Impact of Out-of-Home Meals on Public Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 4902
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Interests: nutrition; obesity; inflammation; eating behaviors; dietary patterns
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Dear Colleagues,
It is a great pleasure to announce a Special Issue on the "Impact of Out-of-Home Meals on Public Health" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
The popularity of out-of-home meals (takeaway food, fast food, ready meals) has risen significantly over the last few decades, and this type of food is currently an important and regular component of the Western diet. However, out-of-home meals tend to be more energy dense; higher in salt, total fat, saturated and trans fatty acids; and low in fiber compared with meals prepared at home. In addition, the consumption of out-of-home food may affect diet quality, including a higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, savory snacks, and sweets and a lower consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy products. These factors may underline the evidence linking the frequent consumption of meals prepared outside the home with adverse health effects, including an increased risk of hypertension, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
While the relationship between health outcomes and out-of-home meals has been explored, the majority of the previous studies only investigated the frequency of out-of-home eating, and have not considered the type and amount of food consumed, the overall diet quality, and other lifestyle factors. Therefore, more comprehensive studies are needed to advance the understanding of the relationship between out-of-home meals consumption and health consequences in order to find the best strategies to reduce any negative effects that their consumption may have on public health.
This Special Issue offers an opportunity to publish original articles and reviews that examine various aspects of the relationship between out-of-home meals and population health, including but not limited to: the nutritional quality of out-of-home meals; consumption patterns of out-of-home meals; determinants of out-of-home meals intake; the impact of out-of-home meals on diet quality and its relationship with health outcomes; interventions and policies to reduce any negative impacts of out-of-home meals on public health.
Dr. Agnieszka Jaworowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- out-of-home meals
- takeaway food
- public health
- fast food
- non-communicable disease
- dietary intake
- energy density
- nutritional quality of food
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