Journal of Health Education Research & Development
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Research Article

Nutritional Assessment and Consumer Trends in Women University Students of Health Sciences in Madrid, Spain

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain

*Corresponding Author:

Teresa Iglesias M
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain
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E-mail: [email protected]

Received date: April 28, 2017; Accepted date: June 12, 2017; Published date: June 14, 2017

Citation: Teresa Iglesias M (2017) Nutritional Assessment and Consumer Trends in Women University Students of Health Sciences in Madrid, Spain. J Health Educ Res Dev 5:220. doi:10.4172/2380- 5439.1000220

Copyright: © 2017 Teresa Iglesias M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Objective: The aim of the study was to know dietary habits and nutritional knowledge of women nursing students.

Material and methods: Participants of the study were a random sample composed of 200 female students of health sciences. This sample represented the 95% of total, and the 5% was excluded (men and chronic illness). We studied three-day record study, including a weekend. At the same time, we measured the weight, the height, diameter of hip and diameter of waist.

Results: The energy intake was 1720 Kcal/day, and as in similar studies the % energy from fat and proteins was higher than % energy from carbohydrates. Statured fatty acid intake was statistically significant higher than recommendations. Body mass index (BMI) was normal in 81.1% of women (21.3 Kg/m2). The rest was 10% underweight and 8.9% had overweight/obesity.

Conclusions: This information provided by this study, should be used in order to improve Nutritional studies in nursing schools.

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