The prevalence of general obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity in Iranian university students: A meta-analysis

Hojjati, Mehrnaz; Dehghan, Zahra; Salari, Nader; Abdolmaleki, Amir; Mohsenzadeh, Mehdi; Ahmad, Abdullahi; Khaleghi, Ali; Shohaimi, Shamarina; Mohammadi, Masoud

doi:10.1016/j.obmed.2023.100510

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“…This suggests that an important proportion of participants was overweight. In fact, this overweight value meets that found in other studies of higher education students, pointing to a prevalence of 20% [16,17,25]. However, this is lower than other studies which have pointed to a prevalence of overweight of around 30%, such as studies of higher education students in Pakistan [26] and Peru [18], and a prevalence of up to 40% has been found in Jordan [27].…”

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“…Different factors have shown significant influences on frequent fast food consumption, including characteristics such as sex, young age group, higher socioeconomic status [11,14,15], and higher body mass index (indicating pre-obesity or obesity) [16,17]. Factors such as taste, brand reputation, ease of access, convenient location, price, promotional offers, and fast service play significant roles in increasing fast food consumption in higher education students [14].…”

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Factors That Most Influence the Choice for Fast Food in a Sample of Higher Education Students in Portugal

Oliveira,

Raposo

2024

Nutrients

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The frequency of fast food consumption among higher education students is high, causing worrying implications for public health. This study aims to relate the factors that influence the choice for fast food with social factors, nutritional status, and fast food consumption in a sample of higher education students in Portugal. An online questionnaire was developed and disseminated by social networks among students during the first half of 2023. Two hundred and thirty-seven students participated, mainly female (65.4%), who were attending public higher education institutions (59.1%), with a median of age of 20.0 (19.0; 22.0) years, and about 20% of the sample had overweight. Approximately 80% consumed fast food, and almost 40% consumed it more than once or twice a week. Predominantly (78.0%), they chose hamburger meals, spending EUR 8.0 per meal. The factors that most influenced the choice of fast food were ease or convenience of preparation (59.9%), price (48.5%), and flavor (28.3%). There were also differences between sexes and between those attending public and private higher education institutions regarding whether they usually consume fast food or not. The body mass index was positively associated with age (r: 0.142; p = 0.029) and with fast food spending (r: 0.146; p = 0.024). The results have implications for public health and clinical nutrition, and can support more effective strategies to improve food choices in higher education students.

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