fast food has become a prominent feature of diet and has grown into a dominant dietary pattern among youth worldwide. it is difficult to escape noticing the colourful edifice and bill boards of these food outlets, one is probably just around the corner of your street. mr biggs, tastes fried chicken, sweet sensation, big treat, favourite etc. due to competitive nature of the market many of the f...

Summary 367 families comprising 2034 Persons were surveyed for their food consumption, as a Part of a comprehensive goiter research project in Shahriar. Results related to goiter have been published previously and in this report food consumption data are reported. Families were surveyed fat their nutrient intake and food habits using the 24-hour-dietary recall method. The results showed that ...

background and aim:in recent years, fast-food consumption has increased significantly among societies which is a consequence of many factors for example lifestyle changes. undoubtedly knowledge and attitude of consumers are factors can influence on fast food consumption by individuals. so, goal of this research is study of knowledge and attitude of medical students about fast food consumption. ...

background: two of the important radionuclides which are entered to environment and human diet are radium-226 (226ra) and cesium-137 (137cs). it is clear that the methods for preparation of foods such as peeling, washing, cooking or frying can affect the dose which is received by human due the to consumption of foodstuffs. an experiment has been performed at the environmental monitoring section...

By using the household data on food consumption, income and other social indicators including activity status, age, literacy, place of residence employment, and marital status, this paper aims to investigate the transitory impact of temporary and permanent income shocks on food consumption in Iran over the period 2009-2014. To study the deterministic effects of the household on food consumption...

Long-term dietary exposures to lead in young children were calculated by combining food consumption data of 11 European countries categorised using harmonised broad food categories with occurrence data on lead from different Member States (pan-European approach). The results of the assessment in children living in the Netherlands were compared with a long-term lead intake assessment in the same...

Many sociological studies to date have explored the role of food in marking distinctions between groups. Less well understood is how 'alternative' means of food consumption become figured in such relations. Drawing on accounts of food practice derived from 20 in-depth interviews and a two-year period of participant observation, this article considers the role of class culture in the practice of...