title: [Nutritional status in university students: its relation to the number of daily intakes and macronutrients consumption].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is increasing scientific evidence that nutrition influence positive and negative on health along life. Many studies have reported that the student population is a particularly vulnerable group from the nutritional point of view, due to it is characterized by meal skipping frequently and nibble between eating occasions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to establish the relationship between the number of daily dietary intakes and nutritional status in male students aged 23 to 33 years of the National Technological University, in the city of Córdoba, in 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  in order to achieve this aim, a prospective, cross-sectional and descriptive correlational design was used. Descriptive and inferential analysis were applied by using multiple logistic regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost 50% of the sample analyzed presented overweight (OW) and 40% high body fat (BF). In relation to the intakes numbers, the students that take less than 4 and more than 6 had 2 times more chance of presenting overweight and high body fat. It was found that as age increases it also does the Body Fat Storage, whereas diminished physical activity increases the chance of having high Body Mass Index and Body Fat. Moreover, high ingestion of carbohydrates increases the chance of high Body Fat and Overweight, and a high intake of protein and lipids increases the risk of high Body Fat.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  it is recognized that high or low number of daily intakes than recommended, low level of physical activity, high consumption of carbohydrates and having more than 29 years is related to high overweight and body fat.
authors: Cátedra Informática Aplicada a la Nutrición, Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba.. laballay@fcm.unc.edu.ar.
authors: Romina Antonella
authors: RA
authors: Pi
authors: Cátedra Técnicas de Investigación y Control de Alimentos, Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba.. laballay@fcm.unc.edu.ar.
authors: Paula Daniela
authors: PD
authors: Vidal
authors: Cátedra Nutrición en el Deporte, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Córdoba.. laballay@fcm.unc.edu.ar.
authors: Bárbara Romina
authors: BR
authors: Brassesco
authors: Cátedra Nutrición y Alimentación Humana. Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba.. laballay@fcm.unc.edu.ar.
authors: Lorena
authors: L
authors: Viola
authors: Cátedra de Estadística y Bioestadística e Informática Aplicada a la Nutrición, Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.. laballay@fcm.unc.edu.ar.
authors: Laura Rosana
authors: LR
authors: Aballay
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D050177:Overweight; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates