Food Behavior Correlated with Lifestyle Pattern and Societal Influences in a Romanian Students Population. Part I: Eating General Habits

Iuliana Vintila

Food Science and Engineering, Biotechnology and Aquaculture Department, “Dunarea de Jos” University, Galati, Romania..

DOI: 10.4236/fns.2013.47091                

Abstract

Input data from Students Food Behavior, Preference and Lifestyle Questionnaire conducted with 376 students from University “Dunarea de Jos” Galati (UDJG) were analyzed from socio-demographic criteria. The sample socio-demoraphic characteristics of the student population were investigated beside the general food & eating habits by gender. In the current study, most than three quart of students (76.06%) was of correct (normal) weight. Nearly 65.15% of the students reported having regular daily breakfast. The strongest correlation of having breakfast habit is show with the regular meal behaviour [r(3, 4) = 0.242] and regular meals were associated with reduced trends for BMI [r(4, 2) =－0.055].

Keywords

Food Habits; Eating Pattern; Body Mass Index (BMI)

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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