Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, P.O. Box 344, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Clinical Nutrition Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Nutrients. 2023 Oct 26;15(21):4540. doi: 10.3390/nu15214540.
Young adults tend to frequently consume foods that are high in fat. Efforts to limit the consumption of fat among the Saudi population have been initiated; however, data concerning current behaviors related to limiting fat intake are lacking. We aimed to explore behaviors related to limiting fat intake and to investigate the association with fat intake among young adults in Saudi Arabia. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 305 students aged ≥19 years were recruited from Taibah University, Madinah. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data concerning sociodemographic status, behaviors related to limiting fat intake, and fat intake. The median score of behaviors related to limiting fat intake was significantly higher among females and supplement users compared to other groups. Healthy weight, overweight, and obese students reported a significantly higher score of behaviors related to limiting fat intake, compared to underweight students. Males who reported making an effort to limit the consumption of fatty foods consumed less total fat, saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while those who reported reading the nutrition fact labels of food products consumed more polyunsaturated fat. Females who reported reading nutrition fact labels consumed less saturated fat. Efforts to limit fat intake have been noted especially among females; however, these efforts were not linked to fat intake among young adults in Saudi Arabia.
年轻人往往经常食用高脂肪食物。沙特政府已开始努力限制沙特人口的脂肪摄入量；然而，目前有关限制脂肪摄入量的相关行为的数据却很缺乏。我们旨在探讨与限制脂肪摄入量相关的行为，并调查这些行为与沙特年轻人脂肪摄入量之间的关联。在这项横断面研究中，我们共招募了来自麦迪娜泰布克大学的 305 名年龄≥19 岁的学生。通过面对面访谈收集有关社会人口统计学状况、限制脂肪摄入量相关行为以及脂肪摄入量的数据。与其他群体相比，女性和补充剂使用者的限制脂肪摄入量相关行为的中位数评分明显更高。与体重过轻的学生相比，体重健康、超重和肥胖的学生报告的限制脂肪摄入量相关行为的评分明显更高。报告努力限制食用高脂肪食物的男性摄入的总脂肪、饱和脂肪、单不饱和脂肪和多不饱和脂肪较少，而报告阅读食品营养成分标签的男性摄入的多不饱和脂肪较多。报告阅读营养成分标签的女性摄入的饱和脂肪较少。限制脂肪摄入量的努力在女性中尤为明显；然而，这些努力与沙特年轻人的脂肪摄入量之间并没有关联。
