Prevalence of Fast-Food Consumption, Overweight and Obesity among Female Students at University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen, 2023-2024

Abstract

Background: Fast food refers to any kind of food that is produced in standardized large amounts in very short time to be quickly offered to people who do not have the time to cook and can be given to the customer for take away. Several studies showed an association between fast food consumption and increased body mass index (BMI) which is a parameter used to assess overweight and obesity. In the past decades, there has been a drastic increase in the number of fast food restaurants world widening out of home is becoming common and popular dietary habits among university students, particularly those living away from their family homes or who stay most of the time away from home, which is a challenging and stressful condition noticeably affecting the trends in food selection. Aim: The aim of this study to To estimate prevalence of fast-food consumption, overweight and obesity among female students at UST University, Sana'a, Yemen, 2023-2024.