H.G. Janssen|I.G. Davies|L. Richardson|L. Stevenson
Determinants of takeaway and fast food consumption: a narrative review
Liverpool John Moores University|Liverpool John Moores University|Liverpool John Moores University|Liverpool John Moores University
outofhome foods takeaway takeout fast foods become increasingly popular recent decades thought key driver increasing levels overweight obesity due unfavourable nutritional content individual food choices eating behaviours influenced many interrelated factors affect results nutritionrelated public health interventions majority research based outofhome foods comes australia uk usa issues poor dietary habits increased prevalence noncommunicable disease equal concern urban centres developing economies undergoing nutrition transition global scale present narrative review documents key facets may influence outofhome food consumption drawn biological societal environmental demographic psychological spheres literature searches performed references relevant papers used find supplementary studies findings suggest strongest determinants outofhome food availability density food outlets deprivation within built environment however association socioeconomic status outofhome food consumption challenged addition biological psychological drives combined culture overweight obesity becoming norm makes fashionable consume outofhome food factors including age group ethnicity gender demonstrate contrasting effects lack consensus concluded consideration determinants outofhome food consumption within specific populations crucial inform development targeted interventions reduce impact outofhome foods public health