Fast food intake among adolescents: Secular and longitudinal trends from 1999 to 2004

Katherine W. Bauer; Nicole I. Larson; Melissa C. Nelson; Mary Story; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.021

Fast food intake among adolescents: Secular and longitudinal trends from 1999 to 2004

Katherine W. Bauer, Nicole I. Larson, Melissa C. Nelson, Mary Story, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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Objectives: To examine secular and longitudinal changes (1999-2004) in fast food intake among adolescents. Methods: Adolescents from Minnesota participating in Project EAT (n = 2516) were surveyed in 1999 and 2004. Mixed-model regressions were used to assess secular and longitudinal changes in percentage reporting frequent fast food intake (≥ 3 times/week) and weekly fast food intake. Results: Between 1999 and 2004, a secular increase in the percent of adolescents of middle (high school-aged) adolescents reporting frequent fast food consumption was observed (females: 18.9% to 27.3%, p < .01, males: 23.6% to 30.2%, p = .06). Longitudinal increases in frequent fast food consumption were seen from early to middle adolescence (females: 15.8% to 27.3%, p < .01, males: 16.8% to 30.2%, p < .01), and among males, from middle to late adolescence (23.6% to 32.0%, p < .01). Conclusions: The secular increase in fast food consumption among middle adolescents suggests that socio-environmental changes between 1999 and 2004 may have contributed to adolescents' fast food intake, while the longitudinal trends indicate the importance of developmental influences on fast food intake. The transition from early to middle adolescence, and for males, from middle into late adolescence, are key periods during which efforts to reduce fast food consumption are needed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	284-287
Number of pages	4
Journal	Preventive medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.021
State	Published - Mar 2009

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We would like to thank Mr. Peter Hannan for his statistical assistance with this paper. This study was supported by Grant R40 MC 00319 (D. Neumark-Sztainer, principal investigator) from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The first author is supported by the Adolescent Health Protection Program (School of Nursing, University of Minnesota) grant number T01-DP000112 (PI: Bearinger) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents of this paper are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.

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Adolescent
Dietary intake
Fast food

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Fast food intake among adolescents: Secular and longitudinal trends from 1999 to 2004

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