Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-28-2011
Publication Title
Nutrition Journal
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
Background: Street Food (SF) consists of out-of-home food consumption and has old, historical roots with complex social-economic and cultural implications. Despite the emergence of modern fast food, traditional SF persists worldwide, but the relationship of SF consumption with overall health, well-being, and obesity is unknown.
Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional study. The study was performed in Palermo, the largest town of Sicily, Italy. Two groups were identified: consumers of SF (n = 687) and conventional restaurant food (RES) consumers (n = 315). Study subjects answered a questionnaire concerning their health conditions, nutritional preferences, frequency of consumption of SF and a score relative to SF consumption ranging from 0 to 20 was calculated.
DOI
10.1186/1475-2891-10-119
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Buscemi, Silvio; Barile, Annamaria; Maniaci, Vincenza; and Batsis, John A., "Characterization of Street Food Consumption in Palermo: Possible Effects on Health" (2011). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1538.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1538
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