title: [The healthy eating index of new students at an university of Mexico].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The main factor associated with increased prevalence of noncommunicable diseases is the consumption of modern processed foods.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Assessing the quality of the diet of freshmen.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 3550 students aged average 18.65 years of food consumption were collected using a food frequency questionnaire. We evaluated ten variables were graded into three categories: healthy and unhealthy needs changes. Results of health sciences campus with the other were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a decrease in food intake should be daily as whole grains, vegetables and fruits. Is an increase of food that should be eaten occasionally several a week. Scores of students were 80.2% in the "unhealthy" category, 19.7% in "needs change" and 0.1% in "healthy."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results are a consequence of decreased food consumption of the traditional diet of Mesoamerica. Can not find effect of selection of campus with the pattern of food consumption.
authors: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida Méndez 2838-A, CP 86150, Villahermosa. México.. juan.munoz@ujat.mx.
authors: Juan Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Muñoz-Cano
authors: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida Méndez 2838-A, CP 86150, Villahermosa. México.. juan.munoz@ujat.mx.
authors: Juan Antonio
authors: JA
authors: Córdova-Hernández
authors: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida Méndez 2838-A, CP 86150, Villahermosa. México.. juan.munoz@ujat.mx.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: del Valle-Leveaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult