Awareness, experiences, and beliefs related to ultra-processed foods among young people in Cebu, Philippines

IF 4.6 2区 医学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Appetite Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107688
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Ultra-processed food (UPF) intake is rising in low- and middle-income countries, where non-communicable diseases are now the leading contributor to disease burden. The purpose of this study was to assess awareness and knowledge of UPFs, factors that influence consumption of UPFs, and beliefs about the relationship between UPF intake and health among young people (18–20 years old) in a metropolitan area of the Philippines, a lower middle-income country. We conducted eight focus group discussions across four strata defined by gender and urban-rural neighborhood designation. We applied deductive and inductive codes to transcripts and organized codes into themes. Sixty participants were included in the study. Although most were unfamiliar with the concept of UPFs, participants demonstrated an intuitive understanding of the meaning of the term. Vendors in or around schools were commonly reported as a source of UPFs, though most participants reported consuming UPFs at home as well. Factors that were reported as having influence over participants’ UPF intake included taste, convenience, cost, influence from parents, peers, and others, and health knowledge and status. Participants expressed various beliefs about the link between overconsumption of UPFs and risk of multiple health outcomes, including diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease. Some males, but not females, believed that some UPFs were neutral or beneficial with respect to health. Commonly cited sources of information about UPFs and their link to health included parents, schools, and social media. This study provides important insights into the factors that drive UPF consumption among young people in a lower middle-income country and should inform efforts to reduce UPF intake among young people in this and similar settings.
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菲律宾宿务年轻人对超标加工食品的认识、经历和信念。
在低收入和中等收入国家,超加工食品(UPF)的摄入量正在上升,而这些国家的非传染性疾病现已成为造成疾病负担的主要因素。本研究的目的是评估菲律宾(一个中低收入国家)大都会地区的年轻人(18-20 岁)对 UPF 的认识和知识、影响 UPF 消费的因素以及对 UPF 摄入量与健康之间关系的看法。我们在按性别和城乡社区划分的四个阶层中进行了八次焦点小组讨论。我们对讨论记录进行了演绎和归纳编码,并将编码整理成主题。共有 60 名参与者参与了研究。尽管大多数人对 UPFs 的概念并不熟悉,但参与者对该术语的含义表现出了直观的理解。据报告,学校内或学校周边的小贩通常是 UPFs 的来源,不过大多数参与者表示也在家中食用 UPFs。影响参与者摄入 UPF 的因素包括口味、便利性、成本、父母、同伴和其他人的影响以及健康知识和状况。对于过度摄入 UPFs 与多种健康风险(包括糖尿病、高血压和肾病)之间的联系,参与者表达了不同的看法。一些男性(而非女性)认为,某些 UPFs 对健康是中性或有益的。关于 UPFs 及其与健康的关系,常见的信息来源包括父母、学校和社交媒体。这项研究为了解中低收入国家年轻人摄入UPF的驱动因素提供了重要启示,并为减少该国家及类似国家年轻人的UPF摄入量提供了参考。
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Appetite
Appetite 医学-行为科学
CiteScore
9.10
自引率
11.10%
发文量
566
审稿时长
13.4 weeks
期刊介绍: Appetite is an international research journal specializing in cultural, social, psychological, sensory and physiological influences on the selection and intake of foods and drinks. It covers normal and disordered eating and drinking and welcomes studies of both human and non-human animal behaviour toward food. Appetite publishes research reports, reviews and commentaries. Thematic special issues appear regularly. From time to time the journal carries abstracts from professional meetings. Submissions to Appetite are expected to be based primarily on observations directly related to the selection and intake of foods and drinks; papers that are primarily focused on topics such as nutrition or obesity will not be considered unless they specifically make a novel scientific contribution to the understanding of appetite in line with the journal's aims and scope.
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