Food consumption among nutrition undegraduates from a public university

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Danila Soares de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Gomes, Daiene Rosa, Mattos, Mússio Pirajá, Alves, Gervana Rabêlo, Campos, Hudson Manoel Nogueira, Silva, Danielle Cristina Guimarães da, Pereira-Santos, Marcos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3441
• topic: Consumo alimentar; Estudantes; Universidade; Inquérito epidemiológico; Consumo de alimentos; Estudiantes; Universidad; Encuesta epidemiológica; Eating; Students; University; Health Survey

Undergrad life is marked by individual and collective experiences associated with family detachment, expansion of responsibilities, and the adoption of new behaviors, such as different eating habits. In this scenario, a question that arises is whether Nutrition students, familiar with the harms of an unhealthy diet, guide their food consumption based on the theoretical pillars of healthy eating. This cross-sectional study, conducted with 166 undergraduates, sought to characterize the food consumption of nutrition students from a public university in northeastern Brazil. Dietary intake was estimated by applying two 24-hour recall schedules. Data was analysed using comparison of means by independent t-test. University students average daily energy consumption was 2010.97 ± 575.65 kcal, of which 52.8% came from carbohydrates; 17.3% from proteins, and 30.8% from lipids. The participants reported an average of 5 ± 0.93 daily meals, mainly eaten at home. Conversely, water consumption corresponded to 1.73 ± 0.74 liters per day. Greater unfavorable changes in dietary intake were seen in male students who were overweight and in intermediate semesters of undergraduate study. Thus, significant aspects of life such as gender, nutritional status, and years of study can affect students’ food consumption.