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Relation between Eating Habits and a High Body Mass Index among Freshman Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorGÜNEŞ, FATMA ESRA
dc.contributor.authorsGunes, Fatma Esra; Bekiroglu, Nural; Imeryuz, Nese; Agirbasli, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T18:05:18Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T18:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This study aimed to examine the relation between eating habits and a high body mass index (BMI) in first-year freshman university students and included 2525 freshman university students 18 to 22 years old from a Turkish population. Methods: in this study, 48% of the students were men. They were asked to complete a questionnaire on their dietary habits including the frequency of their consumption of individual food items, demographic data, and smoking habit. Results: The effects of eating habits on increased BMI (>= 25) were analyzed. Of 2259 subjects included in the analyses, 322 were overweight or obese and 1937 had normal and thin BMI (<25). Multivariate analyses identified male gender, recent weight change, and high number of meals as independent predictors of obesity/overweight. Frequent consumptions of beer, alcoholic drinks other than beer and wine (e.g., spirits including whisky, gin, raid, vodka), coffee, tea, coke, red meat, variety meat, and eggs were associated with a significantly higher risk of obesity/overweight, whereas frequent consumption of snacks was associated with a low risk. Conclusions: Findings of further studies, possibly taking into consideration the absolute quantities of consumption along with cultural and local issues, would guide the adoption of healthier feeding behaviors in this particular age group.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07315724.2012.10720024
dc.identifier.eissn1541-1087
dc.identifier.issn0731-5724
dc.identifier.pubmed23204153
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/230663
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000313470500005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjecteating habits
dc.subjectbody mass index
dc.subjectfreshman students
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectoverweight
dc.subjectFAST-FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY-STUDENTS
dc.subjectCOLLEGE-STUDENTS
dc.subjectENERGY-INTAKE
dc.subjectLIFE-STYLE
dc.subjectSNACKING PATTERNS
dc.subjectMEDICAL-STUDENTS
dc.subjectDIETARY HABITS
dc.subjectWEIGHT STATUS
dc.subjectOBESITY RISK
dc.titleRelation between Eating Habits and a High Body Mass Index among Freshman Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
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oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage167
oaire.citation.titleJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION
oaire.citation.volume31
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