Dietary Intake and Associated Body Weight in Canadian Undergraduate Students Enrolled in Nutrition Education.
The primary purpose of this study was to describe dietary intakes among Canadian undergraduate students enrolled in an Introductory Nutrition course. A secondary objective was to determine food group servings associated with meeting more Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) of select nutrients and with a lower body mass index (BMI). Participants (n = 124, 20.7±3.2yrs) provided output from a 3-day dietary record and completed a physical activity/demographics questionnaire. Linear regression showed that the dietary intake associated with meeting the most DRIs included vegetables, fruits, protein foods, and dairy (p = 0.001). Protein foods were a positive predictor and fruit a negative predictor of BMI (p = 0.001 and p = 0.023 respectively). Males consumed more grains (p = 0.001), dairy (p = 0.04), protein foods (p < 0.001), empty calories (p = 0.007) and total calories than females (p < 0.001). A diet characterized by greater intake of vegetables, fruits, protein foods, and dairy was associated with a Canadian undergraduate population meeting the greatest number of nutrient requirements.
a Faculty of Kinesiology , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.|b Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.
Levi C
LC
Frehlich
a Faculty of Kinesiology , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.
Lindsay K
LK
Eller
c Department of Health and Physical Education , Mount Royal University , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.
Jill A
JA
Parnell
d Department of Information Technologies , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.
Tak S
TS
Fung
a Faculty of Kinesiology , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.|e Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine , University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.
Raylene A
RA
Reimer
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002170:Canada; D003611:Dairy Products; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables; D055815:Young Adult
Body mass index; Dietary Reference Intake(s); food group serving(s); nutritional requirement(s); university students