Food consumption patterns among university students in Zamora

Aims: To assess, using a posteriori techniques, prevailing food consumption patterns of university students in Zamora and their association with food groups, in order to know how far can be away from a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and observatio...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Pastor, Rosario, Bibiloni Esteva, Maria Del Mar, Tur, Josep A
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/20477
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20477
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Students
Dietary patterns
Mediterranean diet
Western diet
Nutritional transition
Universidades
Dieta Mediterránea
Ejercicio Físico
Estudiantes
Femenino
Adolescente
Masculino
Conducta Alimentaria
Encuestas sobre Dietas
Humanos
Adulto Joven
Ingestión de Alimentos
Adulto
España
Young Adult
Spain
Adult
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Adolescent
Eating
Diet Surveys
Male
Female
Diet, Mediterranean
Universities
Exercise
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Resumo:Aims: To assess, using a posteriori techniques, prevailing food consumption patterns of university students in Zamora and their association with food groups, in order to know how far can be away from a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and observational study of a representative sample of university students in the province of Zamora (n = 213, 18-29 years). Food consumption was assessed using a validated semi-quantitative consumer frequency questionnaire, which included 64 foods, grouped into 13 food groups. Consumption patterns were determined by factor analysis. Results: University students in Zamora show two consumption patterns: Mediterranean, which accounts for 19.4% of the total variance and is characterized by consumption of dairy products, fish and seafood, meats and vegetables, sausages, cereals and tubers, fruit and vegetables and olive oil, and Western, which accounts for 22.2% of the total variance and is characterized by consumption of dairy products, eggs, meats and vegetables, sausages, nuts, other fats other than olive oil, pastries and sweets, prepared foods and sugar sweetened beverages, with low consumption of fruit and vegetables. The factor analysis shows a sample adequacy measure (KMO) of 0.615. Conclusions: The university students of Zamora are in nutritional transition, with a diet that moves away from the recommendations of the Mediterranean Diet.