The dietary and health behaviour of young people aged 18–25 years living independently or in the family home in Liverpool, UK

Beasley, Lucy J.; Hackett, A. F.; Maxwell, S. M.

doi:10.1111/j.1470-6431.2004.00394.x

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“…Similar results were found in a study on university students where 69% of them were not consuming the recommended fruit and vegetable intake (Huang et al, 2003). However, a study conducted one year later showed that students, who lived independently, away from home, had a healthier eating behaviour than the students living with their parents (Beasley et al, 2004).…”

Section: The Transitional Period and Risk Of Gain Weightsupporting

confidence: 80%

Dietary habits, obesity and university life for nurse undergraduates

Theofanidis

Fountouki

2018

Paradigma: Rev. Investig. Educ.

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Health behavior of nursing students is often inadequate in terms of dietary, physical activity, smoking and alcohol drinking habits. The main aim of this position paper is to explore dietary habits, obesity and university life on nurse undergraduates. This critical review covers three distinct dimensions of student life as related to nursing studies, i.e. the eating and lifestyle behaviors of nursing students; the transitional period and risk of gain weight; students’ national origin and eating behaviors.Obesity is increasing not only in the western world but in developing countries as well. University life is a transitional period where risk of weight gain is increased. Often, stress may lead students to ‘binge’ eating and weight problems. In terms of students’ national origin and eating behavior, dietary choices for nurse students are multifaceted, as their cultural backgrounds may be. Nurses, amongst other healthcare professionals, encounter barriers to positive lifestyles and healthy eating just as many of their patients do. Moreover, as healthcare professionals are regarded as potential health promoters, their own health behavior represents an important key clinical and educational function.Yet, nutritional knowledge is not easy to apply as there is so much misinformation readily available both online and elsewhere.Given the highly stressful conditions associated with their profession, nurses also need to care for their own health. Thus there is a need for designing educational programs for current nursing curricula to encourage healthy lifestyles which include coping with stress, increased physical activity, healthy food and drink choices.

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Section: The Transitional Period and Risk Of Gain Weightsupporting

confidence: 80%

Dietary habits, obesity and university life for nurse undergraduates

Theofanidis

Fountouki

2018

Paradigma: Rev. Investig. Educ.

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“…Other studies analyse the relationship between the food habits of young people and their lifestyles, especially in the passage from the family home to independent living (Beasley, Hackett, & Maxwell, 2004;Papadaki, Hondros, Scott, & Kapsokefalou, 2007;Riddell, Ang, Keast, & Hunter, 2011;Satalic, Baric, & Keser, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Food habits. Changes among young Italians in the last 10years

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a b s t r a c tThe study aims to identify future trends in food habits by comparing the food choices made in Italy by Generation X in the year 2000 with those of Generation Y in 2009. The analysis was conducted utilising the food expenditures surveyed by the National Statistics Institute on a representative sample of consumers. Segmentation was performed using the Latent Class Clustering in order to identify the principal food patterns and their evolution in the span of a decade. The results point out some trends of homologation in food consumptions that are potentially problematic from the viewpoint of the healthy aspects. An increase is noted among the so-called savers, characterised by a diet with a high energetic density, while a decline is noted among the young ''traditionals'' who stand out for their high consumptions of fruit, vegetables and fish. Out-of-the-home consumptions become established among singles, and there is an increase of easy to prepare and ready to eat products, especially among the young people with children of Northern Italy. These elements raise several issues with regard to social, economic and health implications. Public intervention becomes fundamental to provide information and stimulate markets in orienting producers and consumers towards virtuous models, compatible with the new demands of society.

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“…Germans with a Hauptschulabschluss (those who finish school after 9th grade, with no further education) are twice as likely to be overweight or obese than Germans with an Abitur (general qualification for university entrance; finishing school after 13th grade) or Fachhochschulreife (finishing school after 12th grade, no general qualification for university entrance) (Brombach et al, 2006). A study by Beasley et al (2004) find that respondents living independently are more likely to consume a "good" diet than those living in the family home (Beasley et al, 2004). Independent living may bring-on the responsibility of various food-related activities such as budgeting, purchase, preparation and cooking, which are skills that young adults may not possess when transitioning from a dependent living arrangement (Beasley et al, 2004;Crossley and Nazir, 2002).…”

Section: Obesity Residence and Food Choicementioning

confidence: 96%