EFFECTS OF FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF BANKERS IN UMUAHIA NORTH

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction                                                                                                   

Background of the study                                                                            

Statement of the problem                                                                          

Objectives of the study                                                                              

Significance of the study                                                                          

CHAPTER TWO

Literature review                                                                                         

Unhealthy Fast Food                                                                     

Food and Cultural identity                                                             

Meals as Occasions for Socialization                                        

Perception of Different Types of Food                                        

Processed Food (Fast Food)                                                        

Appealing Nature of Fast foods                                                   

Relationship between fast foods and diseases.                     

Trend in the consumption of fast food in Nigeria                      

Obesity and its health implication                                                             

Cardiovascular diseases and its health implication                 

Cancer and its health implication                                                            

Hypertension and its health implication                                      

Effects of fast food on body weight                                             

CHAPTER THREE

Materials and method                                                                               

Area of study                                                                                  

Sample size                                                                                     

Study Design

Methods of Data Collection

Questionnaire

Anthropometric measurement 

Anthropometric measurement of height and  weight carried out on the respondents      

Body Mass Index (BMI) 

Statistical Analysis                                                                               

CHAPTER FOUR

Results and Discussions                                                                           

Person data of the respondents (bankers)                                       

Food consumption pattern                                                                  

Effect of fast food consumption                                                          

regression analysis result

CHAPTER FIVE

Conclusion and recommendation                                                                                    Conclusion                                                                                                         

Recommendation