Nutritional Status among Majmaah University Female Students, Majmaah City, 2017 Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Nutritional habits and life style playing a major role in our life and health. That associated with increase the prevalence of obesity and overweight around the world. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status among female students of Majmaah University at 2017. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study done by using self-administered questionnaire followed by measuring body mass index (BMI) for female students of Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to body mass index (BMI), food habits and lifestyle. Results: Majority of student (70.6%) were healthy weight, while (13.9%) of them were overweight, (9.9%) underweight and (5.6%) of them were obese. Majority of student were consuming carbs mostly (71%). (61.9%) were drinking soda and (90.5%) admitted eating fast foods. Exercise done by 52.7% of the Preparatory year student, 46.3% of medical student, 50.0% of applied science student, 72.2% of computer and information technology student and 41.2% of Business administration student. Conclusion: The majority of female were healthy weigh, overweight, underweight, Obese, respectively. More than half of female students regularly do exercise, Almost all of students consumed fast food, Soda dirking was also high.
Authors and Affiliations
Sarah Ibrahim Alqurmalah, Shaykhah Fahad Alhusayni, Ruba Muhmmad Alharbi, Najla Abdullah Abanemai, Sawsan Mustafa
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- EP ID EP537057
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.5.050
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