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Paudel, Radha, and Sarita Shrestha. "Awareness and Practice of Junk Foods among Adolescents in Secondary Level Students." Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital 20, no. 2 (September 6, 2021): 104–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/mjsbh.v20i2.30309.
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Introduction: Junk food consumption among adolescents has become a serious issue that may lead to harmful effects on health. Dietary patterns of people are shifting from homemade foods to junk foods. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the awareness and practice of junk foods among adolescents.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescents of secondary level students. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample and the sample size was 237. Data collection was done from April 15, 2019 to May 14, 2019. A set of semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse and interpret the findings.
Results: The findings showed that more than three-fifth (67.9%) of adolescents had a moderate level of awareness about junk foods. Half (49.4%) of them consumed junk foods highly. All (100%) adolescents have consumed junk foods regularly whereas two-fifth (42.2%) replaced meals once a week with junk foods. Four-fifth (82.3%) of adolescents did not bring tiffin from home. There was no significant association between the awareness and practice of junk foods (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: This study concludes that most of the adolescents possessed a moderate level of awareness of junk foods. Majority of them did not bring tiffin from their home. Around half of them consumed junk foods in their daily life. Majority of them were aware of junk foods, although they still consumed junk foods.
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Pahari, Sandip, and Nirdesh Baral. "Perception and Factors Influencing Junk Food Consumption among School Children of Pokhara." Journal of Health and Allied Sciences 10, no. 2 (October 7, 2020): 68–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.37107/jhas.140.
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Introduction: The main problem with junk foods is that they're low in satiation, that is, people don't feel as full when they eat them, which can lead to overeating. Another problem is that junk food tends to replace other more nutritious foods. In our diet over the time, urbanization and recent development in the foods industries have led to the notable increase in junk food production making them readily available, accessible and affordable. The main objective of this study was to understand the perception and identify factors influencing junk food consumption among school level children of Pokhara.
Methods: A cross sectional analytical study was conducted among 220 students of 12 different private schools of Pokhara of grade 4-9. Systematic random sampling was done to select the required samples and the data was collected using self-administered questionnaire and personal interviews.
Results: Majority (81%) of the students considered junk food consumption to be unhealthy. About half of the students were unaware of the nutritive value, quality of the food, ingredients, preservatives used and negative consequences of junk foods. There is a significant difference between the grade of the students and the average frequency of junk food use per week. The average consumption of junk food increases as the grades of students increases.(Chi square =53.025, p ≤0.01).
Conclusion: Consumption of junk food was notably high due to various enabling factors such as addictive taste, changing lifestyle, propagandist advertising and instant availability. Grade and sex of the students were found to be significant predictors in over consuming junk foods.
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Mandal, Suchandra Samanta, and Deb Prasad Sikdar. "Learning for Healthy Food Habit: Avoiding Junk Foods." IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies (ISSN 2455-2526) 7, no. 3 (June 27, 2017): 200. http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v7.n3.p4.
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<div><p class="UserBody">Dietary behavior is very important for the growth and development of human beings. Nutritional status of an individual is highly influenced by varied eating patterns. In recent years there is a tendency of excessive intake of dietary fats and sugars in comparison to fruits and vegetables. Especially children and adolescents are getting more and more addicted to junk foods and fast foods and pursuing an unhealthy food habit. The adults have also fallen prey to this menace. The consequences are obesity, various physical and mental complications, learning disorders, etc. This paper is aimed at finding out the actual reasons behind such problem and how it can be solved. Informal and formal learning may have profound effect in this regard. Children, youth and adults need to realize that they are vulnerable to rapidly changing world and have to learn how to cope with it. For this they require continuous building up of practical knowledge, attitude, skills and motivation that will lead them to a healthy lifestyle or healthy living.</p></div>
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Bhavani, V., and N. Prabhavathy Devi. "Junk and Sink: A Comparative Study on Junk Food Intake among Students of India." Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities 7, no. 4 (April 1, 2020): 13–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v7i4.1335.
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Background: Adequate and balanced nourishment is vital for upholding health and quality of life. Maintaining the right eating habits of college students means a lot for the prevention of many diseases that could occur in the adult period. Thus the purpose of the study is to assess the junk food consumption of college students.Aim: To study the dietary habits concerning junk food consumption of college studentsResults: About 16% consume junk foods daily. Hungry was the main reason to consume junk foods; Ice cream was the most preferred food for most of the participants. Majority of the participant mentioned taste as the major factor influencing the food intake.Conclusion: Nutrition professionals should take up the role and spread awareness in the general public and give them better guidance. A well-balanced diet, periodic physical activity, sufficient sleep, with good life style habits help in sound mind and healthy body leading to a happy life.
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Acharya, Shiva R., Sandip Pahari, Deog H. Moon, and Yong C. Shin. "Junk Food Consumption, Perceptions and Associated Factors among the Private School Children." Current Nutrition & Food Science 17, no. 6 (June 9, 2021): 634–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573401317666210208115732.
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Background: Urbanization and recent development in the food industries have led to a notable increase in junk food production, making them readily available, accessible and affordable. The main problem with junk foods is that they are low in satiation value. People do not tend to feel as full when they eat them, which can lead to overeating. Junk food tends to replace other, more nutritious foods. It is considered as one of the prominent causes of the pandemic of obesity. Objective: The study aims to find out the perception and factors influencing junk food consumption among private school children of Pokhara Valley, Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 220 students of 12 different private schools of grades 4-9 in Pokhara, Nepal. Systematic random sampling was done to collect samples. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square (χ2) test was used to find out the associated factors with junk food consumption. Results: Though the majority of the students (80.9%) stated, junk food was unhealthy but were predominantly lured by its taste. Taste (80.5%), lack of time (16.4%), advertisement (13.6%) and changing lifestyle (6.4%) were the major influencing factors for junk food consumption. Half of the students were unaware of the nutritive value, food quality, ingredients, preservatives used and negative consequences on health. Grade of the students and gender were found to be associated with the average frequency of junk food use per week and junk food consumption pattern, respectively. The data shows the average consumption of junk food increases as the students grew from smaller grades to higher ones (X2=53.025, P ≤0.01). Conclusion: Junk food consumption was notably high due to various enabling factors such as addictive taste, changing lifestyle, propagandist advertising and instant availability. Grade and gender of the students were the predictors of over-consuming junk foods.
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Vikraman, Dr Nisha. "Impact of Junk Foods and its Banning among Adolescent Girls." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Volume-2, Issue-1 (December 31, 2017): 69–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd5856.
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Tavassoli, Elahe, Mahnoush Reisi, Masoumeh Alidosti, and Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi. "The Relationship of Perceptions, Self-efficacy, and Junk Food Consumption With Demographic Variables in Female Students in Shahrekord." International Journal of Epidemiologic Research 5, no. 3 (September 15, 2018): 80–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijer.2018.18.
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Background and aims: Inappropriate or imbalanced consumption of foods may lead to several health problems, especially among adolescents, the complications of which will remain for several years. This study aimed to investigate perceptions, self-efficacy, and the status of junk food consumption and their relationship with demographic variables in female high school students in Shahrekord using Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods: This is a descriptive- analytic study conducted in academic year 2016-2017. Three hundred twenty-three adolescent girls (second grade high school students of Shahrekord) were selected through cluster sampling method. A standard questionnaire, according to the structures of health belief model (perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy) and a checklist for assessment of junk food consumption was used to collect data. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 16 and descriptive as well as analytic tests. Results: The mean age of the participants was 16.03 ± 1.24 years old. The mean scores of knowledge, perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy in proper consumption of junk foods were 55.66 ± 20.95; the mean frequency of junk food consumption among the students was reported to be 6.17 ± 3.18 times. There was a significantly inverse associations among perceived self-efficacy, severity, and benefit and junk food consumption. The mean frequency of junk food consumption in the schools under investigation was 6.67 ± 3.62 times. Conclusion: Considering the consumption of relatively high amounts of junk foods, the students’ low levels of knowledge and perception and the effect of peer groups, it is necessary to promote students’ nutritional knowledge, change adolescents’ diet, and pay more attention to packaging of healthy foods and making them more attractive
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Vaughan, Christine A., Deborah A. Cohen, Madhumita Ghosh-Dastidar, Gerald P. Hunter, and Tamara Dubowitz. "Where do food desert residents buy most of their junk food? Supermarkets." Public Health Nutrition 20, no. 14 (October 5, 2016): 2608–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s136898001600269x.
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Abstract Objective To examine where residents in an area with limited access to healthy foods (an urban food desert) purchased healthier and less healthy foods. Design Food shopping receipts were collected over a one-week period in 2013. These were analysed to describe where residents shopped for food and what types of food they bought. Setting Two low-income, predominantly African-American neighbourhoods with limited access to healthy foods in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Subjects Two hundred and ninety-three households in which the primary food shoppers were predominantly female (77·8 %) and non-Hispanic black (91·1 %) adults. Results Full-service supermarkets were by far the most common food retail outlet from which food receipts were returned and accounted for a much larger proportion (57·4 %) of food and beverage expenditures, both healthy and unhealthy, than other food retail outlets. Although patronized less frequently, convenience stores were notable purveyors of unhealthy foods. Conclusions Findings highlight the need to implement policies that can help to decrease unhealthy food purchases in full-service supermarkets and convenience stores and increase healthy food purchases in convenience stores.
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Madihah Shukri and Nor Farid Mohd Noor. "EATING STYLE AND THE NATURE OF FOOD CONSUMPTION: MAPPING INDIVIDUALS’ HEALTH RISKS." Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 17, no. 3 (December 8, 2017): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.17/no.3/art.232.
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Research examining whether psychological eating style is related to healthy or unhealthy eating patterns is required to explain the mechanisms underlying non-communicable diseases and obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether eating style predicts thenature of food consumption. This was a cross-sectional study of 588 adults (males = 231 and females = 357). Eating style (i.e. restrained, emotional, external eating) was measured using the short version of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ). The nature of food consumption was assessed using self-reports of consumption of fruits and vegetables, sweet foods, junk food, and snacks.The results revealed that restrained eating was higher in females and overweight participants. External eating,a higher frequency of snacking,and a higher frequency of junk food consumptionwere more prevalent among the younger participants. Consistent with previous Western studies, emotional eating was found to be the main predictor of consumption of less healthful foods (sweet foods, junk food, and snacks), whereas external eatingpredicted the intake of sweet foods. The intake of fruits and vegetableswas associated with restrained eating. In light of the significant associations between eating style and the nature of food consumption, acknowledging individuals’ eating styleshas implications for tailoring effective nutritional programs that address obesity and the chronic disease epidemic.
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Anderson, James W., and Katy Patterson. "SNACK FOODS: COMPARING NUTRITION VALUES OF EXCELLENT CHOICES AND “JUNK FOODS”." Journal of the American College of Nutrition 24, no. 3 (June 2005): 155–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2005.10719458.
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Parveen, Tasrina, Monisha Nath, Maitri Chakraborty, and Nirban Roy. "QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEPTIC ULCER PATIENT." International Journal of Advanced Research 9, no. 06 (June 30, 2021): 480–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/13037.
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New generation, which has been brought up in a world where geographical boundaries are no constraintis ready to try new recipes from across the world. The trend is catching up with the older generation also. But all such foods are not safe and can cause PUD. Various studies have shown detrimental effects of such so called junk foods on health of young adult males. Nowadays junk food has become the main attraction for the young generation as it also comes to western culture. The boys specially, who spend most of their time outside of their home, mainly eats unhygienic junk foods. For that reason, the attraction towards junk food increases and causes abnormalities to their digestion system, which ends in severe stages like ulcer. Most of the young people like to consume spicy and fatty foods, as spicy foods always look more colorful and more tasty than healthy foods which also causes extra attention to these foods. But they ignore the facts that spicy foods cause gas and acid formation and is very dangerous for health. Most of the young people are either engaged with study or engaged with jobs, and in both cases, they need to stay out of the house for maximum time which brings irregularity to their meal timing. The young adulthood is also sensitive because, at this age most people suffer from emotional stress which brings irregularity in sleeping, eating etc. These things affect their mental and physical health very badly as they can start smoking, drinking alcohol and can this lead to severe disorders like Gastrointestinal disorders, or ulcers. etc. Sometimes people take drugs as pain killers which can cause other severe disorders(ulcer). Therefore, this study is a reflection of the life style related issues which becomes the major factors of causing ulcer like severities.
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Petrunoff, Nicholas A., Rachel L. Wilkenfeld, Lesley A. King, and Victoria M. Flood. "‘Treats’, ‘sometimes foods’, ‘junk’: a qualitative study exploring ‘extra foods’ with parents of young children." Public Health Nutrition 17, no. 5 (November 27, 2012): 979–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012005095.
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AbstractObjectiveThe present study investigated parents’ understanding and approaches to providing energy-dense and nutrient-poor ‘extra foods’ to pre-school children and explored variation between parents of low and high socio-economic status in relation to these issues.DesignWe conducted thirteen focus groups. Data were subject to framework analysis.SettingChild-care centres in distinctly socially disadvantaged and socially advantaged areas.SubjectsEighty-eight parents of children aged 3–5 years.ResultsThe three most common terms parents identified to describe foods that are not ‘everyday foods’ were ‘treats’, ‘sometimes foods’ and ‘junk’. Parents’ perceptions regarding what influences them in providing food to their children included seven sub-themes: (i) the influence of the child; (ii) food-related parenting practices; (iii) health considerations; (iv) food costs and convenience; (v) external factors perceived as influencing their child; (vi) factors related to child care; and (vii) social influences and occasions. Parents’ decision-making processes regarding provision of ‘extra foods’ related to moderation and balance. Parents generally expressed the position that as long as a child is eating healthy foods, then treats are appropriate; and for many parents, this might apply frequently. All groups described the health of their child as an influence, but parents in low socio-economic groups were more likely to describe immediate concerns (dental health, behaviour) in relation to avoiding sugar-dense food or drink.ConclusionsThe belief that provision of ‘extra foods’ can be frequent as long as children are eating a healthy balance of foods is factored into parents’ decision making. Challenging this belief may be important for reducing the consumption of ‘extra foods’ by young children.
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Bayol, Stéphanie A., Bigboy H. Simbi, Robert C. Fowkes, and Neil C. Stickland. "A Maternal “Junk Food” Diet in Pregnancy and Lactation Promotes Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rat Offspring." Endocrinology 151, no. 4 (April 1, 2010): 1451–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2009-1192.
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With rising obesity rates, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is predicted to become the main cause of chronic liver disease in the next decades. Rising obesity prevalence is attributed to changes in dietary habits with increased consumption of palatable junk foods, but maternal malnutrition also contributes to obesity in progeny. This study examines whether a maternal junk food diet predisposes offspring to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The 144 rat offspring were fed either a balanced chow diet alone or with palatable junk foods rich in energy, fat, sugar, and/or salt during gestation, lactation, and/or after weaning up to the end of adolescence. Offspring fed junk food throughout the study exhibited exacerbated hepatic steatosis, hepatocyte ballooning, and oxidative stress response compared with offspring given free access to junk food after weaning only. These offspring also displayed sex differences in their hepatic molecular metabolic adaptation to diet-induced obesity with increased expression of genes associated with insulin sensitivity, de novo lipogenesis, lipid oxidation, and antiinflammatory properties in males, whereas the gene expression profile in females was indicative of hepatic insulin resistance. Hepatic inflammation and fibrosis were not detected indicating that offspring had not developed severe steatohepatitis by the end of adolescence. Hepatic steatosis and increased oxidative stress response also occurred in offspring born to junk food-fed mothers switched to a balanced chow diet from weaning, highlighting a degree of irreversibility. This study shows that a maternal junk food diet in pregnancy and lactation contributes to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in offspring.
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Shrestha, Mikha. "A Study on Consumer Buying Behavior towards Wai Wai Noodles in Kathmandu Valley." Management Dynamics 21, no. 1 (February 28, 2018): 55–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/md.v21i1.27047.
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This research overviews buying behaviours and their relations to the levels of consumer satisfaction. While approaching consuming behaviour, the researcher studies not only the act of purchase, but also the pre-purchase stage and post-purchase one. Only the whole study of buying behaviors gives a possibility to determine the relationship between buying behaviors and consumer satisfaction. This paper is aimed to showing that, while buying behaviors can be pre-determined to some extent, it is hard to manipulate them in order to increase satisfaction. In order to ensure customer satisfaction with products and services it is essential to study customer behaviors in a particular market and adjust the product according to them. The study focuses on the consumer’s buying behavior towards, ‘brand’ Wai Wai instant noodle in Kathmandu Valley and the reason behind its popularity, than other noodle across the consumers. Fast foods are the foods that can be prepared quickly and junk foods are the preprepared or packaged food. These foods do not take much time to cook and are also tasty, so they are quite popular among the people of every age group. The market of the junk foods is growing every year. There are a number of junk food production companies in the market and they are growing in size with the growing popularity of the junk foods. The noodles companies are producing noodles in large variety and taste so that the consumers of the noodles never get bored by the same taste every time. This has led to the increase of the noodles market globally. The market of Nepalese noodles companies have not only been limited within the country’s boundary but also it has been exporting its products to various countries. It still has the potential and scope to expand more.
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Scott, Caitlin. "Sustainably Sourced Junk Food? Big Food and the Challenge of Sustainable Diets." Global Environmental Politics 18, no. 2 (May 2018): 93–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00458.
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Sustainable diets are an increasingly debated policy concept to address many of the environmental, social, and economic issues in the food system. The role of ultraprocessed foods in sustainable diets has received less attention than meat, dairy, and eggs but is deserving of examination given the high environmental impacts and negative health outcomes resulting from consumption of these foods. Big Food companies that make ultraprocessed foods have focused their attention on sustainable sourcing as a significant sustainability strategy. This article argues that sustainable sourcing as a central strategy for Big Food firms has implications for the achievement of sustainable diets. First, sustainable sourcing lends legitimacy to specific discourses of sustainability that align with a growth imperative. Second, it perpetuates weak and fragmented governance, which can enhance the legitimacy of Big Food when participating in coordination efforts. These dynamics of sustainable sourcing are important for consideration given the legitimacy claims of these companies, which situate them as a key part of the solution in working toward food security and sustainability.
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Uzun, M., N. Atar, M. Kar, and A. Gündogdu. "PS-257 Danger In Child Nutrition: Junk Foods." Archives of Disease in Childhood 99, Suppl 2 (October 2014): A206.1—A206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307384.558.
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Kroth, Jerry, Ashleigh Briggs, Michelle Cummings, Gerardo Rodriguez, and Eva Martin. "Retrospective Reports of Dream Characteristics and Preferences for Organic vs Junk Foods." Psychological Reports 101, no. 1 (August 2007): 335–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.101.1.335-338.
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The authors investigated correlations between retrospective dream characteristics, food preferences, and eating attitudes. Graduate students (7 men, 42 women) at Santa Clara University were administered the MEGA food scale and the KJP Dream Inventory. High intake of organic food was positively correlated with reports of multiple dream factors. Conversely, high scores on preferences for fast food, potato chips, and carbohydrates were negatively correlated with several factors. Findings are discussed in terms of the hypothesis that certain foods may influence dreaming.
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Reichelt, Amy C., and Michelle M. Rank. "The impact of junk foods on the adolescent brain." Birth Defects Research 109, no. 20 (December 1, 2017): 1649–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1173.
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Nur Amira Abdl Rahman, Puteri, Rabitah Harun, and Nur Rashidi Johari. "The Effect Of Packaging Design Elements On Youth Purchase Intention Of Junk Food." JBMP (Jurnal Bisnis, Manajemen dan Perbankan) 6, no. 1 (April 30, 2020): 25–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/jbmp.v6i1.442.
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This research provides new knowledge on the purchase intention towards junk foods. The main purpose of this research study is to examine the packaging design elements as a determinant factor to purchase junk food among youth consumer that might be one of the most essential variable in marketing field. One of the aims of this study is covering the shortcomings of previous studies that didn't observe main factors that influence the consumer purchase intention toward junk food. The various packaging elements (packaging colour, packaging graphic, packaging size, packaging material and packaging label) have been conceptualized into integrated frameworks to investigate the factors that influence consumer purchase intention toward junk food products amongst youth. Data were collected from sample size of 322 respondents mainly degree students from the faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism, and Faculty of Engineering in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Penang. This study is further validated through a survey method used of questionnaire distribution. The data were further process and analyse using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. The findings revealed that only four elements which are packaging colour, packaging graphic, packaging size and packaging label are positively significant with consumer purchase intention toward junk food while the packaging material was not significant with the consumer purchase intention toward junk food.
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SUBEDI, SURAKSHA, SUVASH NAYAJU, SWETA SUBEDI, ASTHA ACHARYA, and ASHOK PANDEY. "KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON JUNK FOOD CONSUMPTION AMONG HIGHER LEVEL STUDENTS AT SELECTED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 8, no. 12 (January 18, 2021): 306–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i12.2020.2872.
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Background: Junk food is a term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, salt, and calories. Junk food can have a detrimental effect on levels of energy and mental well-being. Consumption of large quantities of junk food is associated with a drastic reduction in the consumption of nutritious foods such as milk, fruits and vegetables. High revenues, rapid urbanization, free home delivery, mouthwatering commercials and foreign cuisines have led to growing trend in the consumption of junk food.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, prevalence, practice and influencing factors of junk food consumption among students of educational institutions of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Methods: A Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Total 367 participants were selected from educational institutions of Kathmandu using simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using Semi-structured Questionnaire by self-administered method.
Findings: Around half (45.2%) of the respondent had poor level of knowledge, and only 19.1% of respondents had adequate knowledge regarding harmful effects of junk food consumption. All of the respondents had practice of junk food consumption.
Research implications: The outcome of this study provides detailed understanding of not only knowledge, prevalence and practice of junk food consumption among students but also the reasons and influencing factors for students to consume junk food regardless of their knowledge on harmful effect and complications of junk food consumption.
Practical Implications: The findings of this paper seeks to urge the concerned authorities to admit the fact that, the course with small topic regarding effects of junk food consumption alone cannot minimize the practice of junk food consumption among students, banning the advertisement which encourage the students to consume junk food is very crucial and to conduct the awareness programme regarding harmful effect of junk food consumption among all level of students through media and course work is necessary to prevent malnourishment and complications of junk food among students.
Originality: This is the first survey regarding knowledge and practice on junk food consumption among students of educational institutions, and the area (educational institutions) were selected to collect the data from the students of various background (age, education level, ethnicity etc.) at same time, so that the results can be generalized among student.
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Beauchesne, E., and W. Kondro. "Health Canada contemplates providing food industry with "discretionary" authority to fortify junk foods." Canadian Medical Association Journal 180, no. 12 (June 8, 2009): 1196–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.090897.
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Hegde, Amitha M., Tanvi Shah, Sherin Sara George, and Priyanka K. K. "Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Dietary Practices Among Rural School Children Around Mangalore - An Epidemiological Survey." Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 06, no. 03 (September 2016): 33–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1708659.
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Abstract Aim and Objectives: Healthy eating habits are essential not only for overall physical health, but also for the development and maintenance of a healthy oral cavity. Evidences indicate that dietary habits acquired in childhood persist through to adulthood, and the family and community have important roles to play in acquisition of nutrition related knowledge and practices. The purpose of this study was to survey the knowledge, attitudes and the eating practice of nutritious and junk food among rural school children and to assess any improvement in the attitudes and eating behaviours of the children with increasing level of knowledge. Materials and Methods: The questionnaire survey was conducted in eight government schools around Mangalore which included a sample population of 2,355 children divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of Class V to Class VII and Group 2 of Class VIII to Class X. A questionnaire consisting of seventeen multiple choice questions to assess the knowledge, attitude and daily consumption of nutritional as well as junk foods was used. Results and Conclusion: Our survey found that although there was better knowledge and attitude among the older children belonging to Group 2, there was an increased preference for junk foods among both the younger and older children alike, the taste and visual appeal being the major reasons. Despite increased awareness, consumption of junk food was still prevalent among the vast majority in all age groups.
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Sompotan, Leroy Lucano. "Junk Food Consumption as Risk Factor of Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome." Jurnal Ilmiah Kedokteran Wijaya Kusuma 6, no. 2 (September 4, 2017): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.30742/jikw.v6i2.55.
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Nowadays, infertile incidences in young married couple are increasing and the women got unreguler menstruation cycles that pretend a Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) predisposition. Accretion of PCOS incidences coincide with accretion of junk food (JF) consumption life style in women. This study is description from some literatures of predisposition of JF consumption life style towards PCOS incidence accretion. JF is being PCOS predisposition because its refined carbohydrate increasing insulin resistance risk; high glucose-salts-fats ingredients disturbing hormones balance; JF is processed using partial hydrogenated oil; frying of JF using oxidized oil that producing radical damage of the cell; JF is fried using high temperature over 100° celcius that inducing aldehid and keton formation; JF is fried using over 4 times heating. Thus, importance of education about JF consumption and healthy foods in family must be done since the child has born; socialization of JF hazard in the household scale; education of JF consumption and healthy foods in the school; restriction of business permit in JF; restriction and regulation of business advertisement in JF; accretion of business tax in JF; tightening of public regulation about healthy life style.Nowadays, infertile incidences in young married couple are increasing and the women got unreguler menstruation cycles that pretend a Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) predisposition. Accretion of PCOS incidences coincide with accretion of junk food (JF) consumption life style in women. This study is description from some literatures of predisposition of JF consumption life style towards PCOS incidence accretion. JF is being PCOS predisposition because its refined carbohydrate increasing insulin resistance risk; high glucose-salts-fats ingredients disturbing hormones balance; JF is processed using partial hydrogenated oil; frying of JF using oxidized oil that producing radical damage of the cell; JF is fried using high temperature over 100° celcius that inducing aldehid and keton formation; JF is fried using over 4 times heating. Thus, importance of education about JF consumption and healthy foods in family must be done since the child has born; socialization of JF hazard in the household scale; education of JF consumption and healthy foods in the school; restriction of business permit in JF; restriction and regulation of business advertisement in JF; accretion of business tax in JF; tightening of public regulation about healthy life style.
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Mondal, Suchandra Samanta, Santosh Mukherjee, and Deb Prasad Sikdar. "Construction of Knowledge Questionnaire Regarding Junk Food Consumption." International Journal of Health Sciences and Research 11, no. 6 (June 10, 2021): 107–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210615.
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Aim: The present paper aims to discuss on the construction and validation of a survey tool for measuring knowledge of people of West Bengal regarding junk foods. Method: Questionnaire was selected as the data collection tool. The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of certain dimensions and initially it had 41 items. At first, the questionnaire was administered to a target population of 30 respondents. After the pre-test among 30 respondents the readability, discrimination indices, and difficulty indices were determined for ‘Knowledge’ questionnaire. Rejection criteria were set for each parameter and the final questionnaire was constructed with the items retained after validation. The reliability of the tool was confirmed by Test-Retest method. Result: Finally, the knowledge questionnaire retained 31 items. Reliability co-efficient was found to be 0.76090 which was significant. Conclusion: Validity and reliability of the knowledge questionnaire were well established. There were 31 items in the final questionnaire depending on the rejection criterion. The high reliability of the questionnaire was found. This questionnaire will help to find out the level of knowledge of people regarding junk food and its effects on health. Key words: Junk food, Food consumption, Knowledge.
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Tejedor Martín, Francisco Javier, Begoña Pérez Llano, María Teresa Mijancos Gurruchaga, and Pilar Gonxález Panero. "El lenguaje y la educación alimentaria. Resultados de un cuestionario poblacional = Language and nutritional education. Results of a population survey." REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE COMUNICACIÓN EN SALUD 10, no. 1 (June 26, 2019): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.20318/recs.2019.4335.
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A efectos de valorar el conocimiento y uso de expresiones relacionadas con la alimentación como «comida basura», «guarrerías» y «snacking», y su importancia en la educación alimentaria se ha realizado un estudio utilizando un cuestionario entre individuos residentes en España. Los resultados permiten concluir que existe casi una identificación entre las expresiones «comida basura» y «comida rápida», y un alto grado de acuerdo entre «comida basura» y «alimentos poco saludables». Los principales alimentos incluidos son «refrescos», seguidos de «perritos calientes», «hamburguesa», «patatas fritas» y «pizza». Hay un amplio acuerdo en los dos principales motivos por los que se denomina «basura» a un tipo de comida: porque «favorece la obesidad», y porque «puede producir problemas cardiocirculatorios».El 96.3% conoce el término «guarrerías» relacionado con la alimentación, se asocia a «alimentación no saludable». Se relaciona con «chucherías», «golosinas», «bollería», y menos con «patatas chips», «snack salados» o «palomitas».«Snacking», sólo es conocido por el 52.87% de los encuestados, relacionado con «picoteo entre horas» y «consumo habitual de snacks».Se concluye que el uso de expresiones «comida basura» o «guarrerías» puede ser útil en campañas de concienciación sanitaria en el ámbito de la educación alimentaria.Palabras Clave: Lenguaje; Alimentación; Educación alimentaria; Comida basura; Guarrerías; SnackingAbastractIt is intended to assess the use and meaning of food-related expressions in Spanish language such as «comida basura» (junk food), «guarrerías» or «snacking». Methodology: A questionnaire has been developed and answered by residents in Spain. Results: An identification has been observed between the expressions «junk food» and «fast food», and a high agreement between «junk food» and «unhealthy food». The main foods included in this term are «refreshing drinks», followed by «hot dogs», «hamburger», «chips» and «pizza». There is broad agreement that the reason «food» is called «junk» is because it «promotes obesity», and because «it can cause cardiocirculatory problems». The term «guarrerías» related to food is known by 96.3% of surveyed, is related to foods such as «candies», «goodies», «buns», «chips», «salty snacks» or «popcorn». The consumption of «guarrerías» is associated with «unhealthy food».«Snacking» is only known by 52.87% of participants, is related to «eat between meals» and «habitual consumptionof snacks». Conclusion: The use of expressions such as «junk food» (comida basura) or «guarrerías» can be useful in nutritional and health education.Keywords: Language; Healthy nutrition; Nutritional education; Junk food; Snacking.
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Kaur, Nirmal, Neha Qumar, and Shubhi Agarwal. "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH OF LATE CHILDHOOD." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 6 (June 30, 2016): 72–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i6.2016.2640.
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Eat healthy and live healthy is one of the essential requirements for long life. Unfortunately, today’s world has been adapted to a system of consumption of foods which has several adverse effects on health. Lifestyle changes has compelled us so much that one has so little time to really think what we are eating is right or not. Globalization and urbanization have greatly affected one’s eating habits and forced many people to consume fancy and high calorie fast foods, popularly known as Junk foods. Diseases like stunted growth and obesity, constipation etc. have seen a profound rise in developing countries and such unhealthy junk food consumption is one of the notable factors to its contribution. This global problem of consuming junk food on a large scale and its impact on health that needs emphasis on health education which can greatly contribute to its limited consumption and switching over to healthy eating habits for the better living. By keeping in mind the following problems associated with fast food consumption the present study was conducted with the objectives i.e. to study the food habits of target group, as well as to study the health problems among target group. The result showed that cent per cent respondents consumed wafers and 93 percent, 90 percent and 86 percent used to have momo’s burger and spring roll and the frequency was thrice and twice a week respectively. That is why it was seen that due to the food consumption pattern the respondents were having less height as per their age (96 per cent) having the problem of obesity (93 per cent) constipation (86 per cent) abdominal Pain (83 per cent) and acidity (73 per cent).
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Almogbel, Ebtehal, Abdulkarim M. Aladhadh, Bashayer H. Almotyri, Ahmad F. Alhumaid, and Naila Rasheed. "Stress Associated Alterations in Dietary Behaviours of Undergraduate Students of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia." Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences 7, no. 13 (July 16, 2019): 2182–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.571.
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BACKGROUND: Psychological stress associated eating habits among public health have now become a global concern.
AIM: This study was undertaken to investigate the levels of psychological stress among undergraduate students of Qassim University and to explore the stress associated alterations in their eating habits.
METHODS: This is a cross-sectional survey conducted on 614 undergraduate students of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included questions on socio-demography and eating habits. Level of stress was measured by a standardised questionnaire highlights the levels of non-chronic stimulation through difficulty relaxing, nervous arousal and being easily upset/agitated, irritable / over-reactive and impatient.
RESULTS: Our results show that 28.2% of total participants suffered from some extent of stress. Among stressed participants, 17.3%, 49.1%, 24.8% and 8.7% of participants suffered from mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe stress, respectively. Stressed participants were more preferred to eat junk foods such as fast foods, snacks and beverages as compared with unstressed participants (p < 0.05) and the junk food preference was increased with the increase of stress levels. Moreover, non-stressed participants preferred more healthy foods such as vegetarian food, fresh fruits as compared with stressed participants (p < 0.05). Taste and easy to access were the main reasons for the preference of junk foods by the stressed participants.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first comprehensive study from Saudi Arabia to show stress associated dietary alterations in undergraduates of Qassim University. Data concluded that most of the young adults followed a healthy eating pattern, but a significant number from them were affected by stress. Therefore, specific intervention programs are strongly recommended for the reduction of stress and to improve their quality of life.
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Athavale, Priyanka, Nehaa Khadka, Shampa Roy, Piyasree Mukherjee, Deepika Chandra Mohan, Bathsheba (Bethy) Turton, and Karen Sokal-Gutierrez. "Early Childhood Junk Food Consumption, Severe Dental Caries, and Undernutrition: A Mixed-Methods Study from Mumbai, India." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 22 (November 20, 2020): 8629. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228629.
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In India, globalization has caused a nutrition transition from home-cooked foods to processed sugary snacks and drinks, contributing to increased early childhood caries (ECC). This mixed-methods study describes risk factors for ECC and associations with undernutrition in low-income communities in Mumbai. Interviews with mothers of 959 children, ages six-months through six-years, addressed maternal-child nutrition and oral health, and children received dental exams and anthropometric assessments. Focus groups with community health workers and mothers explored experiences and perceptions of oral health, nutrition, and ECC. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses of quantitative data, and content analysis of qualitative data were performed. Eighty percent of children lived 5 min from a junk-food store, over 50% consumed junk-food and sugary tea daily, 50% experienced ECC, 19% had severe deep tooth decay, 27% experienced mouth pain, and 56% experienced chronic and/or acute malnutrition. In children ages 3–6, each additional tooth with deep decay was associated with increased odds of undernutrition (Odds Ratio [OR] 1.10, Confidence Interval [CI] 1.02–1.21). Focus groups identified the junk-food environment, busy family life, and limited dental care as contributors to ECC. Policy interventions include limits on junk-food marketing and incorporating oral health services and counseling on junk-food/sugary drinks into maternal–child health programs.
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Sohani, Amit, and Chincholikar Sanjeev. "Defining some potential nutritional determinants of obesity in adolescent population." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 5 (April 27, 2019): 2028. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191813.
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Background: The basic cause of obesity is over nutrition easy and increasing availability of energy-dense, high-calorie foods/snacks and drinks are one of the factors that could significantly affect children’s energy intake.Methods: All adolescent school going boys and girls in the age group between 10 to 19 years were included as per definition of adolescent. 585 students were selected by systematic sample i.e. every third student was included in the study sample. A pretested standardized questionnaire which consisted of questions related to sociodemographic data and nutrition was used to screen the population for determining association between nutrition and obesity.Results: It can be observed that 28.21% students were vegetarian while remaining 71.79% were having mixed diet. It can be observed from the Table 2 that overweight and obesity are not related to frequency of consumption of meal, It can be seen that 30.97% overweight subjects had frequent junk food. There was a significant association between frequency of junk food and prevalence of overweight as well as obesity. 25.73% Students with overweight and obese subjects were frequent sweet eaters.Conclusions: Vegetarian diet or non-vegetarian diet did not have any effect on prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in adolescent population. Overweight and obesity are not related to frequency of consumption of meal. There was a significant association between frequency of junk foods, sweets with prevalence of overweight as well as obesity.
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Kourlaba, Georgia, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Kostas Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Kostas Marayiannis, Anargiros Mariolis, and Yannis Tountas. "Dietary patterns in relation to socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics among Greek adolescents: a multivariate analysis." Public Health Nutrition 12, no. 9 (September 2009): 1366–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008004060.
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AbstractBackgroundWe sought to evaluate the relationship between selected lifestyle and socio-economic characteristics and dietary habits of Greek adolescents.MethodsDuring 2004, 2118 school adolescents were selected from twelve schools in Vyronas region, Athens. Dietary intake was assessed through a semi-quantitative FFQ. Principal components analysis was applied to extract dietary patterns.ResultsSeven components, explaining the 50 % of the total variation in intake, were extracted. Component 1 (‘junk food’ pattern) was heavily loaded by the consumption of ‘sweet’ and ‘salty’ snacks, soft drinks and other ‘fast foods’. Component 2 was characterized as ‘red meat’ consumption pattern. Component 3 was characterized by the consumption of vegetables, fruits and juices. Component 4 was characterized by the intake of dairy products, pasta and wholegrain bread. Component 5 can be described as rice, fish, potatoes and poultry intake. Component 6 was characterized by the consumption of ‘traditional Greek cooked foods’ and legumes, and component 7 was characterized by the consumption of eggs and white bread. Time spent watching television was positively associated with the ‘junk food’ pattern and inversely associated with the ‘vegetarian/healthy’ pattern. Moreover, the ‘junk food’ pattern was positively related to smoking status and the ‘vegetarian/healthy’ pattern was positively correlated with sports activities outside school.ConclusionAn unhealthy dietary behaviour is associated with an overall unhealthy lifestyle. Taking into account the fact that unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle have been associated with increased obesity prevalence, school- or community-based programmes should be conducted promoting healthy dietary and lifestyle behaviours.
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Richards, Gareth, Alice Malthouse, and Andrew Smith. "The Diet and Behaviour Scale (DABS): Testing a New Measure of Food and Drink Consumption in a Cohort of Secondary School Children From the South West of England." Journal of Food Research 4, no. 3 (April 8, 2015): 148. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v4n3p148.
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<p class="Mdeck3abstract">A multitude of instruments exist to assess dietary intake. Many, however, are time-consuming to administer, focus primarily on macronutrient composition or the effects of specific micronutrients, and do not consider the effects of foods and drinks that fail to add significant nutritional contributions (e.g. energy drinks, chewing gum). In order to address these issues the current paper introduces the Diet and Behaviour Scale (DABS). This 29-item questionnaire is used to measure both the frequency and amount of consumption of common foods and drinks, with a particular onus on functional foods and dietary variables of current concern. The DABS was administered to a large cohort of secondary school children from the South West of England at two time-points. At Time 1 (December, 2012) the cohort consisted of 3071 pupils, 2030 of whom responded to the questionnaire; at Time 2 (June, 2013) 3323 pupils made up the cohort, and 2307 completed the questionnaire. Factor analysis yielded a four-factor solution labelled Junk Food, Caffeinated Soft Drinks/Gum, Healthy Foods, and Hot Caffeinated Beverages. When investigating how these factors were related to demographic and lifestyle variables, Chi-square analyses uncovered the following relationships: being male was associated with high Junk Food intake; sleeping for fewer hours than average, achieving low school attendance, and having poor general health were associated with high intake of Caffeinated Soft Drinks/Gum; lower school year, more sleep, more frequent exercise, and good general health were associated with high intake of Healthy Foods; and being male, having a special educational needs status, reporting fewer hours of sleep, and being in an older school year were associated with a high intake of Hot Caffeinated Beverages. Whilst controlling for demographic and lifestyle variables, logistic regression analyses determined that poor general health was predicted by high consumption of Caffeinated Soft Drinks/Gum and low consumption of Healthy Foods. Though additional studies are required to further test the questionnaire and its associated factor structure, the DABS is considered to be a useful self-report measure of certain aspects of dietary intake, and is proposed as a useful tool for future research investigating dietary influences on psychological variables such as mental wellbeing.</p>
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Tracy, Derek K., Dan W. Joyce, and Sukhwinder S. Shergill. "Kaleidoscope." British Journal of Psychiatry 210, no. 1 (January 2017): 87–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.210.1.87.
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Tapping into your New Year resolutions, we present some cautionary data to consider.Recent research on novel addiction types suggests that, in addition to hunger, the urge to eat is considerably influenced by environmental cues. Obese individuals have been shown to be more sensitive to these, with subsequent stronger craving and larger portion sizes. Neurobiologically, this has been linked with pathological alterations to cue-triggered motivational responses in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) parallel to those seen in drug addiction. Oginsky et al investigated the effects of a junk-food diet on obesity-susceptible and obesity-resistant rats. Glutamatergic calcium-permeable AMPA receptor (CP-AMPAR) functioning in the NAc showed more rapid and long-lasting (for weeks after cessation of junk-food consumption) increases in the obesity-sensitive group. CP-AMPARs mediate cue-triggered food seeking, and their changes in the brain occurred before weight gain. The data support the concept that ‘junk food addiction’ induced by the consumption of fatty and high-sugar foods may be contributing to the obesity epidemic.
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Costa, Caroline Santos, Bianca Del-Ponte, Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção, and Iná Silva Santos. "Consumption of ultra-processed foods and body fat during childhood and adolescence: a systematic review." Public Health Nutrition 21, no. 1 (July 5, 2017): 148–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980017001331.
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AbstractObjectiveTo review the available literature on the association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and body fat during childhood and adolescence.DesignA systematic review was conducted in the PubMed, Web of Science and LILACS databases. Studies that evaluated the association between consumption of ultra-processed food (exposure) and body fat (outcome) during childhood and adolescence were eligible.SubjectsHealthy children and adolescents.ResultsTwenty-six studies that evaluated groups of ultra-processed foods (such as snacks, fast foods, junk foods and convenience foods) or specific ultra-processed foods (soft drinks/sweetened beverages, sweets, chocolate and ready-to-eat cereals) were selected. Most of the studies (n15) had a cohort design. Consumption was generally evaluated by means of FFQ or food records; and body composition, by means of double indirect methods (bioelectrical impedance analysis and skinfolds). Most of the studies that evaluated consumption of groups of ultra-processed foods and soft drinks/sweetened beverages found positive associations with body fat.ConclusionsOur review showed that most studies have found positive associations between consumption of ultra-processed food and body fat during childhood and adolescence. There is a need to use a standardized classification that considers the level of food processing to promote comparability between studies.
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Huang, Donna, Amanda Brien, Lima Omari, Angela Culpin, Melody Smith, and Victoria Egli. "Bus Stops Near Schools Advertising Junk Food and Sugary Drinks." Nutrients 12, no. 4 (April 24, 2020): 1192. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12041192.
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Children rarely understand the full extent of the persuasive purpose of advertising on their eating behaviours. Addressing the obesogenic environments in which children live, through a quantification of outdoor advertising, is essential in informing policy changes and enforcing stricter regulations. This research explores the proportion of bus stop advertisements promoting non-core food and beverages within walking distance (500 m) from schools in Auckland, New Zealand while using Google Street View. Information was collected on: school type, decile, address, Walk Score®, and Transit Score for all 573 schools in the Auckland region. Ground-truthing was conducted on 10% of schools and showed an alignment of 87.8%. The majority of advertisements on bus shelters were for non-food items or services (n = 541, 64.3%). Of the advertisements that were for food and/or beverages, the majority were for non-core foods (n = 108, 50.2%). There was no statistically significant difference between the variables core and non-core food and beverages and School decile (tertiles), Walk Score (quintiles), and Transit Score (quintiles). 12.8% of all bus stop advertisements in this study promoted non-core dietary options; highlighting an opportunity for implementing stricter regulations and policies preventing advertising unhealthy food and drink to children in New Zealand.
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Waddingham, Suzanne, Stella Stevens, Kate Macintyre, and Kelly Shaw. "“Most of them are junk food but we did put fruit on there and we have water”." Health Education 115, no. 2 (February 2, 2015): 126–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/he-04-2014-0046.
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Purpose – The Australian Dietary Guidelines support good health and disease prevention. Children with healthy eating habits established early in life have been shown to continue these habits into adulthood compared with those children who have poor eating habits in their younger years. The nutritional intake of many Australian children is not in accordance with the national guidelines. The reasons children make the food choices they do are unclear from the literature. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This study used participatory action research methods to explore why primary school-aged children make the food choices that they do. A non-government primary school requested assistance in encouraging their children to make healthier choices from the school canteen menu. The authors gathered opinions from the children in two different ways; a group discussion during class and a “discovery day” that involved four class grades. The authors identified children’s food preferences and food availability in canteens. The authors explored how the children perceived healthy foods, the importance of a healthy food environment and what criteria children use to decide what foods to buy. Findings – Children’s food preferences were mostly for unhealthy foods, and these were readily available in the canteen. The perception about what foods were healthy was limited. Despite being asked to develop a “healthy” menu, the majority of choices made by the children were not healthy. Children described unhealthy choices as preferable because of taste of the food, if it was sugary, if it was quick to eat, available and cheap, the relationship of food and weather, the connection to health conditions and peer dominance. Practical implications – This study suggests that children make their food choices based on simple concepts. The challenge lies around producing healthy options in collaboration with the school community that match the children’s food choice criteria. Originality/value – This paper provides a modern and inspiring whole school approach based on equity and empowerment of the children. Discovering why children make food choices from the children’s perspective will help to present healthy options that will be more appealing for children. The methodology used to uncover why children make their food choices has also provided valuable insight into a study design that could be used to address other childhood research questions. The methodology offers an educative experience while gathering rich information directly from the children. This information can be used by the school to support children to have more control over their health and to develop behaviours to increase their health for the rest of their lives.
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Finardi, Corrado, and Gianluca Tognon. "“Is ‘junk food’ an ‘healthy’ concept?” the challenges of the current debate." British Food Journal 116, no. 8 (July 29, 2014): 1222–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-06-2013-0155.
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Purpose – The term “junk food” is for the most part currently used in the widest political and media debate, without reference to something tangible. The purpose of this paper is to pinpoint the delicate issues involved in moving towards a trans-national, unified, consensual definition of the term “junk food”, including social, economic, cultural, nutritional and methodological problems. Design/methodology/approach – Departing from the work done by international bodies (WHO, FAO-Codex Alimentarius, OECD, EFSA and European Commission) authors descriptively investigate possible background elements able to frame the surrounding debate about “junk food” (“nutrient profiles”, labelling provisions, institutional aspects, etc.). Findings – Presently there is a lack of a global consensus and of scientific basis to define clearly what constitutes “junk food” either on regional areas or globally. Despite of good metrics able to classify foods according to their nutritional quality, policy making relies yet on the concept that only diets or single nutrients can be focused as “good or bad”. Practical implications – A “junk food” taxonomy could be helpful to harmonize trade policies in internal markets (i.e. the EU) and at global level; but also to gain a wider social support for “hard” policy measures intending to counteract non-communicable-diseases (NCDs), and more generally, obesity and overweight. Social implications – A clear basis for “junk food” definition could be the first step to introduce otherwise controversial and easily opposable public health policies and campaigns, due to private interests of the different stakeholders. Even consumers may perceive food policies (in the sake of “food taxes” or “traffic light labelling”) as unfair, whereas not robust scientific ground has been previously given at the highest possible level. Originality/value – The value of this descriptive paper consists in addressing the shortcomings of global and regional nutritional policies framework in front of the emerging trend of “globesity”. Conclusions stress the need to find support for broader food policies (labelling, taxes, education, bans, etc.) which currently are on the rise but lack fundamental aspects of scientific and hence social support.
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Louie, Dexter, Eduardo J. Sanchez, Sean Faircloth, and William A. Dietz. "School-Based Policies: Nutrition and Physical Activity." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 31, S4 (2003): 73–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2003.tb00759.x.
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In spite of laws in many states regulating the nutritional content of foods and the availability of “junk food” and soda, a 2001 Surgeon General’s Report indicated that 15% to 20% of the nation’s children are overweight or obese. In areas that are predominately Hispanic and African American, the numbers rise to between 40% and 50%. Although there are continuing efforts to educate the adult population, many school systems and public health jurisdictions have had little impact on the rising numbers of overweight and obese children. This session described the process of initiating a student-based, student driven approach to obesity, junk food, and diabetes and disease prevention.A need existed for a grassroots approach at the student level to raise awareness of increasing obesity rates and diabetes and other related diseases in the adolescent population.
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Kaur, Nirmal, Neha Qumar, and Nisha Gangwar. "CONSUMPTION OF JUNK FOOD; A CAUSE OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG EARLY CHILDHOOD." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 8 (August 31, 2016): 141–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i8.2016.2572.
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Unfortunately, today’s world has been adapted to a system of consumption of junk foods which has several adverse effects on health.Thus the study was conducted to find out the food habits and problems associated with fast food consumption amongst the children of 3-6 years of age of Pilibhit District of UP. The result showed that cent per cent respondents consumed candies followed by potato chips, chocolate, ice-cream and soft drink, as 93.33 %, 90 %, 96.66 %, and 66.66 % respectively. Besides this the frequency of consumption was also very high. It was seen that due to the food consumption pattern the respondents were having the problem of dental caries (100%) halitosis (bad smell) (93.33 %) severe decay (93.33%) pain in teeth while consuming sweet hot and cold (80%) chalky white spots (80%) plague deposit on teeth surface (73.33 %) and brown spots (66.66 %). Junk food can affect a child’s physical development in detrimental ways, including unhealthy weight gain, which can result in self-esteem problems in future also. Thus it should be controlled.
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Partridge, Stephanie R., Alice A. Gibson, Rajshri Roy, Jessica A. Malloy, Rebecca Raeside, Si Si Jia, Anna C. Singleton, et al. "Junk Food on Demand: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nutritional Quality of Popular Online Food Delivery Outlets in Australia and New Zealand." Nutrients 12, no. 10 (October 12, 2020): 3107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12103107.
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The demand for convenience and the increasing role of digital technology in everyday life has fueled the use of online food delivery services (OFD’s), of which young people are the largest users globally. OFD’s are disrupting traditional food environments, yet research evaluating the public health implications of such services is lacking. We evaluated the characteristics and nutritional quality of popular food outlets on a market-leading platform (UberEATS®) in a cross-sectional observational study conducted in two international cities: Sydney (Australia) and Auckland (New Zealand). A systematic search using publicly available population-level data was used to identify geographical areas with above-average concentrations (>30%) of young people (15–34-years). A standardized data extraction protocol was used to identify the ten most popular food outlets within each area. The nutritional quality of food outlets was assessed using the Food Environment Score (FES) (range: −10 ‘unhealthiest’ to 10 ‘healthiest’). Additionally, the most popular menu items from each food outlet were classified as discretionary or core foods/beverages according to the Australian Dietary Guidelines. The majority of popular food outlets were classified as ‘unhealthy’ (FES range −10 to −5; 73.5%, 789/1074) and were predominately takeaway franchise stores (59.6%, 470/789, e.g., McDonald’s®). 85.9% of all popular menu items were discretionary (n = 4958/5769). This study highlights the pervasion and accessibility of discretionary foods on OFD’s. This study demonstrated that the most popular food outlets on the market-leading online food delivery service are unhealthy and popular menu items are mostly discretionary foods; facilitating the purchase of foods of poor nutritional quality. Consideration of OFD’s in public health nutrition strategies and policies in critical.
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Pamelia, Icha. "PERILAKU KONSUMSI MAKANAN CEPAT SAJI PADA REMAJA DAN DAMPAKNYA BAGI KESEHATAN." IKESMA 14, no. 2 (September 17, 2018): 144. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/ikesma.v14i2.10459.
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Adolescent nutritional needs need to be considered because in adolescence there is rapid growth and development. Unhealthy eating habits will affect adolescent nutrition. Unhealthy foods such as fast food are consumed by teenagers. At a time when everything is modern like now, teenagers want everything to be fast, including in choosing food. Fast food is also known to the public as junk food. Junk food is defined as food waste or food that does not have nutrients for the body. Eating junk food is not only in vain, but can also damage health. Fast food comes from western countries which generally have high fat and calorie content. Many factors influence teenagers eating fast food. These factors are discussed based on research articles and book references. Factors that influence consumption of fast food include taste, price, a comfortable place, and peer influence. Fast food can increase the risk of several diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and disorders of blood fat or dyslipidemia. Obesity or obesity is experienced by many children, adolescents, and adults. Obesity occurs because of a changing lifestyle, including eating patterns that often consume fast food. Eating fast food too often does not only cause obesity. However, from obesity experienced by someone, it will increase a person's risk factors for other degenerative diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
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Ong, Z. Y., J. R. Gugusheff, and B. S. Muhlhausler. "Perinatal overnutrition and the programming of food preferences: pathways and mechanisms." Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 3, no. 5 (May 14, 2012): 299–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s204017441200030x.
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One of the major contributing factors to the continuous rise in obesity rates is the increase in caloric intake, which is driven to a large extent by the ease of access and availability of palatable high-fat, high-sugar ‘junk foods’. It is also clear that some individuals are more likely to overindulge in these foods than others; however, the factors that determine an individual's susceptibility towards the overconsumption of palatable foods are not well understood. There is growing evidence that an increased preference for these foods may have its origins early in life. Recent work from our group and others has reported that in utero and early life exposure to these palatable foods in rodents increased the offspring's preference towards foods high in fat and sugar. One of the potential mechanisms underlying the programming of food preferences is the altered development of the mesolimbic reward system, a system that plays an important role in driving palatable food intake in adults. The aim of this review is to explore the current knowledge of the programming of food preferences, a relatively new and emerging area in the DOHAD field, with a particular focus on maternal overnutrition, the development of the mesolimbic reward system and the biological mechanisms which may account for the early origins of an increased preference for palatable foods.
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Miranda, Cristianny, Rafaela Cristina Vieira e. Souza, and Luana Caroline dos Santos. "Influence of ultra-processed foods consumption during pregnancy on baby's anthropometric measurements, from birth to the first year of life: a systematic review." Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil 21, no. 1 (March 2021): 9–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-93042021000100002.
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Abstract Objectives: to perform a systematic review of studies that investigated the influence of ultra-processed foods (UPF) consumption during pregnancy on child’s anthropometric parameters up to one year of life. Methods: cohort and cross-sectional studies were researched in BVS, Cinahl, Cochrane, Embase, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science databases until March 2020, and the main descriptors were: “Pregnant Women”, “Ultra-processed foods”, “Birth Weight”, “Smallfor Gestational Age”, “Infant”, “Newborn”. Results: seventeen articles were considered eligible and evaluated the associations between the exposures: ultra-processed dietary patterns; soft drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages; fast food, junk food, sweets, snacks and the outcomes: birth weight and its classifications; length and head circumference at birth; birth weight adjustments according to gestational age; weight/age, length/age, body mass index/age and weight/length indices. The results showed: 36 non-significant associations between the exposures and the outcomes; 13 direct associations (outcomes versus ultraprocessed dietary patterns, soft drinks, artificially sweetened beverages, sweets, junk food) and 5 inverse associations (outcomes versus ultra-processed dietary patterns, soft drinks). Conclusions: most of the evaluated literature did not demonstrate the influence of UPF consumption during pregnancy on the newborn’s anthropometric measurements up to one year of life and denoted a smaller number of direct and inverse associations between the exposures and the outcomes.
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Yegiyan, Narine S., and Rachel L. Bailey. "Food as Risk: How Eating Habits and Food Knowledge Affect Reactivity to Pictures of Junk and Healthy Foods." Health Communication 31, no. 5 (October 26, 2015): 635–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.987098.
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Campbell, Norm R. C., Kim D. Raine, and Lindsay McLaren. "“Junk Foods,” “Treats,” or “Pathogenic Foods”? A Call for Changing Nomenclature to Fit the Risk of Today's Diets." Canadian Journal of Cardiology 28, no. 4 (July 2012): 403–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2011.11.019.
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Kavle, Justine A., Sohair Mehanna, Gulsen Saleh, Mervat A. Fouad, Magda Ramzy, Doaa Hamed, Mohamed Hassan, Ghada Khan, and Rae Galloway. "Exploring why junk foods are ‘essential’ foods and how culturally tailored recommendations improved feeding in E gyptian children." Maternal & Child Nutrition 11, no. 3 (December 23, 2014): 346–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12165.
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Nayak, Rakesh K. "Pattern of fast or junk food consumption among medical students of north Karnataka- a cross sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 5 (April 24, 2020): 1839. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20201991.
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Background: The culture of fast food consumption is replacing the traditional meal. It is an emerging trend among the younger generation. Their ready availability, taste, low cost, marketing strategies and peer pressure make them popular. Stress in medical students’ life and study load would be factors that negatively influence their diet.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among undergraduate medical students of a medical college in north Karnataka from May to October 2018. 178 students consisting of both boys and girls participated in the study and were interviewed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data collected was analysed.Results: A total of 178 medical students participated in the study out of which 84 were males (48%) and 94 were females (52%). Majority of them (92%) resided in the hostel within the campus and only a few were local residents (8%). Mean age of subjects was 20±1.4 years. Taste was the main reason given by students which led to increased consumption of fast/junk food (46.7%). Chocolates were the most commonly consumed food followed by soft drinks. Majority of the students (87%) were well aware of the side effects of these fast/junk foods.Conclusions: Fast/junk foods preference and consumption are highly prevalent among medical students despite their knowledge about its health hazards.
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Cheung, Vivien Hui In, and Jimmy Chun Yu Louie. "Non-core food product advertising on free-to-air television in Hong Kong." Public Health Nutrition 23, no. 14 (June 11, 2020): 2457–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980020000907.
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AbstractObjective:To study the extent and nature of free-to-air television advertisements for non-core products (e.g., fast food or soda) directed at children in Hong Kong.Design:Television programs from two major Hong Kong free-to-air television channels airing between 06.00 and 24.00 hours from October 2018 to January 2019 were recorded. Eight nonconsecutive days (four weekdays and four weekend days) were selected for analysis. Pearson’s χ2 tests were conducted to compare the pattern of food advertisements by program categories, days of the week, television viewing periods and persuasive marketing techniques.Setting:Free-to-air television programs.Participants:Not applicable.Results:Of the 10 348 commercials identified, 18·4 % were for foods, and 35·2 % of these were for non-core items. Baby and toddler milk formula (19·5 %) were the most advertised food products, while the most frequently advertised non-core food was fast foods (12·3 %). There was a higher non-core to core product ratio during prime time than the children’s time slot (7 v. 1·7). Non-sports celebrity endorsement (27·1 %) was the most frequently used persuasive marketing technique overall, while that for non-core products was sensory characteristics (38·2 %). Most food product placements recorded were non-core products, mentions of local and fast food restaurants and recipe additions.Conclusions:Non-core products were highly advertised in Hong Kong, while core product advertising was infrequent. Regulations on junk food advertising in Hong Kong should focus on prime time, as well as on food product placement, to reduce children’s exposure to persuasive junk food marketing.
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Teferi, SC. "Street Food Safety, Types and Microbiological Quality in Ethiopia: A Critical Review." Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences 1, no. 5 (September 10, 2020): 127–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.37871/jels1130.
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Street food is food obtained from a street side vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall and it feeds millions of people daily with a wide variety of foods that are relatively cheap and easily accessible. Street food is intimately connected with take-out, junk food, snacks, and fast foods but it is not protected against insects, dust etc; which may harbor foodborne pathogens. Pathogens present in street vended foods come from different sources and practices, such as, improper food handling, improper waste disposal, contaminated water and improper storage temperature and reheating. Food borne illnesses are defined as diseases, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food. Like other African and World countries there are many food vendors in Ethiopia where they sell both raw and cooked food items along the streets of different cities but it is far more unhygienic due to several reasons. So the objective of this review paper was to assess the existing research about street food safety, types, hygiene knowledge, and preparation and forward suggestion for stakeholders/policy makers to bridge the gap. Majority of street vended foods in Ethiopia are contaminated by bacteria like Salmonella, S aureus, E coli so the Government should intervene and solve the issue before it is too late.
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CHAUHAN, ANAMIKA, and SANJAY KUMAR. "Junk Foods, Their Ill Effects on Human Health and Measures of Their Regulation." INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 9, no. 2 (October 15, 2016): 88–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.15740/has/ijms/9.2/88-94.
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ElGilany, AbdelHady, Doaa AbdelHady, and Randa Damanawy. "Consumption and knowledge of fast/junk foods among medical students, Mansoura University, Egypt." TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin 15, no. 5 (2016): 440. http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/pmb.1-1457503921.
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