Knowledge and perception of risks from food intake outside school institutions does not have a positive impact

Abstract

Within institutions, the quality of food can represent a utopia, since deficiencies in taste, variety and quality of products offered oblige students to leave institutions and consume processed food on the street, in both circumstances could Represent risks.

Aim. To describe the knowledge and perception of the consumers of foods elaborated in the street outside of school institutions based on the risk of consuming said foods.

Material and methods. A cross-sectional observational epidemiological study was carried out. For this purpose, it was necessary to apply 100 surveys to students of the Institute of Health Sciences (ICSa) who consume food outside the institution.

Results. The interviews indicate that students are aware of the risks of consuming processed foods with low standards of quality and health, and that, despite having negative repercussions on their health, they continue to consume them, low cost and accessibility is more important That the consequences of the consumption of these on your health.

Conclusion. The consumption of processed foods outside the school institution poses risks to the health of students, the burden of diseases related to contaminated foods is higher in these settings, ie, their impact is not positive on their health.