Self-Reported Nutritional Status and Breakfast Characterization in Latin American University Students.

Autor: Saavedra Clarke S; Carrera de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, Chile., Parra-Soto S; Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile.; School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Murillo G; Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica., Carpio-Arias V; Grupo de Investigación en Alimentación y Nutrición Humana (GIANH), Facultad de Salud Pública, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador., Landaeta-Díaz L; Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Salud y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago, Chile.; Núcleo en Ciencias Ambientales y Alimentarias (NCAA), Universidad de las Américas, Santiago, Chile., Nava-González EJ; Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México., Ríos-Castillo I; Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), Oficina Subregional de la FAO para Mesoamérica, Ciudad de Panama, Panama.; Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Panamá, Ciudad de Panama, Panama., Nuñez-Martínez BE; Coordinación de Investigación e Innovación Universidad María Auxiliadora, Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay., Gómez G; Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, San Pedro, Costa Rica., Araneda-Flores J; Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile., Cavagnari BM; Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Morales G; Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile., Meza Miranda ER; Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay., Bejarano-Roncancio JJ; Departamento de Nutrición Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Colombia., Mauricio-Alza S; Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima, Perú., Cordón-Arrivillaga K; Unidad de Investigación en Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (UNISAN), Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala., Durán-Agüero S; Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Ciencias para el Cuidado de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastian, Chile.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the American Nutrition Association [J Am Nutr Assoc] 2024 Mar-Apr; Vol. 43 (3), pp. 252-260. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 06.
DOI: 10.1080/27697061.2023.2263526
Abstrakt: Objective: To associate breakfast consumption frequency with self-reported nutritional status and dietary patterns of Latin American university students by human development.
Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, multicenter observational study. University students from 11 Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Panama and Uruguay) were invited to participate by answering an online self-administered questionnaire on food consumption and sociodemographic indicators, associations were investigated using logistic regression.
Results: The logistic regression analysis showed significant associations between breakfast consumption and the crude model, models 2 and 3 in countries with very high and upper-middle/high human development. However, after adjustment in the most comprehensive model, the association is no longer statistically significant. In the fully adjusted model of the variables, a significant relationship was observed between breakfast consumption and both healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns. Specifically, students who typically consume breakfast exhibit greater consumption of oatmeal and fruits, as well as healthier dinner choices. Conversely, they exhibit lower consumption of fast food, sugary drinks, and juices. In particular, in highly developed countries, along with the mentioned foods, consumption of dairy was linked to breakfast consumption in a positive way, while alcohol consumption was negatively associated.
Conclusion: University students who eat breakfast on a regular basis maintain a healthier diet in comparison to those who do not, irrespective of their country's level of human development.
Databáze: MEDLINE