title: Going global: Indian adolescents' eating patterns.
abstract: To describe adolescents' eating patterns of traditional, global/non-local and mixed foods, and the factors that may influence food consumption, access and preferences, in a globalizing city.
  
  
  
  A representative sample of school-going adolescents completed a cross-sectional survey including an FFQ designed to identify traditional and global foods. Student's t test and ordinal logistic regression were used to examine weekly food intake, including differences between boys and girls and between adolescents attending private and public schools.
  
  
  
  Vijayapura city, Karnataka State, India.
  
  
  
  Adolescents (n 399) aged 13-16 years.
  
  
  
  Compared with dietary guidelines, adolescents consumed fruit, green leafy vegetables, non-green leafy vegetables and dairy less frequently than recommended and consumed energy-dense foods more frequently than recommended. Traditional but expensive foods (fruits, dairy, homemade sweets and added fat) were more frequently consumed by private-school students, generally from wealthier, more connected families, than by public-school students; the latter more frequently consumed both traditional (tea, coffee, eggs) and mixed foods (snack and street foods; P≤0·05). Girls reported more frequent consumption of global/non-local packaged and ready-to-eat foods, non-green leafy vegetables and added fat than boys (P≤0·05). Boys reported more frequent consumption of eggs and street foods than girls (P≤0·05).
  
  
  
  Adolescents' eating patterns in a globalizing city reflect a combination of global/non-local and traditional foods, access and preferences. As global foods continue to appear in low- and middle-income countries, understanding dietary patterns and preferences can inform efforts to promote diversity and healthfulness of foods.
authors.affiliation: 1Doctoral Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences,Laney Graduate School,Emory University,1518 Clifton Road NE,7040-J,Atlanta,GA 30322,USA.
authors.forename: Nida I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Community Medicine,Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, BLDE University,Vijayapura,Karnataka,India.
authors.forename: Shailaja S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Community Health Sciences,University of Manitoba,Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada.
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halli
authors.affiliation: 1Doctoral Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences,Laney Graduate School,Emory University,1518 Clifton Road NE,7040-J,Atlanta,GA 30322,USA.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.affiliation: 1Doctoral Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences,Laney Graduate School,Emory University,1518 Clifton Road NE,7040-J,Atlanta,GA 30322,USA.
authors.forename: Solveig A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male
keywords: Adolescents; Food; Globalization; India; Nutrition transition