Fast Food Consumption Pattern and Its Association with Overweight Among High School Boys in Mangalore City of Southern India

Fast foods are quite popular among children owing to taste, appearance and hype created by mass media. However, the increased incidence of lifestyle disorders seen now-a-days at an early age could be attributed to fast foods. This study was done to assess the awareness of health hazards, consumption...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2015-05, Vol.9 (5), p.LC13-LC17
Main Authors: Joseph, Nitin, Nelliyanil, Maria, Rai, Sharada, Y P, Raghavendra Babu, Kotian, Shashidhar M, Ghosh, Tanima, Singh, Manisha
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