Evaluación del consumo de alimentos de una población de estudiantes universitarios y su relación con el perfi l académico AbstractObjective: The purpose of this research is to assess the quality of the diet taken by the students of Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid) and to learn whether having a specifi c knowledge about nutrition produce positive effects in food behavior.Methods: 390 students were tested, 72.63% of them studied degrees in relation to health sciences whereas the remaining 27.37% did not. The students were between 18 and 25 years old. The information was gathered through a questionnaire. This information dealt with frequency of food consumption as well as weight and height in order to get the body mass index. Results: The breakdown of the population according to their body mass index was the following: 75.54% normal weight, 11.06% low weight, 13.4% obesity. These fi gures are considered normal and they are similar to other groups of students. Both groups (health science students and the others) showed a lower cereal, vegetable and fruit consumption in comparison with the recommended percentage; whereas the consumption of pulses was higher than the average in Spain and the average from other groups, almost reaching the recommendable minimum. In addition, both groups showed a high consumption of dairies. No striking differences have been found between both groups. When comparing both of them in relation to gender, women showed better food behavior since they ate more fruit, vegetables and white fi sh. Conclusion: No differences have been found between the group studying health sciences and the students studying other kind of degree. The obtained results show that the food consumption of the population is far from the stipulated recommendations; therefore, it would be necessary to design a new action plan regarding nutrition. ResumenObjetivo: el propósito de este estudio ha sido evaluar la calidad de la alimentación de los estudiantes de la Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid) y establecer si tener una formación específi ca sobre temas de nutrición produce efectos positivos en los comportamientos alimentarios. Métodos: la muestra estuvo formada por 390 estudiantes, 72,63% de Ciencias de la Salud (CS) y 27,37% de otras carreras (No CS), con edades comprendidas entre 18 y 25 años. A través de un cuestionario se recabó información sobre frecuencia de consumo de alimentos. También se obtuvieron datos sobre el peso y la talla para calcular el índice de masa corporal (IMC). Resultados: la distribución de la población según el IMC fue la siguiente: 75,54% normopeso, 11,06% bajo peso, 13,4% obesidad; valores dentro de la normalidad y similares a los de otros grupos de estudiantes. Los dos grupos presentaron un consumo inferior al recomendado de cereales, verduras, hortalizas y fruta; a su vez, el consumo de legumbres fue superior a la media española y a la de otros jóvenes, llegando casi al mínimo recomendado. También se dio, en ambos grupos, un elevado consumo de lácteos. No se ha encontrado difer...
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