| Autor: |
Fatima Zahra Elmskini, Aichetou Bouh, Asmae Labyad, Nouriya Elghoulam, Hind Iraqi, Slimane Mehdad, Aicha Madkour, Abderrahmane Moufid, Mustapha Aabi, Saber Boutayeb, Khalid Taghzouti, Hassan Aguenaou, Souad Benaich |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Human Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol 35, Iss , Pp 200240- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-1497 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.hnm.2024.200240 |
| Popis: |
Background: Nutrition knowledge and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) have been suggested to have beneficial effects on weight status and general health. The scarcity of assessment of these effects on large samples of university students is, however, observed. Objective: To investigate the association of nutrition knowledge and adherence to the MedDiet with body mass index (BMI) and self-rated general health among university students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 1776 university students aged 21.34 ± 2.47 years. Nutrition knowledge and MedDiet adherence scores were assessed using validated questionnaires. Anthropometric measurements and general health were self-reported. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 23.1% and 4.0%, respectively. Approximately 52% of students self-rated their general health as fair or poor. MedDiet adherence score was positively correlated with nutrition knowledge scores (P |
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