food chains were selected: French fries, cheeseburgers,... LE Urban,SB Roberts,JL Fierstein,... - 《Preventing Chronic Disease》 被引量: 25发表: 2014年 Calorie labeling and consumer estimation of calories purchased Researchers surveyed customers and collected ...
We examined selected behavioral factors associated with severity of obesity among pre-operative bariatric surgery patients in the San Antonio area; focusing specifically on the effects of fast food consumption. We used ordered logistic regression to model the effects of behavioral and attitudinal variables...
Fast Food Leads to Chronic Diseases Fast food industries, that have franchise outlets at almost every main street in the world, make a lot of profit as it very convenient for people to grab a bite on the go. Its affordable prices and quick service are the two main reasons that people get...
Overall, the team concluded that the effect of the food environment on T2D incidence varied by how urban the community was, but did not vary further by region of the country. "The more we learn about the relationship between the food environment and chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, the...