title: [Comparison of the somatotype, nutritional assessment and food intake among university sport and sedentary students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study of the somatotype and food intake among university students is important to carry out internal policies about the improvement of health and prevention of diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the somatotype, nutritional assessment and food intake of university sport and sedentary students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample were 1,299 university students (420 males and 879 females) from University of Valencia, during 2008-2009 and 2009-2010, who were evaluated for several anthropometric parameters, the somatotype and the nutritional and food intakes with a 7 day dietary diary.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The somatotype was Endo-Mesomorph, Meso-Endomorph, Balanced Endomorph and Meso-Endomorph for sport and sedentary males, and sports and sedentary females, respectively. All groups had a high and low percentage of total calories in comparison with proteins plus lipids, and carbohydrates, respectively, as established in the nutritional objectives for the Spanish population. Low vitamin intakes, including E (in the sport males), A, D and E, folate and biotine (in the sedentary males) and A, D, E, folate and biotine (in the sport and sedentary females) were observed. All groups had a high intake of sodium and a deficit of potassium, calcium, iodine and magnesium. On the other hand, cereal groups were the most important in the energy dairy intake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Disequilibrium in macronutrients and micronutrients reflects the importance of developing food policies among University people to improve this situation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Roberto Carlos
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Leonardo Mendonça
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sospedra
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanchis
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mañes
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D013008:Somatotypes; D013177:Sports; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult