"Fast Food and Nutritional Perceptions in the Age of "Globesity

Perspectives from the Provincial Philippines

Bibliographic Data

ID5372993
AuthorsTy Matejowsky (Eastern Florida State College, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume17
Issue1
Pages29-49
Publication date2009-03-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFood and Foodways (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0740-9710 • E-ISSN: 1542-3484
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07409710802701470
OpenAlexW2127724708
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited17

As the influence of corporate fast food expands outside of the U.S. and Europe, many of the health problems previously associated with Western eating habits and nutritional regimes are beginning to proliferate across the developing world. Significantly, their rise serves as a troubling indicator of the “globesity” that threatens to overwhelm existing health care systems worldwide. To better understand the role of fast food cuisine in this accelerating trend, this article examines prevailing fast food consumption patterns and nutritional perceptions in the contemporary Philippines. Data from a 2005 consumer survey completed by over 160 college students in a provincial Philippine city provide insights into how this style of cuisine is now conceptualized and utilized locally amongst young adults. No less significant, survey findings also establish a basis from which tentative conclusions can be drawn about fast food's growing impact on health and health behaviors in moderate and low income countries

Agricultural economics · Consumption (sociology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Food consumption · Geography · Perception · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Dietary Effects on Health · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology

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