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Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students

Authors: NGOZI Elizabeth

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Medical Science And Applied Biosciences

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This study aimed at determining factors influencing noodle consumption and nutrient intake of n o o d l e c o n s u m e r s a m o n g B a b c o c k U n i v e r s i t y u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s . M u l t i s t a g e r a n d o m technique was used to select 325 respondents and a well- structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on the socio- economic and dieta ry intake of the respondents. The 24- hour dietary recall was analysed using Total Dietary Ass essment software. The result shows that more females (71.7%) participated in the study and many of the respondents (78.8%) were in the age range of 19 – 22years. Factors responsible for noodle consumption among the respondents i n c l u d e ; n o n - s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h c a f e t e r i a f o o d ( 4 7 . 4 % ) , e a s y a f f o r d a b il i t y ( 2 2 . 2 % ) , e a s e o f preparation (25.5%) and tight schedule (4.9%). 21. 8% consumed noodle daily while 47.1% of the respondents consumed it three times in a week. Th e respondents consumed noodle at any time of t h e d a y w i t h 2 6 . 2 % c o n s u m i n g i n - b e t w e e n m e a l s a n d m a n y e a t i t i n t h e e v e n i n g ( 4 1 . 5 % ) . C o n s u m p t i o n o f c a r b o h y d r a t e a n d f a t i s h i g h ( % R e c o m m e n d e d D i e t a r y A ll o w a n c e f o r c a r b o h y d r a t e b e i n g 1 6 5 . 0 1 f o r f e m a l e s a n d 1 7 5 . 9 2 f o r m a l e ) w h il e f i b r e c o n s u m p t i o n i s l o w ( % R e c o m m e n d e d D i e t a r y A l l o w a n c e b e i n g 4 5 . 5 6 f o r f e m a l e a n d 2 9 . 7 6 f o r m a l e ) a m o n g t h e t w o genders. Intake of vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vi tamin B12, zinc and calcium was poor among the respondents. Key

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NGOZI,E. . (2018). Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students, 3 (), 2536-2536.

NGOZI,E. . "Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students" 3, no (), (2018): 2536-2536.

NGOZI,E. and . (2018). Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students, 3 (), pp2536-2536.

NGOZIE, . Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students. 2018, 3 ():2536-2536.

NGOZI,Elizabeth , . "Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students", 3 . (2018) : 2536-2536.

N.Elizabeth , "Factors influence Noodle Consumption and Nutrient intake of Nigerian University Undergraduates students" vol.3, no., pp. 2536-2536, 2018.

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