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Fast-Food Consumption, Dietary Quality, and Dietary Intake of Adolescents in Saudi Arabia

High fast-food consumption is a common public-health concern among adolescents, due to its link to a number of non-communicable diseases. Frequent consumption of fast food may also affect diets of individuals; however, research addressing this issue is lacking in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to investigat...

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Autores principales: Mumena, Walaa A., Ateek, Amaal A., Alamri, Rawan K., Alobaid, Sarah A., Alshallali, Salwa H., Afifi, Samah Y., Aljohani, Ghaida A., Kutbi, Hebah A.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429802
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215083
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author Mumena, Walaa A.
Ateek, Amaal A.
Alamri, Rawan K.
Alobaid, Sarah A.
Alshallali, Salwa H.
Afifi, Samah Y.
Aljohani, Ghaida A.
Kutbi, Hebah A.
author_facet Mumena, Walaa A.
Ateek, Amaal A.
Alamri, Rawan K.
Alobaid, Sarah A.
Alshallali, Salwa H.
Afifi, Samah Y.
Aljohani, Ghaida A.
Kutbi, Hebah A.
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description High fast-food consumption is a common public-health concern among adolescents, due to its link to a number of non-communicable diseases. Frequent consumption of fast food may also affect diets of individuals; however, research addressing this issue is lacking in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to investigate the association between fast-food consumption, dietary quality, and dietary intake of adolescents in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study of 617 healthy adolescents aged 11–18 years, who were recruited randomly from 16 middle- and high-schools located in Jeddah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic data were collected from parents. Dietary data, including the frequency of fast-food consumption, dietary quality (assessed using the short-form food frequency questionnaire), and dietary intake (assessed using multiple 24 h diet recalls from a subsample), were collected from the adolescents. Approximately one-third of adolescents (28.5%) reported frequent fast-food consumption (>two times a week). Results showed that a higher proportion of male adolescents frequently consumed fast-food, compared with female adolescents (32.8% vs. 24.8%, p = 0.039). Adolescents with the highest monthly family-income (≥SAR 21,000 ) reported a significantly higher frequency of fast-food consumption compared with families with a lower monthly income (p = 0.009). Frequency of fast-food consumption predicted lower dietary-quality in adolescents (Beta (B) = −0.27 [95% confidence interval (CI): −0.35 to –0.18]) and higher carbohydrate and free-sugar intake (B = 6.93 [95% CI: 0.78 to 13.1], and B = 3.93 [95% CI: 1.48 to 6.38], respectively). In conclusion, nutrition-intervention programs aiming to limit fast-food consumption and enhance the dietary quality of adolescents in Saudi Arabia, are warranted.
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spelling pubmed-96907172022-11-25 Fast-Food Consumption, Dietary Quality, and Dietary Intake of Adolescents in Saudi Arabia Mumena, Walaa A. Ateek, Amaal A. Alamri, Rawan K. Alobaid, Sarah A. Alshallali, Salwa H. Afifi, Samah Y. Aljohani, Ghaida A. Kutbi, Hebah A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article High fast-food consumption is a common public-health concern among adolescents, due to its link to a number of non-communicable diseases. Frequent consumption of fast food may also affect diets of individuals; however, research addressing this issue is lacking in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to investigate the association between fast-food consumption, dietary quality, and dietary intake of adolescents in Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study of 617 healthy adolescents aged 11–18 years, who were recruited randomly from 16 middle- and high-schools located in Jeddah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic data were collected from parents. Dietary data, including the frequency of fast-food consumption, dietary quality (assessed using the short-form food frequency questionnaire), and dietary intake (assessed using multiple 24 h diet recalls from a subsample), were collected from the adolescents. Approximately one-third of adolescents (28.5%) reported frequent fast-food consumption (>two times a week). Results showed that a higher proportion of male adolescents frequently consumed fast-food, compared with female adolescents (32.8% vs. 24.8%, p = 0.039). Adolescents with the highest monthly family-income (≥SAR 21,000 ) reported a significantly higher frequency of fast-food consumption compared with families with a lower monthly income (p = 0.009). Frequency of fast-food consumption predicted lower dietary-quality in adolescents (Beta (B) = −0.27 [95% confidence interval (CI): −0.35 to –0.18]) and higher carbohydrate and free-sugar intake (B = 6.93 [95% CI: 0.78 to 13.1], and B = 3.93 [95% CI: 1.48 to 6.38], respectively). In conclusion, nutrition-intervention programs aiming to limit fast-food consumption and enhance the dietary quality of adolescents in Saudi Arabia, are warranted. MDPI 2022-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9690717/ /pubmed/36429802 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215083 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mumena, Walaa A.
Ateek, Amaal A.
Alamri, Rawan K.
Alobaid, Sarah A.
Alshallali, Salwa H.
Afifi, Samah Y.
Aljohani, Ghaida A.
Kutbi, Hebah A.
Fast-Food Consumption, Dietary Quality, and Dietary Intake of Adolescents in Saudi Arabia
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title_sort fast-food consumption, dietary quality, and dietary intake of adolescents in saudi arabia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9690717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429802
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215083
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