A STUDY ON CHANGES IN FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS DURING THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD IN AMARAVATHY, FORT KOCHI
A Study on Changes in Fast Food Consumption among Adolescents during the Lockdown Period in Amaravathy, Fort Kochi Proshitha P. Shetty Student Bachelor of Education in Natural Science, Patriarch Ignatius Zakka-I Training College, Malecruz Email: proshitha97@gmail.com Abstract The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and lockdown measures, that were implemented in many countries in order to control the virus transmission, had negatively influenced the lifestyle of millions of people worldwide. In this study, I aimed to investigate the changes occurred in fast food consumption among the adolescents and young adults during the lockdown period. A survey was carried out in 20 subjects in the age group 12 -21 in the sub locality Amaravathy, Fort Kochi, by employing a questionnaire with help of Google Forms. The changes in fast food consumption was examined by analyzing the data collected from the respondents. The study revealed that 50% subjects has increased their fast food consu...