...Gonca Yıldırım; Eda Parlak; Ozlem Ozpak Akkus Purpose University students are susceptible to unhealthy eating habits such as fast eating due to their irregular lifestyles, academic pressures and limited financial resources. This study aims to examine the connection between self-reported eating...

...Marquitta Webb; Karishma Hema Singh Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding probiotics among university students. Design/methodology/approach A convenience sample of 422 students (≥18 y) was invited; 393 complete responses...

... among Iranian college students. Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study, 200 students were randomly selected. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Beck Anxiety Inventory ( BAI ) and the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 ( YFAS ). Findings Thirty-one students...

...Cansu Ozsin Ozler; Elif Inan-Eroglu; Meryem Uzamis Tekcicek; Zehra Buyuktuncer Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess and compare awareness and knowledge of dental erosion among nutrition and dietetics (ND) and dental students. Design/methodology/approach The study was designed...

... of this study is to investigate the prevalence of LI in students from Zabol, Iran. Design/methodology/approach Based on cluster random sampling method, 887 subjects were selected for the study. Of all, 54.7 per cent of the students were boys. The mean (±SD) of age, weight and body mass index (BMI...

... study was undertaken with 691 university students in Fortaleza, Brazil, in 2011-2013. Findings The prevalence of MetS varied considerably according to the criteria used, it being 4.1 per cent for the IDF, 0.7 per cent for the NCEP ATPIII and 1.7 per cent for the revised NCEP ATPIII. The criteria...

... of this research field. The purpose of this study is to quantitatively investigate cultural differences and similarities between American and Japanese college students regarding the usage and meaning of fast food. Design/methodology/approach A total of 130 Japanese college students (82 female and 48 male...

...Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Khattak; Samsul Draman; Alam Khan; Muhammad Usman Khattak Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare energy and macro‐nutrients intake in university hostel students in two countries of Asia. Design/methodology/approach Female students from the hostels...

...Futoshi Kobayashi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between daily television (TV) viewing duration and weekly fast food consumption of Japanese high school students. Design/methodology/approach The total of 325 Japanese high school students from Miyazaki...

...Futoshi Kobayashi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between daily television viewing duration and weekly fast food intake of American and Japanese college students. Design/methodology/approach From the archival database of lifestyle study (Kobayashi, 2007...

... changes that may occur in body weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference during Easter holidays. Design/methodology/approach A total of 138 college students participate in the study in the morning after a 12 h fasting. Body weight is assessed using an electronic scale (Seca ± 0.1 g...

...Ayantunji Gbadamosi; Ojo Olukayode Iwaloye; David Bamber Purpose Given the diversity which exists among various groups of consumers, the purpose of this paper is to explore students' consumption of non‐alcoholic beverages in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Three focus groups and 20...

... American and 72 Japanese college students are recruited from two different universities and the participants provide their gender, age, weekly fast food intake, GPA, and their actual height and weight are measured. Findings It is found that GPA is negatively correlated with BMI and fast food intake...

...Futoshi Kobayashi Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate cross‐cultural differences between American and Japanese college students' body type under/overestimation regarding their own bodies within the framework of self‐construal theory. Design/methodology/approach Information from...

...Mabel Blades; Futoshi Kobayashi Purpose The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in both American and Japanese college students and their diet, exercise, and sedentary behavior. Design/methodology/approach The total of 407 college students from the USA...

...Lisa A. Kessler The purpose of this study was to provide the first report of weight and dieting behaviour of college students in Cyprus. A cross‐sectional survey was administered to a convenience sample of 451 students studying at the largest private college in Cyprus. The survey was used...

...A.O. Musaiger; O.L. Lloyd; S.M. Al‐Neyadi; A.B. Bener A cross‐sectional survey of 300 male university students (18‐25 years) in the United Arab Emirates was carried out to study the relationship between obesity and some lifestyle factors. Obesity was determined using body mass index (weight...

...Anita Eves; Michael Kipps; Graham Parlett Over six years, first‐year students completed weighed dietary surveys, and their dietary intakes of a variety of nutrients were determined. Reports on sources of energy in the diet. The data collected were compared with recommended dietary amounts...

...Roger Lock The knowledge and attitudes of GCSE students towards biotechnology and genetic engineering were investigated in a survey of 118 14 to 16‐year‐old students. One‐third of the sample did not know what biotechnology or genetic engineering was, and nearly half the sample could not give...