Hábitos alimentarios y condición física en estudiantes de pedagogía en educación física / Eating habits and physical condition of physical education students
Rev. chil. nutr
; 41(3): 251-259, set. 2014. tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-728331
Responsible library:
CL334.1
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To determinate dietary habits and physical condition of physical activity students from the Autonomous University of Chile, Temuco, relating these to their fitness level.Methods:
An observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 239 students (76.5 % males). Assessment included a food questionnaire, anthropometric measurements and physical condition.Results:
In a sample of 239 students, 35.6% of them were overweight or obese as well as having unhealthy dietary habits independent of the academic year at university. Only 4.7 % of the students used the national recommendations for fruit intake and only 30% ate breakfast daily. In men weight, waist circumference and BMI were negatively associated with the Nvette Course test (R = -0.203, R= -0.249 and R= -0.196, p<0.01 respectively).Conclusion:
Physical activity education students have poor dietary habits throughout the university academic years while their fitness decreases irregularly as studies progress. This is a major concern since they will become healthy life style role models for their future students.
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Main subject:
Students
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Universities
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Physical Fitness
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Young Adult
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Feeding Behavior
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. nutr
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad San Sebastián/CL