| Title |
The Fast Food and Obesity Link: Consumption Patterns and Severity of Obesity
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Obesity Surgery, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11695-012-0601-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ginny Garcia, Thankam S. Sunil, Pedro Hinojosa |
| Abstract |
Rates of extreme forms of obesity are rapidly rising, as is the use of bariatric surgery for its treatment. The aim of the present study was to examine selected behavioral factors associated with severity of obesity among preoperative bariatric surgery patients in the San Antonio area, focusing specifically on the effects of fast food consumption. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 166 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 42 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 7% |
| Researcher | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 13% |
| Unknown | 38 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 7% |
| Psychology | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 15% |
| Unknown | 47 | 28% |
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