Consumption of junk foods by school-aged children in rural Himachal Pradesh, India

There has been an increase in the consumption of junk food (JF) among school-aged children (SAC) possibly leading to obesity and diet-related diseases among them. We do not have evidence on consumption of JF in rural areas; hence, we conducted a study to assess the consumption of JF by SAC in rural,...

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Published in:	Indian journal of public health Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 65 - 67
Main Authors:	Gupta, Aakriti, Kapil, Umesh, Singh, Gajendra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2018 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Age groups Analysis Beverages Children Clusters Diet Enrollments Food Health aspects Health care Health promotion Junk food Junk foods Males Nutrition research Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) ready to eat foods Rural areas school-aged children Schools Socioeconomic factors Soft drinks unhealthy diet Vitamin deficiency India Himachal Pradesh India school-aged children Junk food ready to eat foods unhealthy diet
ISSN:	0019-557X, 2229-7693
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