Eating habits of students of health colleges and non-health colleges at the Northern Border University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating habits are important determinants of health. Young adults who have recently transitioned to university life experience stress and lack of time, which are major risk factors for poor eating habits. This study's objectives were to identify and compare eating habits between students at health and non-health colleges at Northern Border University (NBU), Saudi Arabia and to determine the relationship between students' eating habits and their sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors.

Methods

This comparative cross-section study was conducted on 480 students equally from health and non-health colleges at NBU from March to April 2023. A pre-designed electronic questionnaire was used to collect data on students' sociodemographic characteristics, eating

SUBMITTER: Bayomy HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11516010 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature