Hulya Yardimci
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Yahya Ozdogan
Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Home Economics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Ayse Ozfer Ozcelik
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Metin Saip Surucuoglu
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The aim of this research was to determine fast-food consumption habits of university students. A total of 401 students, of whom 297 were female (74.0%) and 104 were male (26.0%), from different universities in Ankara constituted the sample of the research. It was determined that 98.0% of the students going to a fast-food restaurants. The percentage of those students who prefer to go fast-food both during the week and at the weekend is 43.8%. In the sample, the most preferred fast-food was pizza (285 points), followed by chicken doner (278 points) and hamburger (273 points); while the most preferred beverage was fizzy drinks (57.6%).
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Hulya Yardimci, Yahya Ozdogan, Ayse Ozfer Ozcelik and Metin Saip Surucuoglu, 2012. Fast-Food Consumption Habits of University Students: The Sample of Ankara. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 11: 265-269.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.265.269
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2012.265.269
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.265.269
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2012.265.269
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