Publications by authors named "Amber Carla Bastian"
Article Synopsis
- The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Singapore has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines on Lipids to provide clear, evidence-based treatment approaches for doctors and patients.
- This article shares the introduction and executive summary of the updated guidelines, which include specific recommendations for managing lipid levels.
- For further details, readers can access the full text of the guidelines on the MOH website.
Objective: To determine the demographic profile of fast-food consumers among adult Singapore residents and ascertain whether fast-food consumption frequency is associated with diet quality and weight status.
Design: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey including an FFQ and anthropometric measures. Participants were grouped based on their fast-food consumption frequency as non-consumer, occasional consumer or regular consumer, with regular defined as at least once per week.