عنوان

Fast Foods:

1633216977

9781633216976

b540941

Fast Foods:

[Book]

Consumption Patterns, Role of Globalization and Health Effects.

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

[Place of publication not identified]

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

2014

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FAST FOODS: CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, ROLE OF GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH EFFECTS; FAST FOODS: CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, ROLE OF GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH EFFECTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Mineral Content in Fast Foods; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Essential Minerals Content; Calcium; Iron; Magnesium; Zinc; Copper; Selenium; Chromium; Manganese; 3. Toxic Metal Presence; Aluminium; Nickel; 4. Mineral Bioavailability in Fast Foods; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Dietary Fat and Coming out of Obesity-Related Metabolic Diseases; Abstract. IntroductionBrief Report about Food Transition; High-Fat Diet and Switch to Obesity-Related; Metabolic Abnormalites; High-Fat Diet and Insulin Resistence; High-Fat Diet: Insulin Resistance and Crosstalk with Inflammation; News Perspectives of Fish-Oil on the Obesity-Related; Metabolic Diseases; References; Chapter 3: Fast Foods in Transition and Nutrition Problems in Thailand; Abstract; Fast Food Culture in Thailand: From Past to Present; First Generation; Second Generation; Third Generation; Thai Consumer Behavior Regarding Fast Foods; Thailand's Nutrition Problems. Thailand's Food Safety ProblemsNutritive Values of Fast Foods in Thailand; Nutritive Values of First Generation Fast Foods; Nutritive Values of Second Generation Fast Foods; Nutritive Values of Third Generation Fast Foods; Fast Foods for NCD Reduction in Thailand; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Foods Currently Sold by Street Food Vendors in the Western Cape, South Africa, Do Not Foster Good Health; Abstract; Introduction; Background; The Definition of Street Foods; The Definition of a Street Vendor; The Western Cape, South Africa; Eating Patterns in the Western Cape Province. The Other Side of the Coin: Food Insecurity in South AfricaMethods Used in the Study on Street Food in Cape Town; Sample Selection; Procedures; Quantitative Research Methods; Qualitative Research Methods; Analysis of Data; Ethical Consideration; Results; Socio-demographic Data; Operational Information; Food Items Sold; Different Kinds of Cooked Food; Basic Facilities Available; Hygiene Status of the Vendors Who Sold Cooked Food; Hands, Utensils and Surface Cleaning Methods; Food Handling and Storage; Types of Surfaces on Which Food Was Prepared; Nutrient Content of Popular Cooked Foods. Nutrient AnalysisOther Food Items Observed to Be Vendor Favorites; Discussion; Conclusion; Recommendations; Acknowledgments; References; Index.

Modern societies appear to consume large amounts of convenience and fast food, and its growing popularity is clear. While the consumption of fresh foods has tended to decrease, fast foods are widely consumed as a regular of the habitual diet regularly, especially by older people who live alone, children and adolescents. This book discusses the consumption patterns of fast foods, as well as the role of globalization and the health effects of fast food.

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

[Book]

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