Analysis Between Fast Food Consumption With Total Cholesterol Levels Among Employees in a Medical Faculty

Ardi Artanto, RA Tanzila, Fransiska Delvia

Abstract


Fast food is a type of food that consist of high energy and fat but also practical, easy to pack and serve as well. Fast food generally has a low fiber content. Low fiber consumption causes a lot of fat in the digestive tract to be absorbed into the body then it will undergo a number of metabolism which will form cholesterol, resulting in increased cholesterol levels in the blood. Levels of fat in the blood are influenced by several factors, one of which is diet. Frequent consumption of fast food that contains high fat is one of the causes of increasing total cholesterol levels in the blood. Fast food can increase the risk of dyslipidemia because fast food contains high saturated fatty acids and transfatty acids but low in nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. This study aims to determine to analyze the relationship between fast food consumption and total cholesterol levels among employees in a medical faculty. This research is an analytic observational study with a cross sectional design. Data were collected through the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and total cholesterol examination was performed with a rapid examination tool. The data were then analyzed using the chi square test. The sampling technique used is total sampling with 44 respondents. The results obtained p value of 0.001 (p <0.05) which means that there was a relationship between consumption of fast food and total cholesterol levels

Keywords: fast foods, cholesterol level


Keywords


Fast Foods, Cholesterol Level

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v36.2.4941

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