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October 16, 2025The Journal of Clinical and Scientific ResearchOpen Access

Junk food consumption among undergraduate medical students in a medical college at Kolkata: A cross-sectional study

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SCSupantha ChatterjeeCollege of Medicine & Sagore Dutta HospitalSDSukesh DasNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyADAvijit DasIndian Institute of Technology Delhi

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Implication

Cross-sectional study reveals junk food consumption and associated health risks in medical students.

Key Points

  • Junk food consumption is prevalent, with 20.6% consuming it over 4 days a week.
  • Approximately 72.3% of medical students do not read nutrition information on junk food.
  • Sociodemographic factors like living status and parental occupation are linked to junk food habits.
  • About 24.1% of participants were overweight or obese, tied to junk food consumption frequency.

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Chatterjee et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f10ecee6a12fd042899ab8https://doi.org/10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_203_23
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