The rate of fast-food consumption among teenagers in Derna City \ Libya

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study is to find out about the fast-food consumption of adolescents between the ages of 13-25 years old in derna city and its effect on health.

the samples included 100 adolescents from both sexes, a descriptive cross-sectional study of teenagers was conducted.

the questionnaire was divided into two parts: the first part was related to socio-demographic information and part two to junk food patterns and influencing factors of junk food consumption.

a value of p < 0.05 was interpreted as statistically significant.

the findings revealed that more girls (67.0%) consumed fast food than boys, and approximately half (49.0%) of participants were consuming fast food as an alternative to the main meal, and more than half of participants (63.0%) were consuming soft drinks every day.

the results concludes that adolescents consumed a greater amount of junk food, which subsequently led to a majority of ill effects.