Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Diet and nutrition are the key determinants of human health. Socio-economic factors and income inequalities also have a bearing on health and nutrition as the income of different groups in society influences what they eat. In Botswana, small children consume excessive amounts of snacks with flavour and colour because cheap brands have hit the market. Consumption, mostly driven by flavour and taste, is largely defined by factors such as education level and socio-economic status, negative social and environmental influences. AIM: To identify the health effect stemming from enhancers, flavours and the volatile components used. METHODS: Identification of the ingredients and their health effect on the body using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry experiment. Parameters were auto tuned by the Chemstation software. RESULTS: The packaging shows ingredients with no nutritional information, expiry date, safety precautions and quantities of ingredients. Most of the ingredients used have listed health effects but not limited to nausea, Obesity, headaches and breathing difficulties. The experiment showed that the snack is made of complex compounds whose molecules are difficult to separate. CONCLUSION: This study validates the assertion that colour flavoured snacks are not healthy because the ingredients are synthetic, complex and cannot be completely digested by the body. The study confirms that children of parents with low educational level and socio-economic status, negative social and environment influences are the most affected.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-294,
title = {The Possible Health Effects to Children Who Eat Colour Flavoured Snacks},
author = {Neo Bridget Kenosi and MOSH. A ICOH},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Diet and nutrition are the key determinants of human health. Socio-economic factors and income inequalities also have a bearing on health and nutrition as the income of different groups in society influences what they eat. In Botswana, small children consume excessive amounts of snacks with flavour and colour because cheap brands have hit the market. Consumption, mostly driven by flavour and taste, is largely defined by factors such as education level and socio-economic status, negative social and environmental influences. AIM: To identify the health effect stemming from enhancers, flavours and the volatile components used. METHODS: Identification of the ingredients and their health effect on the body using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry experiment. Parameters were auto tuned by the Chemstation software. RESULTS: The packaging shows ingredients with no nutritional information, expiry date, safety precautions and quantities of ingredients. Most of the ingredients used have listed health effects but not limited to nausea, Obesity, headaches and breathing difficulties. The experiment showed that the snack is made of complex compounds whose molecules are difficult to separate. CONCLUSION: This study validates the assertion that colour flavoured snacks are not healthy because the ingredients are synthetic, complex and cannot be completely digested by the body. The study confirms that children of parents with low educational level and socio-economic status, negative social and environment influences are the most affected.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Safety Management Specialists, Gaborone. Botswana},
keywords = {health effect and additives, Socioeconomic status},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}