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- Title
Estado nutricional e hábito alimentar de estudantes universitários em Instituição Pública do Brasil.
- Authors
Berbigier, Marina Carvalho; Ramos Magalhães, Cleidilene
- Abstract
This article aims to evaluate the eating habits and nutritional status of students who eat at the university restaurant (UR) of a public university in the south of Brazil, with the intention that, through a continuous process of nutritional surveillance, promotion of health strategies can be focused on the main needs of this population. A cross-sectional study evaluated 290 university students, through anthropometry with BMI and Waist Circumference, electrical bioimpedance to estimate body fat percentage and eating habits questionnaire. The sample was divided in three groups of consumption frequency in the UR, 31.7 % being daily consumers, 40.3% frequent consumers and 27.9% being casual consumers. Men corresponded to 57.6% of sampling and the mean age was 23.8 ± 5.64. It was found that 37.6% of the participants had inadequate fat percentage. It was observed sedentary lifestyle and traditionally Brazilian eating habits composed of characteristics recommended by the Ministry of Health, possibly influenced by their access to the UR.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n1.e8767