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- Title
Effects of fast-food consumption on energy intake and diet quality among children in a national household survey.
- Authors
Bowman, Shanthy A; Gortmaker, Steven L; Ebbeling, Cara B; Pereira, Mark A; Ludwig, David S
- Abstract
Fast food has become a prominent feature of the diet of children in the United States and, increasingly, throughout the world. However, few studies have examined the effects of fast-food consumption on any nutrition or health-related outcome. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that fast-food consumption adversely affects dietary factors linked to obesity risk.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2004, Vol 113, Issue 1 Pt 1, p112
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.113.1.112