Awareness of junk foods and health consequences among medical students
1*Thamarai R, 2 Sivakumar K
1Department of Biochemistry, Chennai medical college & RC, Irungalur, Trichy.
2Department of Medicine, Chennai medical college & RC, Irungalur, Trichy.
*Corresponding author: email: drthamsiva@gmail.com Phone: 919865878024
ABSTRACT
Junk food tastes good, but the negative effects on physical health last much longer. Junk foods have become a prominent feature of the diet of youngsters, especially in the developing country. The health problems that stem from overweight and obesity can shorten the life span. Future medical practitioners should know that these kinds of eating habits will create nutritional deficiencies along …show more content…
Based on this survey, 98.9% of medical students were aware of the definition of commercially available junk foods while only 6.9% were aware of the presence of Trans fatty acid in the junk foods. 11.6% of students were unaware of the fact that artificially added phosphate, in the form of a preservative, is routinely added in processed soft drinks. However, 48.4% of them were interested to obtain phosphate-related information, and thereby minimizing the consumption of processed food and soda drinks. Moreover, 67.7% were not at all aware of the factors which make the food to be called as junk foods. ------% of the students was not aware of the calories present per serving of …show more content…
---% of the students like to consume pizza, burgers, ---- % like to have fried chicken, --- % showed eagerness to eat chips, popcorns along with carbonated soft drinks. ----% choose the fast foods based on their taste, ----% prefer because of its cost is cheaper. ----% of the young medicos choose the fast food restaurants because of the hygiene, ---- % choose because of taste, ----% choose because of branded shops. However, students prefer to eat chips while in theaters (---- %), sitting in front of the TV (---- %).
Figure 4 shows the assessment of impact of commercialization of junk foods. -%mentioned Rs. 500 spent per week and ---% expressed Rs.200 spent per week ---% said less than Rs.--------- per week. ------% expressed the advertisements created a maximum interest in consuming junk foods and carbonated soft drinks. ---% mentioned that they buy for their friends. ---------------------------
Figure 5 shows the assessment of health education among young medical students. ---% noticed the ingredients on the label occasionally and most of them were not noticed. ----% expressed that they won`t allow the patients to eat and ---% showed interest to attend health education could be started from the school level to create awareness among children. ----% were not interested to attend any lectures and only---% showed interest to attend lectures.
1*Thamarai R, 2 Sivakumar K
1Department of Biochemistry, Chennai medical college & RC, Irungalur, Trichy.
2Department of Medicine, Chennai medical college & RC, Irungalur, Trichy.
*Corresponding author: email: drthamsiva@gmail.com Phone: 919865878024
ABSTRACT
Junk food tastes good, but the negative effects on physical health last much longer. Junk foods have become a prominent feature of the diet of youngsters, especially in the developing country. The health problems that stem from overweight and obesity can shorten the life span. Future medical practitioners should know that these kinds of eating habits will create nutritional deficiencies along …show more content…
Based on this survey, 98.9% of medical students were aware of the definition of commercially available junk foods while only 6.9% were aware of the presence of Trans fatty acid in the junk foods. 11.6% of students were unaware of the fact that artificially added phosphate, in the form of a preservative, is routinely added in processed soft drinks. However, 48.4% of them were interested to obtain phosphate-related information, and thereby minimizing the consumption of processed food and soda drinks. Moreover, 67.7% were not at all aware of the factors which make the food to be called as junk foods. ------% of the students was not aware of the calories present per serving of …show more content…
---% of the students like to consume pizza, burgers, ---- % like to have fried chicken, --- % showed eagerness to eat chips, popcorns along with carbonated soft drinks. ----% choose the fast foods based on their taste, ----% prefer because of its cost is cheaper. ----% of the young medicos choose the fast food restaurants because of the hygiene, ---- % choose because of taste, ----% choose because of branded shops. However, students prefer to eat chips while in theaters (---- %), sitting in front of the TV (---- %).
Figure 4 shows the assessment of impact of commercialization of junk foods. -%mentioned Rs. 500 spent per week and ---% expressed Rs.200 spent per week ---% said less than Rs.--------- per week. ------% expressed the advertisements created a maximum interest in consuming junk foods and carbonated soft drinks. ---% mentioned that they buy for their friends. ---------------------------
Figure 5 shows the assessment of health education among young medical students. ---% noticed the ingredients on the label occasionally and most of them were not noticed. ----% expressed that they won`t allow the patients to eat and ---% showed interest to attend health education could be started from the school level to create awareness among children. ----% were not interested to attend any lectures and only---% showed interest to attend lectures.