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EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authors: ANI Ime , Eboka , ADEOYE Bolade , NGOZI Elizabeth , & Ajuzie Choice

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Journal Of Humanities, Social Sciences And Creative Arts

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The study aimed at determining the eating habit and nutritional status of Babcock university undergraduate students. Multiple stage random technique and systematic sampling was used to select 288 respondents and a structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on the socio-demographic data and eating habit. The BMI of the respondents was determined using weight and height squared and the 24- hour dietary recall was analyzed using Total Dietary Assessment software. The relationship between eating habit and nutritional status was determined using Chi- square. Most of the respondents in the study were between 18-21 years (73.6 %) consisting of 45.6 % male and 53.7 ?male. The respondents (54.8 %) consumed two meals in a day, 63.9 ?ts in response to hunger while others eat due to different factors. Consumption of fruits and vegetables was poor as only 17.0 % and 14.9 % consumed fruits and vegetable daily. Many of the respondents consume snack regularly (85.4 %) with 33.7 % consuming in- between meals and 14.2 % snacking late in the night. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was high among the respondents as 30.4 % were overweight and 27.1 % were obese. Mean calorie intake and % RDA being 3223.04± 687.66 and 111.14 for males and 2429.45 ± 243.14 and 110.43 for females. Frequency of consumption, snacking, period of snacking, soft drink consumption and, poor fruit and vegetable consumption all had significant (P< 0>

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ANI,I. Eboka,I. ADEOYE,B. NGOZI,E. Ajuzie,C. . (2018). EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, 13 (), 31-31.

ANI,I. Eboka,I. ADEOYE,B. NGOZI,E. Ajuzie,C. . "EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS" 13, no (), (2018): 31-31.

ANI,I. and Eboka,I. and ADEOYE,B. and NGOZI,E. and Ajuzie,C. and . (2018). EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, 13 (), pp31-31.

ANII, EbokaI, ADEOYEB, NGOZIE, AjuzieC, . EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. 2018, 13 ():31-31.

ANI,Ime , Eboka,Ijoma , ADEOYE,Bolade , NGOZI,Elizabeth , and Ajuzie,Choice . "EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS", 13 . (2018) : 31-31.

A.Ime E.Ijoma A.Bolade N.Elizabeth & A.Choice , "EATING HABIT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF A NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS" vol.13, no., pp. 31-31, 2018.

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