Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students
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Resumo: | Healthy foods should be available to anyone, especially young adults at educational institutions. University students can suffer a lack of preoccupation with their health and consequently also present unhealthy food choices, due to the adaptation of a new environment, study stress, lack of proper time management, and busy class schedules. This study consisted of two cross-sectional observational analyzes, in which students were randomly recruited from the university, and data was obtained through the Computer-aided web interviewing survey method, through a web-based questionnaire. The sample included 584 participants, 297 from 2018 and 287 from 2019. The preference and choice for a healthy snack bar in university facilities seem to be conditioned mainly by the price of meals, as most students mentioned this as the main condition of their choice, both in 2018 and 2019. In this sense, most respondents report that only "sometimes" would they be willing to pay more than usual or travel a longer distance, to dine in a healthier snack bar. We conclude that the factor that most influences the choice of healthy food is the price, but there is a higher demand and consumption trend for healthy food in young college students. |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university studentsFatores que influenciam a escolha de comida saudável nos estudantes universitáriosFood choiceConsumption trendsHealthy foodBehaviorsUniversity studentsEscolha alimentarTendências de consumoComida saudávelComportamentosEstudantes universitários.Escola Superior de Tecnologias e GestãoHealthy foods should be available to anyone, especially young adults at educational institutions. University students can suffer a lack of preoccupation with their health and consequently also present unhealthy food choices, due to the adaptation of a new environment, study stress, lack of proper time management, and busy class schedules. This study consisted of two cross-sectional observational analyzes, in which students were randomly recruited from the university, and data was obtained through the Computer-aided web interviewing survey method, through a web-based questionnaire. The sample included 584 participants, 297 from 2018 and 287 from 2019. The preference and choice for a healthy snack bar in university facilities seem to be conditioned mainly by the price of meals, as most students mentioned this as the main condition of their choice, both in 2018 and 2019. In this sense, most respondents report that only "sometimes" would they be willing to pay more than usual or travel a longer distance, to dine in a healthier snack bar. We conclude that the factor that most influences the choice of healthy food is the price, but there is a higher demand and consumption trend for healthy food in young college students.Alimentos saudáveis deveriam estar disponíveis para qualquer pessoa, especialmente para jovens adultos nas suas instituições de ensino. Devido à adaptação a um novo ambiente, stress provocado pelo estudo, falta de gestão adequada do tempo e horários ocupados pelas aulas, os estudantes universitários podem sofrer de falta de preocupação com a sua saúde e, consequentemente, também apresentar escolhas alimentares pouco saudáveis. Este estudo consistiu em duas análises observacionais transversais. Os estudantes foram recrutados aleatoriamente na universidade, e os dados foram obtidos através do método de pesquisa Computer-aided web interviewing, através de um questionário enviado pela web. A amostra final incluiu 584 participantes, sendo que 297 são procedentes da análise de 2018 e 287 de 2019. A preferência e escolha por um bar mais saudável nas instalações universitárias, parece ser condicionada, sobretudo, pelo preço das refeições, já que a maioria dos estudantes referiu esta como a principal condicionante da sua escolha, tanto em 2018, como em 2019. Neste sentido, a maioria dos inquiridos refere que só “às vezes” estaria disposto a pagar mais do que o habitual, ou percorrer uma maior distância, para efetuar as suas refeições num bar saudável. Concluímos que o fator que mais influencia a escolha de comida saudável é o preço, contudo parece existir uma maior procura, preocupação e tendência de consumo por comida saudável nos jovens universitários.Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e Ensino em Ciências da SaúdeDigitUMaSousa, BrunoPacheco, Catarina AlvesPereira, CarolinaBatalha, MarianaSantos, TâniaCarvalho, Rita Vitorino de2022-05-06T11:08:05Z2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4257engSousa, B., Ferreira-Pêgo, C., Pacheco, C. A., Pereira, C., Batalha, M., Santos, T., & de Carvalho, R. V. Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students. Biomed Biopharm Res., 2020; (17)1: 1-10. doi: 10.19277/bbr.17.1.22010.19277/bbr.17.1.220info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T12:57:31Zoai:digituma.uma.pt:10400.13/4257Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:08:10.995502Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students Fatores que influenciam a escolha de comida saudável nos estudantes universitários |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students Sousa, Bruno Food choice Consumption trends Healthy food Behaviors University students Escolha alimentar Tendências de consumo Comida saudável Comportamentos Estudantes universitários . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students |
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Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students |
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Sousa, Bruno |
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Sousa, Bruno Pacheco, Catarina Alves Pereira, Carolina Batalha, Mariana Santos, Tânia Carvalho, Rita Vitorino de |
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Pacheco, Catarina Alves Pereira, Carolina Batalha, Mariana Santos, Tânia Carvalho, Rita Vitorino de |
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Sousa, Bruno Pacheco, Catarina Alves Pereira, Carolina Batalha, Mariana Santos, Tânia Carvalho, Rita Vitorino de |
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Food choice Consumption trends Healthy food Behaviors University students Escolha alimentar Tendências de consumo Comida saudável Comportamentos Estudantes universitários . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão |
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Food choice Consumption trends Healthy food Behaviors University students Escolha alimentar Tendências de consumo Comida saudável Comportamentos Estudantes universitários . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão |
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Healthy foods should be available to anyone, especially young adults at educational institutions. University students can suffer a lack of preoccupation with their health and consequently also present unhealthy food choices, due to the adaptation of a new environment, study stress, lack of proper time management, and busy class schedules. This study consisted of two cross-sectional observational analyzes, in which students were randomly recruited from the university, and data was obtained through the Computer-aided web interviewing survey method, through a web-based questionnaire. The sample included 584 participants, 297 from 2018 and 287 from 2019. The preference and choice for a healthy snack bar in university facilities seem to be conditioned mainly by the price of meals, as most students mentioned this as the main condition of their choice, both in 2018 and 2019. In this sense, most respondents report that only "sometimes" would they be willing to pay more than usual or travel a longer distance, to dine in a healthier snack bar. We conclude that the factor that most influences the choice of healthy food is the price, but there is a higher demand and consumption trend for healthy food in young college students. |
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Sousa, B., Ferreira-Pêgo, C., Pacheco, C. A., Pereira, C., Batalha, M., Santos, T., & de Carvalho, R. V. Factors influencing healthy food choices of university students. Biomed Biopharm Res., 2020; (17)1: 1-10. doi: 10.19277/bbr.17.1.220 10.19277/bbr.17.1.220 |
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