Eating preferences of university students in connection with their body composition
Authors:
K. Petřeková 1; N. Borzenko 1; J. Strakoš 1; A. Klvačová 1; I. Kotoučková 1; J. Kruťová 1; M. Kovalová 3; P. Bujok 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava, Lékařská fakulta, Ústav fyziologie a patofyziologie, Vedoucí: prof. RNDr. Pavol Švorc, CSc.
1; Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Katedra informatiky a počítačů, Vedoucí: doc. RNDr. PaedDr. Hashim Habiballa, Ph. D., PhD.
2; Ostravská univerzita, Ostrava, Lékařská fakulta, Ústav epidemiologie a ochrany veřejného zdraví, Vedoucí: doc. MUDr. Rastislav Maďar, PhD., MBA, FRCPS
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Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2022; 102(5): 241-247
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
Introduction: Due to the growing number of people suffering from overweight, obesity or metabolic syndrome, there is a growing need to diagnose body composition and eating habits. Body composition analysis, especially the assessment of the amount and distribution of body fat in young people, is of relatively considerable clinical importance for the detection of eating disorders.
Methods: This research included students aged 19–25, body composition was measured using a bioimpedance device (BIA) InBody 370S and a questionnaire survey was conducted through students answers to standardized questionnaires - Food preference questionnaire for adolescents and adults (FPQ) and Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ). The research was execuded in the laboratories of Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava from October 2020 to May 2021.
Results: It was found normal weight (kg) in 107 students (81.0%), body mass index (BMI) 105 (79.5%) students, but waist to hip ratio (WHR) has in normal range only 70 students (53 %). Above the upper limit WHR was 59 students (44.7%). In this group students (with WHR above upper limit) was evaluated the lowest popularity score in vegetable (3.96) and meat (also fish) (3.55), the highest popularity score in fruits (4.65). Fruit was the most preferred food group of all students (4.6 ± 0.61). The highest rated factor influencing the choice of food was "comfort" (3.1 ± 0.55), sensory attraction (3.1 ± 0.55) and health (3 ± 0.59). Total 88 students (66.7%) selected food to taste and 57 students (43.2%) selected food with regard to the effect of food on health.
Conclusion: At any age is prevention of obesity and its comorbidities very important. For adolescents who have a tendency to "westernization" of eating, is appropriate to remind the importance of proper eating and a suitable lifestyle in the preventive examination. When is diagnosed overweight or obesity in adolescents, general practitioner should be this patients refers to other specialized health care facilities.
Keywords:
obesity – body composition – exercise – bioimpedance – dietary preferences
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