Nutritional Content of Street Food and Takeaway Food Purchased in Urban Bosnia and Herzegovina.

ABSTRACT: Street food (SF) and takeaway food (TAF) are important sources of out-of-home meals in urban Bosnia and Herzegovina, where diet-related non-communicable diseases are growing rapidly. This study aimed to characterise SF and TAF purchased in urban areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regarding customers' characteristics and the nutritional composition of the foods and beverages. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sarajevo and Banja Luka in 2017. SF (n = 194) and TAF vending sites (n = 154) were selected through random and systematic sampling. Data on the food items purchased and customers' characteristics were collected by direct observation. Nutritional composition was estimated using data from chemical analyses of the foods most commonly available. Two-thirds of the custome

SUBMITTER: Sousa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8620844 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature