View related articlesView Crossmark data Conclusion: We observed that nutrition undergraduates reported high intakes of some healthy foods, particularly whole grains, vegetables and fruits and low intake of fast-foods and softs drinks. These results may be explained by intrinsic knowledge on food and nutrition provided by the Undergraduation, greater awareness of the impact of nutrition on health, bias of the methodology by responding to what is desirable, or a combination of all these possibilities. However, intakes of legumes and fish are lower than desired. These results raise a pertinent question: are nutrition undergraduates eating healthier than the general population or do they respond to some items according to what they believe to be expected of them?
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