Assessment of dietary pattern and nutritional status of undergraduate students in a private university in southern Nigeria

Omage, Kingsley; Omuemu, VO

doi:10.1002/fsn3.759

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“…Dietary analysis of their usual home diet was reported to be inadequate in energy, carbohydrates and calcium, as well as low in serves of vegetables and dairy foods [15]. Overall, this is consistent with studies that show that university students are at higher risk of poor nutrition [16][17][18].…”

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Key Factors Influencing the Food Choices of Athletes at two Distinct Major International Competitions

Thurecht

Pelly

2020

Nutrients

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This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the food choices of athletes at the Universiade and Commonwealth Games and explore differences in the cohort across sport, competition history and demographic characteristics. A sample of 385 athletes (n = 153, 2017 Universiade, Taiwan; n = 232, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia), from 69 countries and 29 sports participated in this cross-sectional observational study. Participants rated 36 items from the Athlete Food Choice Questionnaire and 11 additional items (gut comfort, doping risk, availability, location, money, convenience, time of day, hunger, medical conditions, and food allergies) on how frequently (1 never to 5 always) each influences their food choices. “Performance”, “sensory appeal”, “food and health awareness” and “weight control” were reported as most frequently, while the least were “emotional influence”, “influence of others” and “food values and beliefs”. Commonwealth Games athletes were older, more experienced and more likely to report “performance” (median = 4.33 versus 4.00, U = 20250.0, p = 0.012) and less likely to report “emotional influences” (median = 2.80 versus 3.20, U = 14273.0, p = 0.001) than Universiade athletes. Greater numbers of younger athletes were often or always influenced by available money. Athletes across all sports reported frequently considering gut comfort in their food choices. These results can inform nutrition education strategies of high-performance athletes.

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Key Factors Influencing the Food Choices of Athletes at two Distinct Major International Competitions

Thurecht

Pelly

2020

Nutrients

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“…The analysis of dietary pattern gives a more comprehensive impression of the food consumption habits within a population. 4 Nutritional status is the sum total of an individual's anthropometric indices as influenced by intake and utilization of nutrients, which is determined from information obtained by physical, biochemical and dietary studies. It is a result of interrelated factors influenced by quality and quantity of food consumed and the physical health of an individual.…”

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“…It is a result of interrelated factors influenced by quality and quantity of food consumed and the physical health of an individual. 4 In this study, undergraduate students from colleges across India are taken into consideration and their dietary habits and diet diversity is assessed. The assessment of Diet Diversity Score is done via 24 hr Recall Method for the consumed food groups out of the total food groups classified according to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) for individual dietary diversity which include foods such as cereals, pulses, milk and milk products, meat, poultry and fish, green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, nuts and seeds, fats and oils, Vitamin A rich and other fruits.…”

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Assessment of Diet Diversity and Eating Pattern of Undergraduate Students: A Pan India Study

Kumar¹,

Ayub²,

Roy³

et al. 2020

IJMEDPH

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Introduction: Dietary diversity has been universally identified as a key element of high quality diets. The tendency among undergraduate students with poor dietary patterns is high, due to lack of parental supervision, incorrect knowledge regarding food habits, stress of academic, professional and social life. This study was carried out to assess the diet diversity and eating pattern of undergraduate students of various colleges in India. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 3046 undergraduate students across India by filling the online questionnaire shared through social media. The data on dietary diversity was collected by asking the number of consumed food groups in previous 24hr from the total food groups described by FAO, with anthropometric measurements. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 21. Results: Mean age of participants was 20.7±1.9 years, the majority being females. About 42.2% student's skipped breakfast 1-2 times per week and another 28.5% skipped 3 or more times. About 34.7% had poor DDS (Dietary Diversity Score) whereas 28.5% had good DDS. Higher DDS mean was found in males (3.67) than females (3.23), overall mean being 3.4. Among 869 people with good DDS, 63.1% had normal BMI and 57.1% availed their meals from mess. There is significant distribution of DDS among different regions (p=0.0007), graduation streams (p=0.0014) and source of meals (p<0.001). Conclusion: In this study, the diet diversity of about three-fourth participants was inadequate, showing their improper habit of food consumption and results also indicated their unhealthy eating pattern. Adequate dietary practice is recommended.

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“…The nutritional status of adolescents is the result of interrelated factors, influenced by the quality and quantity of food consumed and by the physical health of the Lifestyle and dietary patterns individual and has important implications for their health, thereby playing a key role in the development/ prevention of several chronic diseases. During adolescence, changes in an individual's lifestyle may affect eating habits and choices, but there are also physical changes that affect the nutritional needs of the body (90) .…”

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The relationship between lifestyle components and dietary patterns

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We conducted a narrative review on the interaction between dietary patterns with demographic and lifestyle variables in relation to health status assessment. The food pattern has the advantage of taking into account the correlations that may exist between foods or groups of foods, but also between nutrients. It is an alternative and complementary approach in analysing the relationship between nutrition and the risk of chronic diseases. For the determination of dietary patterns one can use indices/scores that evaluate the conformity of the diet with the nutrition guidelines or the established patterns (a priori approach). The methods more commonly used are based on exploratory data (a posteriori): cluster analysis and factor analysis. Dietary patterns may vary according to sex, socio-economic status, ethnicity, culture and other factors, but more, they may vary depending on different associations between these factors. The dietary pattern exerts its effects on health in a synergistic way or even in conjunction with other lifestyle factors, and we can therefore refer to a ‘pattern of lifestyle’.

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Assessment of dietary pattern and nutritional status of undergraduate students in a private university in southern Nigeria

Cited by 43 publications

References 24 publications

Key Factors Influencing the Food Choices of Athletes at two Distinct Major International Competitions

Key Factors Influencing the Food Choices of Athletes at two Distinct Major International Competitions

Assessment of Diet Diversity and Eating Pattern of Undergraduate Students: A Pan India Study

The relationship between lifestyle components and dietary patterns

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