KAP study on the dietary pattern among regular gym members in Majmaah city, Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
An increasing trend of motivated individuals joining the gym for improving their fitness is an encouraging sign Additionally an attitudinal change in the dietary intake should also be a part of this routine to help achieve a healthy body and mind Studies have shown that addressing the promotion of healthy eating particularly when combined with the practice of physical activity show satisfactory results when it comes to the control of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases A need was felt to conduct a baseline study to find out the attitude and behavioural preferences in terms of diet and exercise This is a cross sectional study done on 164 male gym members A pretested preformed interviewee based close ended questionnaire was used to collect data from the study participants in a time bound manner Analysis was done through SPSS software Intake of carbonated drinks 792 p 0Keywords Dietary goals Gym Youth Healthy diet Dietary habit Saudi Arabia
Authors and Affiliations
Syed Meraj Ahmed, Eyad Mohammed Alodhaydan, Ahmad Hamad Alhammad, Sami Suliman Alabdulqadir, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Alhassan
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