The ability to delay gratification was significantly associated with less frequent fast food intake. This helps prevent unhealthy food choices and prevent obesity.
Eating Combo Meals At Fast Food Joints Linked To Kids Consuming High Calorie Beverages
Kids taking combo meals at fast food joints may end up consuming potentially unhealthy high calorie sugary drinks that are included in the combo meal package.
Kids taking combo meals at fast food joints may end up consuming potentially unhealthy high calorie sugary drinks that are included in the combo meal package.
‘The ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward appears to be protective against frequently eating at fast food establishments.’
To investigate further, researchers from the American Cancer Society along with colleagues at the University of California, Irvine, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, embarked on this study to identify factors that affect away-from-home eating. The study team analyzed responses from 5,871 U.S. adults taking part in a 2011 survey asking about lifestyle behaviors, including frequency of fast food consumption. Also included were questions measuring time preferences. Participants were asked whether they preferred an immediate dollar amount now or a larger sum later (e.g. $10 now or $12, $15, or $18 in 30 days).
The findings showed that willingness to wait for the larger amount was significantly associated with less frequent fast food intake. Those who most often chose the delayed sum were 26% less likely to consume fast food than those on the other end of the scale. There was no association with full-service restaurant intake.
One in Six Young People Eat Fast Food Atleast Twice a Day
Most young adults in the U.S feel that a meal is incomplete without meat and nearly 30% young adults eat meat atleast thrice everyday.
Most young adults in the U.S feel that a meal is incomplete without meat and nearly 30% young adults eat meat atleast thrice everyday.
"Our findings reveal that a high degree of future orientation appears to be protective against frequently eating at fast food establishments," said Kerem Shuval, PhD, of the American Cancer Society, lead author of the study. "It may be possible, and relevant, to assess and inform individuals of their tendency to delay, or not delay, immediate gratification, and find strategies to prevent unhealthy behaviors. For example, packing lunches and healthful snacks in the evening to bring to work could potentially prevent trips to the vending machine or the adjacent fast food establishment."
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Lower Risk of Obesity With Far-Away Fast Food Restuarants
African-American adults living closer to fast food restaurants had a higher body mass index than those who lived away from them, a new research shows.
African-American adults living closer to fast food restaurants had a higher body mass index than those who lived away from them, a new research shows.
Source-Eurekalert
Black Kids in US Being Targeted by Fast Food Restaurants
A new study says that black children and kids in middle-income and rural areas ate being targeted by fast-food restaurants in the United States.
A new study says that black children and kids in middle-income and rural areas ate being targeted by fast-food restaurants in the United States.
