The situation of nutrition and eating habit of resident students in Thai Nguyen Medical College in the new period
- Author:
Nguyen Minh Tuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nutrition
- MeSH:
Nutritional Status;
Eating;
Students
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;505(3):96-99
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross-sectional study on the situation and eating habit of 412 resident students at the age from 21.3 ± 1.1 (60% were males, 40% were females) were conducted in Thai nguyen Medical College from Oct 2003 to Feb 2004. The result showed that: the propotion of persistent malnutrition was 20.4%, in which male: 10.9%, female: 34.5%. Overweight: 1%. The portion for each student seem to be more fufil with meat, fish and vegetable both in qualities and to comparision with the year of 1980. The evarage enegry in each portion is 2244.8 kcal, reach 93.0% to comparision of request for male and 84.0% for female. The balance rate P:L:G is 16:22:62. The habit relating to nutrition: nosh OR=3.1, none breakfast OR=8.81. There is no relation between the nutrition situation with expense norm for meals and some other habits such as un stable time, cooking by themselves.
