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Portuguese diet has been gradually diverging from the
basic principles of healthy eating, leading to an unbalanced dietary
pattern which, associated with increasing sedentary lifestyle, has a
negative impact on public health. The main objective of this work
was to characterize the dietary habits of university students in Viseu,
Portugal. The study consisted of a sample of 80 university students,
aged between 18 and 28 years. Anthropometric data (weight (kg) and
height (m)) were collected and Body Mass Index (BMI) was
calculated. The dietary habits were assessed through a three-day food
record and the software Medpoint was used to convert food into
energy and nutrients. The results showed that students present a
normal body mass index. Female university students made a higher
number of daily meals than male students, and these last skipped
breakfast more frequently. The values of average daily intake of
energy, macronutrients and calcium were higher in males. The food
pattern was characterized by a predominant consumption of meat,
cereal, fats and sugar. Dietary intake of dairy products, fruits,
vegetables and legumes does not meet the recommendations,
revealing inadequate food habits such as hypoglycemic, hyperprotein
and hyperlipidemic diet. Our findings suggest that preventive
interventions should be focus in promoting healthy eating habits and
physical activity in adulthood.
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Keywords
Foob habits BMI Fortified Foods Nutritional Defficiencies University Students
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Rodrigues TH, Lima MJR, Guiné RPF, Lemos ET. (2013) Evaluation of Eating Habits among Portuguese University Students: A Preliminary Study. Proceedings of the WASET – International Conference on Food Science and Nutrition 2013, Londres, Reino Unido, p. 808-812.