An online, cross-sectional survey was undertaken with a convenience sample of 1448 university students from five UK universities (Kings College London, Universities of St Andrews, Southampton and Sheffield, and Ulster University). Public Health Nutr. Pearsons correlation coefficients between dietary pattern scores and energy intake were calculated. Download: PPT PowerPoint slide PNG larger image TIFF original image Table 1. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The inactivity at different ages it is a major problem for most countries. Attendance at Ulster University (p<0.001) was independently associated with lower scores. The wider literature consistently reports a positive association between socioeconomic status and diet quality across UK population groups [21, 23, 28]. Dietary studies of British university students are constrained by crude dietary assessment, small sample size and generally focus on a single university [3, 4]. Compliance with dietary recommendations by sex in the population under study: students of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), EHU12/24 study(Mean values and standard deviations, percentages), Table 3. Tinuviel Software Ltd. DIETQ Validation. The snacking and convenience, red meat and alcohol dietary patterns exhibited the strongest correlations with energy intake (r=0.582 and r=0.547 respectively). ALSO READ: Yikes! Half the women born in 1946 were overweight by age 48, compared to 41 for the 1970 generation. Nutrient intakes were estimated to characterise the nutrient profile of each dietary pattern. To generate dietary patterns, the 55 food/food group intake variables were entered into a principal component analysis (PCA) and a varimax (orthogonal) rotation was performed. J Am Diet Assoc. International Research Opportunities Programme. Finally, the fourth component was labelled convenience, red meat & alcohol, because it had high factor loadings for red meat and savoury foods requiring little or no preparation, and it was the only component with a positive loading on alcoholic drinks. Neumark-Sztainer D, Wall M, Larson N, Eisenberg M, Loth K. Dieting and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: findings from a 10-year longitudinal study. Zhang, Ting Int J Obes. The sociodemographic characteristics of the sample are shown in Table1. The vegetarian, snacking and health-conscious patterns identified here are analogous to those previously reported in adult and adolescent UK populations [22, 23]. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) between 2009 and 2010 more than 35 percent of adults across the U.S. and Canada were considered obese, (McGuire, 2011, pp. Demographics / sample characteristics. 2008;5:4048. 1 In China, approximately 46% of adults and 15% of children are obese or overweight 2,3 and the obesity population is increasing dramatically with elevated consumption of high-calorie foods and adoption of a more sedentary lifestyle. Consistent dietary patterns identified from childhood to adulthood: the cardiovascular risk in young Finns study. 1990;64:31929 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2223737. Participation Rates in Higher Education: Academic Years 2006/20072013/2014. In general, these sex differences observed here could be due to the fact that women are more likely to find healthy eating more important(Reference Holmbck, Ericson and Gullberg85), and therefore, they followed more adequate dietary habits than men, eating a greater number of EO daily, skipping fewer breakfasts, taking more time on those meals, and they had a better diet quality, as other authors have highlighted(Reference Maskarinec, Namatame and Kang22). 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Alcohol attitudes, motives, norms, and personality traits longitudinally classify nondrinkers, moderate drinkers, and binge drinkers using discriminant function analysis. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme. Dietary patterns in UK adolescents obtained from a dual-source FFQ and their associations with socio-economic position, nutrient intake and modes of eating. Yoshimura, Ryuichi Compliance with dietary recommendations according to body fat (BF) classification in the population under study: students of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), EHU12/24 study(Mean values and standard deviations, percentages), Table 5. It is possible that as students mature they become increasingly aware of the impact of dietary choices on health and well-being, and health thus becomes an increasingly important determinant of food choice. either in the overweight or obese category. The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. The authors declare that they have no competing interest. Lack of sleep -another hallmark of the Western lifestyle-is also emerging as a risk factor for . Using multivariate statistical techniques to identify dietary patterns through intake of multiple interrelated food groups captures the complexity and multidimensional nature of diet, which is representative of real life food consumption [17]. Students gender, age, year of study, geographical location and cooking ability were associated with differences in pattern behaviour. This clustering of behaviours is important, since the negative health outcomes associated with multiple lifestyle risk factors are greater than the sum of individual health risk behaviours [27]. 2013;17:147685. The . Puhl RM, Moss-Racusin CA, Schwartz MB (2007) Internalization of . Ruby MB. Ide, Seiko Render date: 2023-03-05T02:12:19.807Z tuacin de 0 a 10. Adult obesity rates are highest in the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, and Hungry and lowest in Japan and Korea (OECD, 2017). University represents a key transition into adulthood for many adolescents but there are associated concerns about health and behaviours. Dietary behaviours and sociocultural demographics in Northern Ireland. Brunner TA, van der Horst K, Siegrist M. Convenience food products. 2012;58:14150 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22001025. Ideally, the sampling frame would have included a greater number of universities and involved stratification by year of study, subject group and socioeconomic indices in order to give a nationally representative profile of student eating patterns. Details of the constituent foods comprising the 55 foods/food groups entered into the PCA. The sex-specific differences in risk factors of excess adiposity have important implications for interventions for primary prevention of obesity within this environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as an "abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health," further clarifying that "the fundamental cause of obesity and overweight is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended" [ 1, 2 ]. Bamia C, Trichopoulos D, Ferrari P, Overvad K, Bjerregaard L, Tjnneland A, et al. Wang, Lina Dietary patterns of men in the ALSPAC: associations with socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics, nutrient intakes and comparison with womens dietary patterns. Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study. Aim: To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among healthcare science college students at private university in Saudi Arabia. Ishibashi, Chisaki Google Scholar. 14. Nutrition Journal All interested candidates can apply for the academic year 2023-2024. By the time they are aged 10 or 11, more than a quarter are obese,. However information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) indicates an SES gradient between universities: a greater proportion of students at Ulster University are from manual occupational backgrounds than from KCL, Sheffield and Southampton (no data available for St Andrews) [30]. British Government. 2022. Correspondence to [cited 2018 Aug 29]. Hung Nguyen-Ngoc is a Vietnamese dedicated and qualified nutrition specialist/dietitian and obesity specialist. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Int J Obes. Despite that, previous validation studies indicate that the self-reported information, for example, those related to diet, is reported with sufficient accuracy for use in epidemiology analysis(Reference Vereecken, Covents and Sichert-Hellert88). 2009;109:186977. Third, the study was based on a large survey that included a face-to-face interview and anthropometric measurements; thus, the considerable length of each assessment may have influenced answers and response rate. There are also indications of high intakes of confectionery and fast foods, and low consumption of fruit and vegetables [3, 4]. Int J Womens Health. Convenience, red meat, alcohol and vegetarian dietary choices are likely to be influenced by a raft of social, cultural and political factors, which have not been included in the model. An independent inverse association between living alone in private accommodation and score on this pattern approached significance (p=0.053). Obesity rates among children and adolescents worldwide shifted from less than 1% in 1975 to nearly 6% among girls and 8% . Lennox A, Prynne C, Swan G, Roberts C, Steer T, Pell D, et al. Yang, Yurou These findings are relevant to future health promotion interventions and behaviour change in this important population. . Existing studies allude to non-prudent consumption patterns, reporting low consumption of fruit and vegetables alongside high intakes of confectionery, alcohol, and fried, ready-made and convenience foods [2,3,4]. This study also highlights a number of future research needs. University student food attitudes and behaviour survey. 2022. After qualifying in 2000, have been very fortunate to work in a wide variety of specialities including acute hospital dietitian, HEN specialist, Diabetes, Obesity and Public Health. The remaining students were from the Universities of Southampton (n=79; 5.5%) and St Andrews, Scotland (n=54; 3.7%). 2011;19:197204. 2 These children are at greater risk of developing related functional, metabolic, and psychological conditions; experiencing pervasive weight bias and stigma; and having greater healthcare costs. Gendered food preferences were also evident, especially in relation to meat consumption. Methods Nishida, Makoto Multi-comparison post-hoc tests with Sidak correction were carried out to aid interpretation of significant factors in the GLM. A validated 111-item FFQ originally developed by the Medical Research Council was employed to assess dietary intake (DietQ; Tinuviel Software Ltd., Warrington, UK; [18, 19]. Obesity is a critical lifestyle factor that increases the risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension [ 1 ], diabetes [ 2 ], and cardiovascular disease (CVD) [ 3 ], and increases mortality [ 4 ]. Only health sciences students were recruited at the University of Southampton, because of logistical issues in distribution of the survey. Tabachnick BG, Fidell LS. This study also revealed that older students favoured more healthful dietary patterns and there was evidence of a positive linear relationship between age and scores on the health-conscious pattern. Diao, Xingling 2007;49:16976. Obesity is now a bigger cause of deaths in Scotland and England than smoking, according to a new study. The prevalence of obesity is relatively high (36.8%) among UB students. contributed to the conception and design of the research, acquired and analysed the data, interpreted the results and finally drafted the manuscript. 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Sakaguchi, Yusuke EFS was primarily responsible for data collection and analysis, with advice from JMR. The impact of a community-based food skills intervention on cooking confidence, food preparation methods and dietary choices - an exploratory trial. Yamamoto, Ryohei Students practiced unhealthy dietary practices and lifestyle behaviors that should be targeted and modified. Childhood obesity in England 10.1% of reception age children (age 4-5) were obese in 2021/22, with a further 12.1% were overweight. In future research, a cohort of students will be followed to assess what effect the university environment has on their health behaviours. Just less than one quarter of students spent less than 20 on food each week; a weekly food budget of 2029 was most common. Importantly, policy makers must recognise not all students consume poor diets at university: a large group of students consumed nutritionally favourable and health-promoting diets and do not appear in need of dietary intervention. The FFQ was piloted among 40 students at the University of Sheffield. Although obese university students in this study perceived the barriers to healthy eating as very important or somewhat important more than non-obese students, the differences between the two groups were not significant, except for two barriers among women. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of obesity among university students Authors Baohong Xue 1 , Xu Zhang 1 , Tingting Li 1 , Yuanlong Gu 2 , Rui Wang 3 , Wangyang Chen 4 , Xiaohua Ren 4 , Xiaohong Liu 4 , Guanqing Chen 4 , Yi Lin 4 , Chenchen Pan 4 , Wenying Zhao 4 , Tinghui Li 4 , Lianping He 4 , Chunlei Han 5 Affiliations The authors responsibilities were as follows: EFS, JMR & MEB conceived and designed the study. Among reception-aged children, those aged four and five, the rates of obesity rose from 9.9% in 2019-20 to 14.4% in 2020-21. EFS wrote the first draft of the manuscript, with help from MEB. In this study, excess BF has associated with different variables of the healthy lifestyle score in men than women. First, recall bias inherent in a convenience sample cannot be ruled out. A student survey conducted in Northern Ireland reported a positive gradient in diet quality by year of study [3]. The research, published today in a briefing paper by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the UCL Social Research Institute, shows that one in five (21%) young people were obese at age 17, and a further one in seven (14%) were overweight, based on data collected in 2018-19. Examination of scatter plots revealed no evidence of non-linear relationships between component scores and nutrient intakes. FFQs are not optimal for the measurement of absolute dietary intake, but the use of a dietary pattern approach permitted ranking according to food group intake and so was considered appropriate. 2010;55:498506. PubMed Weight changes in young adults: a mixed-methods study. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Where absolute quantities of consumption were given, these were converted into number of portions consumed per day. Meng, Yihan Food intake varied amongst university students. The provision of consent enabled access to the full survey. Yamauchi-Takihara, Keiko In Model 2, the five significant demographic factors identified in Model 1 remained independently associated with health-conscious pattern scores. et al. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. Many studies paid attention to the worldwide decline in physical activity (PA) and increase the sedentary and obesity. Nutr J 17, 90 (2018). Appetite. Appetite. All authors contributed to revisions and approval of the final manuscript. Study abroad. Total loading time: 0 Obesity and overweight are associated with age and level of studies. View all Google Scholar citations and Moreover, only health-sciences students were recruited at Southampton, which may represent a source of bias. In Model 1, male gender (p<0.001), lowest leisure-time physical activity levels (p=0.032), and regular/social smoking status (p<0.001) were independently associated with higher scores on the convenience, red meat & alcohol diet pattern. University policy to improve students diets should incorporate efforts to promote student engagement in cooking and food preparation, and increased availability of low cost healthier food items. [cited 2012 Mar 13]. These are displayed in Table3. Belfast: University of Ulster; 2006. However, the tendency for students at the University of Sheffield to score lowest on a health-conscious diet is not in line with this explanation. The federation's 2023 atlas also predicted that childhood obesity levels could more than double over the next 12 years to around 208 million boys and 175 million girls. The department, functioning under the Ministry of Science and Technology, had offered the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scholarship to the student in January 2017. Just over half of the participants (51.4%) were found to be in the normal weight group, while (13.2%) were underweight. We obtained weight change by subtracting, for each individual, self-reported weights collected at the different time points. Students gender, age, geographical location and cooking ability were associated with differences in pattern behaviour. Dietary patterns and survival of older Europeans: the EPIC-elderly study (European prospective investigation into Cancer and nutrition). A 2017 Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior report found that during four years of college, the percentage of students overweight or obese rose from 23% to 41% a 78% increase. The association between obesity and blood clots is already . 2015;2015:639239 Available from: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/apm/2015/639239/. Am J Clin Nutr. Eating behaviours and other eating-related characteristics of the Phase 1 sample. College-based obesity prevention educational interventions are multi-component efforts that provide education about nutrition, physical activity, and healthy weight management; such interventions are often paired with campus environment improvements.