Rodríguez Fernando, Palma Ximen, Romo Angela, Escobar Daniela, Aragú Bárbara, Espinoza Luis, McMillan Norman, Gálvez Jorge
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida El Bosque, 1290, Santa Inés, Chile.
Nutr Hosp. 2013 Mar-Apr;28(2):447-55. doi: 10.3305/nh.2013.28.2.6230.
University students are vulnerable to poor nutrition; they don't eat snacks between meals, don't eat breakfast or fast for long hours, prefer fast food and don't exercise. University students is considered the key young adult population group for health promotion and prevention for future generations, so it's crucial identify the current nutritional status and frequency of physical activity.
To determine the factors involved in the choice of food and frequency of physical activity in university students.
799 volunteers were evaluated from four universities of the fifth region of Chile. Instrument was applied to determine the level of physical activity and eating habits, KIDMED test to determine adherence to the Mediterranean diet and Adimark instrument to determinate the socioeconomic status of the subjects. Finally, anthropometric evaluation to determinate BMI, fat mass and muscle mass.
Physical inactivity is higher in women than in men and that the main reason for not exercising is lack of time and laziness. In both sexes don't read nutrition labels and have a low and average adherence to the Mediterranean diet.
The low knowledge of nutrition is the cause of the poor food quality of subjects and there isn't greater motivation to perform physical activity.Socioeconomic status isn't related to eating habits and physical activity. It's necessary to integrate programs regular and permanent healthy lifestyle in all universities.
大学生容易出现营养状况不佳的情况；他们不在两餐之间吃零食，不吃早餐或长时间禁食，偏爱快餐且不锻炼。大学生被视为促进健康和预防后代疾病的关键青年人群体，因此确定他们当前的营养状况和体育活动频率至关重要。
确定影响大学生食物选择和体育活动频率的因素。
对智利第五大区四所大学的799名志愿者进行了评估。使用相关工具来确定体育活动水平和饮食习惯，采用KIDMED测试来确定对地中海饮食的依从性，并使用Adimark工具来确定受试者的社会经济地位。最后，进行人体测量评估以确定体重指数、脂肪量和肌肉量。
女性的身体活动不足情况比男性更为严重，不锻炼的主要原因是缺乏时间和懒惰。男女都不看营养标签，对地中海饮食的依从性较低且处于中等水平。
营养知识匮乏是受试者食物质量差的原因，而且缺乏进行体育活动的更大动力。社会经济地位与饮食习惯和体育活动无关。有必要在所有大学中纳入定期且持久的健康生活方式项目。
