Fast food consumption in children.
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چکیده
Fast food culture is an emerging trend among the younger generation. The ready availability, taste, low cost, marketing strategies and peer pressure make them popular with children and adolescents. Fast food restaurants are primed to maximize the speed, efficiency and conformity. The menu is kept limited and standardized essentially to minimize the waiting time so that the customers eat quickly and leave. This perspective delineates the emerging fast food culture in India, its impact on children and strategies to counter it.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 48 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011