Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of South China, Hengyang, China
Research Article
A Research for Nutritional Knowledge and Eating Habits of Medical Students in Hengyan
Author(s): Xiaoping Long, Lihu Xie, Haoyan Xiao, Xuan Liu, Qiongshi Hu, Shuang Wu*, Jiange Wu, Yaodong Liu and Tianyi Jiang*
Nutrition is an important factor for ensuring growth and development. Nutritional knowledge is one of the factors affecting eating habits and maintaining a healthy life. However, nutritional knowledge and life practices of medical students in Hengyang have not been studied. In the current study, a self-reported questionnaire was administered to 4950 students, ranging in age from 18 to 23 years. Medical students from the University of South China, Human Polytechnic of Environment and Biology, Health School of Nuclear Industry (2430 male and 2520 female) participated in this research. The data was analyzed by chi-square test using IBM SPSS Statistics v. 22.0 and p value less than 0.01 was considered statistically significant. Our results showed that 71.45% (95% CI: 8.22%, 11.21%) of students had a normal BMI and 2.18% (95% CI: 4.35%, 6.92%) of students were underweight. The pre.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9600.25.15.61