Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background . Choosing a healthy diet is an increasingly a challenge for university students. The objective of this study was to compare diet and overweight/obesity in human nutrition students (HNS) and students of other careers (SOC) from a university located in Lima, Peru. Methods . It was a cross‐...

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Autores principales: Solís Guevara, Fernando Daniel, Ruiz Mamani, Percy German, Saintila, Jacksaint
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description Background . Choosing a healthy diet is an increasingly a challenge for university students. The objective of this study was to compare diet and overweight/obesity in human nutrition students (HNS) and students of other careers (SOC) from a university located in Lima, Peru. Methods . It was a cross‐sectional study consisting of 158 students out of an initial sample of 170. Information was collected on the sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the participants and a validated questionnaire was applied to evaluate the frequency of food consumption. Results . There was no significant difference in diet between HNS and SOC ( p > 0.05). HNS most frequently consumed yellow/orange vegetables ( p = 0.020), purple vegetables ( p = 0.049), citrus fruits ( p = 0.029), eggs ( p = 0.002), whole milk ( p = 0.013), yogurt ( p = 0.017), tofu ( p = 0.003), olive oil ( p = 0.003), other vegetable oils ( p < 0.001), and alcoholic beverages ( p = 0.037) than SOC. In contrast, HNS had a lower frequency of nonfried tuber intake ( p = 0.039), fried tubers ( p < 0.001), milk desserts ( p = 0.048), flour fritters ( p = 0.027), cookies with chocolate ( p = 0.050), croissants ( p = 0.030), cookies with filling ( p = 0.024), candies ( p = 0.006), and soda ( p = 0.016) than SOC. Overweight/obesity was not different between HNS and SOC ( p > 0.05). Conclusions . This study found significant differences in the consumption of some foods between HNS and SOC. However, it found no significant difference in diet and overweight/obesity between HNS and SOC.
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spelling oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/31562026-11-02T22:00:04ZDietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional StudySolís Guevara, Fernando DanielRuiz Mamani, Percy GermanSaintila, JacksaintBackground . Choosing a healthy diet is an increasingly a challenge for university students. The objective of this study was to compare diet and overweight/obesity in human nutrition students (HNS) and students of other careers (SOC) from a university located in Lima, Peru. Methods . It was a cross‐sectional study consisting of 158 students out of an initial sample of 170. Information was collected on the sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the participants and a validated questionnaire was applied to evaluate the frequency of food consumption. Results . There was no significant difference in diet between HNS and SOC ( p > 0.05). HNS most frequently consumed yellow/orange vegetables ( p = 0.020), purple vegetables ( p = 0.049), citrus fruits ( p = 0.029), eggs ( p = 0.002), whole milk ( p = 0.013), yogurt ( p = 0.017), tofu ( p = 0.003), olive oil ( p = 0.003), other vegetable oils ( p < 0.001), and alcoholic beverages ( p = 0.037) than SOC. In contrast, HNS had a lower frequency of nonfried tuber intake ( p = 0.039), fried tubers ( p < 0.001), milk desserts ( p = 0.048), flour fritters ( p = 0.027), cookies with chocolate ( p = 0.050), croissants ( p = 0.030), cookies with filling ( p = 0.024), candies ( p = 0.006), and soda ( p = 0.016) than SOC. Overweight/obesity was not different between HNS and SOC ( p > 0.05). Conclusions . This study found significant differences in the consumption of some foods between HNS and SOC. However, it found no significant difference in diet and overweight/obesity between HNS and SOC.Article10.1155/2022/99576902-s2.0-85127945270https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/3156enJournal of Nutrition and MetabolismJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-0724Hindawi Limited2022-01-012026-06-27T02:36:11Z2026-06-27T02:36:11Z
spellingShingle Solís Guevara, Fernando Daniel
Ruiz Mamani, Percy German
Saintila, Jacksaint
Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study
title Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort dietary regimen overweight and obesity in human nutrition students and other majors a cross sectional study
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/3156
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