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The Impact of Chemical Composition of Processed Foods on Human Health in Bangladesh

Abstract

Processed foods have become a staple in the diet of many Bangladeshis due to urbanization and changing lifestyles. However, their chemical composition raises significant public health concerns. Investigating chemical composition of processed food consumption in Bangladesh and evaluating its relationship to dietary quality are the goals of this study. This study applies data from a nationwide household food budget survey to a classification of foods based on the kind, degree, and purpose of food processing. Foods are divided into three categories: chemical composition of processed food (Group 3), processed culinary components (Group 2), and unprocessed or slightly processed foods (Group 1). The population was selected from Dhaka city in Bangladesh. The result of this study is the average per capita energy availability from food purchases was 8908 (SE 81) kJ/d (2129 (SE 19) kcal/d). Chemical composition of processed foods accounted for more than 61.7 percent of dietary energy (Group 3), compared to 25.6 percent from Group 1 and 12.7 percent from Group 2. The total diet included less fiber than advised and surpassed WHO upper limits for fat, saturated fat, free sugars, and sodium density. Additionally, it surpassed the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research's average energy density goal. When combined, Group 3 products are higher in fat, sugar, salt, and energy density than Group 1 and Group 2 products alone. According to the current analysis, any significant dietary change would need consuming significantly fewer chemical composition of processed food and a greater number of meals and dishes made with minimally processed foods and processed culinary components.

Country : Bangladesh/USA/India

1 Birupaksha Biswas2 Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury3 Sayed Sayem4 Abidul Hasan5 Md. Shamim Hossain

  1. Department of Public Health, Parul University, Gujarat, India
  2. Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
  3. Department of Statistics, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh
  4. Department of Optometry, Vision Spring Bangladesh Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
  5. Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

IRJIET, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2025 pp. 53-61

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2025.901007

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