Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether reported fast-food consumption over the previous year is associated with higher childhood or adolescent body mass index (BMI).

Design

Secondary analysis from a multicentre, multicountry cross-sectional study (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) Phase Three).

Subjects and methods

Parents/guardians of children aged 6-7 completed questionnaires which included questions about their children's asthma and allergies, fast-food consumption, height and weight. Adolescents aged 13-14 completed the same questionnaire. The questionnaire asked "In the past 12 months, how often on average did you (your child) eat fast-food/burgers?" The responses were infrequent (never/only occasionally), frequent (once/twice a week) or v

SUBMITTER: Braithwaite I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4265088 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature