Table 2.

Accurate knowledge of female and male youth regarding the health risks of fast foods

	Combined		Males		Females
Knowledge regarding fast foods	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Fast foods are high calorie	470	74.1	162	72.3	308	75.1
Eating fast foods increases the risk of high cholesterol	297	47.4	75	34.1	222	54.7
Eating fast foods increases the risk of becoming obese	493	77.8	170	75.9	323	78.8
Eating fast foods increases risk of high blood pressure	344	54.4	118	52.9	226	55.3
Fast foods are energy dense	312	49.2	106	47.3	206	50.2
Eating fast foods increases the risk of heart disease	238	38.7	79	36.4	159	39.9