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1 The onset of serious mental illness like psychosis occurs predominantly during ado overload from physical, emotional, social, an can result in anxiety, withdrawal, aggressi skills, and actual physical illness [5]. Th Organization estimates that 10-20% o adolescents worldwide have mental disord mental illnesses begin by the age of 14 and the mid-20s [6]. According to a study con Arabia, the prevalence of mental illness in s students was 48%. The same study found t than male students have psychiatric significantly severe symptoms (51% and 41 [7]. Another national study reported that the of psychological illnesses among adolescent one of the main health problems in this age [ Healthy development during adolescence r nutrition intake; however, there is eviden quality among younger generations has de

2 Qatif, Dammam, and Khobar cities in Eastern Arabia. All female secondary school studen except pregnant, special-needs, and home s schooled students. The students were invited the study via a mobile messaging applicatio the self-administered electronic questionn distributed by their teachers. The consent to ensured in the front page. A total of 30 st target population were excluded due questionnaires; the remaining 417 participan in the study. 3. Research Tools The anonymous electronic self-administer was divided into three parts. The first demographic data, which included age, mari monthly income, parents occupation, and ed family history of violence, personal history abuse and smoking, and the situation of liv

3 significant association was found between ex and duration of fast food consumption, wi correlation (p<0.05). However, neither of t scores were significantly associated with c consumption (Tables 4 and 5). A linear regression analysis was carried out predictors of mental health, with frequen consumption being the only significant pr (Table 7). 6. Discussion During the past few decades, the food cons have changed in Saudi Arabia along with changes contribute to many nutrition-relate including mental health. In this cross-sec aimed to examine the relationship betw consumption and mental health among fe

4 This study found an association between f food consumption and internalizing an disorders, even though current fast food cons no association with mental health. Sever reported a relationship between unhealthy health among of adolescents, such as an I Zahedi et al. (2014) that found an associat frequency of junk food consumption and ps [17]. Moreover, another study conducted in Jacka et al. (2012) reported an association be food (including fast food) consumption and adolescents [20]; similar results were also ob by Zahra et al. (2013) [18]. Furthermore, in t externalizing scores were significantly ass duration of fast food consumption, as has be other studies [4, 21]. This relationship could the association between eating low-nutrient-d mental problems through the direct imp inflammatory parameters, immune system biomarkers of oxidative stress responsi

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6 27;13(4):e Author Profile Ghadeer A. Alsaffar, born Feb. 17, 1990, Dhahr Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (MBB family medicine diploma, Currently, family (R3) at Saudi board family medicine, Eastern Arabia. Sharifah M. Alghamdi, born Jan. 10, 1986, Arabia. Attended Baljurashi public school a University (MBBS 2009). Public service resident and psychiatry, Join the family medic commission for health specialties, 2016 to date. Haifa Almahasnah, born Aug.8, 1988 at Damma Attended Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal univers General physician, Finished family 2017.Currently, family medicine resident R3 at for health specialties, 2017 to date.

7 Currently consuming Fast food Duration of fast food consumption (in years) Weekly frequency of fast food consumption More than once/days 9.1 Yes 6.5 No 5.9 < >5 6.5 Once 5.7 Twice 6.3 Most of the days 7.1 Daily 8.1 Table 6: Correlation between externalizing scores and significant variabl Correlation between internalizing score and sign Frequency of fast food consumption Duration of fast food consumption