hasContentIssue true, This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (, The Author(s), 2021. This study aimed to identify dietary patterns that exist within a UK university student population, to assess the nutritional profile of these patterns, and to examine socio-demographic and lifestyle variables underpinning these patterns. The CTD team of the Department of Clinical Pathology, who participated in 'Free Draw', a student-led non-subject program operated as part of the University Innovation Support Project, developed lactic acid bacteria products found in kimchi to solve various health problems caused by the increase in obesity worldwide. Key messages Of the different sedentary behaviour types, TV viewing is most consistently related with higher body mass index (BMI) and large waist circumference in both sexes. Weight gain and obesity among university students is therefore a recognized health issue. Terms and Conditions, Furthermore, their analytical approach has been on single foods and/or nutrients, which has allowed assessment of intake relative to dietary recommendations. According to a survey in 2021, 44% of college students in the US described their weight as more than normal, i.e. Manage cookies/Do not sell my data we use in the preference centre. Eating behaviour traits and physical activity as predictors of weight gain during the first year of university. The selected 70 students were associated with obesity risk factors about obesity (owerveight or normal weight and they were in the risk group in terms of obesity according to the risk rating scales, and between 19-24 years old) and randomly assigned to the experimental (35 students) and control group (35 students). The rise of the obesity epidemic | IOE - University College London Br J Nutr. Raich-Escursell RM, Segues CV, Torras-Claras J, Huon G (2004) Bulimia symptoms and risk factors in university students. However information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) indicates an SES gradient between universities: a greater proportion of students at Ulster University are from manual occupational backgrounds than from KCL, Sheffield and Southampton (no data available for St Andrews) [30]. A new report by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) has said more than half of the world's population will be obese or overweight by 2035 if significant action isn't taken. Tanton J, Dodd LJ, Woodfield L, Mabhala M. Eating Behaviours of British University Students: A Cluster Analysis on a Neglected Issue. However, some students consumed poor diets, incurred greater food costs and practised unfavourable lifestyle behaviours, which may have long-term health effects. Only intake of total sugars (energy-adjusted) was strongly and negatively correlated with the convenience, red meat & alcohol pattern (r=0.577; P<0.01). 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Owing to these significant associations, energy-adjusted nutrient intakes were used to explore relationships with dietary patterns scores. Honam University Department of Clinical Pathology Discovery of obesity Overweight and obesity: a study among university students in Sarawak The possibility of selection bias should be considered. Feature Flags: { University of Sheffield Medical School Research Ethics Review, SMBRER288; University of St Andrews Teaching and Research Ethics Committee, MD11298; University of Ulster Research Ethics, 14/0096. Design: Online questionnaire-based survey of undergraduate and. Scientists believe that genes may increase a person's likelihood of having obesity but that outside factors, such as an abundant food supply or little physical activity, also may be required for . Lower scores were independently associated with living alone (p=0.026) and spending less money on food (p<0.001). EFS was primarily responsible for data collection and analysis, with advice from JMR. Buck D, Frosini F. Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time - Implications for policy and practice. Puhl RM, Moss-Racusin CA, Schwartz MB (2007) Internalization of . A second GLM was then fitted, which included significant demographic variables and variables from Group 2. Dodd LJ, Al-Nakeeb Y, Nevill A, Forshaw MJ. Students gender, age, geographical location and cooking ability were associated with differences in pattern behaviour. I have worked in the United Kingdom . Consequently, the prominence of the vegetarian and health-conscious dietary patterns may have been over-estimated in this study. Why people become overweight - Harvard Health Mccourt HJ, Draffin CR, Woodside JV, Cardwell CR, Young IS, Hunter SJ, et al. . Pearsons product moment correlation coefficients were calculated between pattern scores and absolute nutrient intakes. Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its associated factors among university students from 22 countries Authors Karl Peltzer 1 , Supa Pengpid 2 , T Alafia Samuels 3 , Neslihan Keser zcan 4 , Carolina Mantilla 5 , Onja H Rahamefy 6 , Mee Lian Wong 7 , Alexander Gasparishvili 8 Affiliations Age groups were prominent in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in males, but an exception in females. The cut-offs for implausible energy intakes in the Nurses Health Study (<500 Kcal/day and>3500 Kcal/day) and Healthcare Professionals Follow-up Study (<800 Kcal/day or>4200 Kcal/day) were used to identify and exclude participants reporting implausible energy intakes the current study. Very much enjoy teaching as a guest lecturer and supporting students on placement. The prevalence of overweight (20.4%) and obesity (14.9%) were relatively high among the study participants. The third component had high positive factor loadings for fatty fish and canned tuna, white- and shellfish, nuts, eggs, fresh fruit, other green vegetables and salad items, oat- and bran-based breakfast cereals, herbal and green tea, and low fat/low calorie yogurts. The first dietary component had high positive factor loadings ( 0.32) for pulses, beans and lentils, tofu, meat alternatives, hummus, nuts, and other green vegetables and salad items. The following socio-demographic information was collected: age; gender; degree programme and year of study; full/part-time study; nature of term-time residence; ethnicity; religion; socioeconomic status (SES); maternal education; and university attended. Lake AA, Adamson AJ, Craigie AM, Rugg-Gunn AJ, Mathers JC. Despite this, there is limited progress in addressing the problem of obesity among college students. Between the NAP5 (2013) and NAP7 (2021) surveys and excluding those patients who were pregnant, the estimated median age of patients increased by 2.3 years (50.5 to 52.8 years). Yang, Wah In Model 1, very active physical activity levels (p<0.001), White Other ethnicity (p=0.004) and third year of undergraduate study (p=0.041) were independently associated with higher scores on the health-conscious pattern. University of Glasgow researchers looked at health surveys of nearly 200,000 adults. Compliance with dietary recommendations according to body fat (BF) classification in the population under study: students of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), EHU12/24 study(Mean values and standard deviations, percentages), Table 5. Using this method, 24 participants were identified as over-reporters (8 males; 16 females) and three participants were identified as under-reporters (1 male; 2 females). Information on dieting/weight loss behaviour, supplement use, cooking ability (four response options from able to cook wide range of meals from raw ingredients through to unable to cook at all), smoking status (students were asked to self-identify as a never smoker, ex-smoker, social smoker or regular smoker), self-reported physical activity levels (students were required to self-identify as not very active, moderately active or very active), body weight (kg) and height (m) (for calculation of body mass index (BMI), kg/m2), cooking behaviours (consumption of: meals made from raw ingredients; pre-prepared foods; ready meals and take-aways; and meals from university cafeteria) and weekly food expenditure () was also collected. Replication of this research among a large representative sample of UK university students would be pertinent. Hung Nguyen-Ngoc is a Vietnamese dedicated and qualified nutrition specialist/dietitian and obesity specialist. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-018-0398-y, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-018-0398-y. This cross-sectional study involved a convenience sample of five regionally and socio-economically diverse universities throughout the UK (Universities of: Sheffield, Ulster, Kings College London (KCL), Southampton and St Andrews). Generally, students at Ulster University favoured less healthful patterns, whilst those at the Universities of Southampton, St Andrews and KCL tended towards more healthful diets. If they are overweight or obese, they will carry the wrong impression to the general population. 2009;2:15765 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20054220. Obesity during pregnancy has short term and long term adverse consequences for both mother and child. Associate Professor in Nutrition at Kingston University . 2014;112:168598. Weight and Discrimination: Legal Issues in Weight Discrimination. CAS In Model 1, male gender (p<0.001), lowest leisure-time physical activity levels (p=0.032), and regular/social smoking status (p<0.001) were independently associated with higher scores on the convenience, red meat & alcohol diet pattern. Compared with normal-weight students, overweight students had greater waist and hip circumferences and higher blood pressure, fasting and 2-h insulin, fasting total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, triacylglycerol, and leptin levels. Por lo tanto, la puntuacin mxima para el ICD fue de 50 puntos. Obesity, Weight Stigma and Discrimination, Sarah E Jackson. These conditions include: metabolic syndrome type 2 diabetes high. UK Data: Obesity, Age Rising Among NHS Surgical Patients The FFQ was piloted among 40 students at the University of Sheffield. Freshman 15 in England: a longitudinal evaluation of - BMC Obesity International Research Opportunities Programme. We obtained weight change by subtracting, for each individual, self-reported weights collected at the different time points. How to Prevent Obesity: Tips for Kids and Adults - Healthline The text that follows summarises the key findings. Siguen patrones de dieta mediterrnea los universitarios espaoles? Clinical Research | Study | Imperial College London It combines a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their. The association between obesity and blood clots is already . Part of Eur J Clin Nutr. Objective: To describe lifestyle behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, alcohol intake, physical activity, sitting time, smoking, drug use, sleep, sexual health) and health risk factors (body mass index, food insecurity, mental health) in a sample of Australian university students. In Model 2, lower leisure-time physical activity participation (p=0.012), attendance at Ulster University (p=0.029), living with parents/other relatives or in university catered accommodation (p=0.033), and full-time student status (p<0.001) were independently associated with greater pattern score. Physical activity can protect against weight gain, but globally, people just aren't doing enough of it. What causes obesity & overweight? | NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver In addition, the set of protocolised measurements used in this study generated a large amount of data regarding behavioural determinants of overweight/obesity and interrelationships among them, in a community of university students. ESG & Sustainability professional, IFRS/SASB FSA credential holder, and graduate student at Columbia University's Climate School with 5+ years of professional experience in advisory/consulting . Panoutsopoulos, Georgios I. Tzirogiannis, Konstantinos All British and European Union students less than 30years of age at the five participating universities represented eligible participants. There were strong positive correlations (0.5r<0.6; p<0.01) between the vegetarian pattern and energy-adjusted intakes of fibre, copper and thiamin. Yang, Yurou Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. [cited 2012 Nov 29]. Friendship quality, body dissatisfaction, dieting & disordered eating in adolescent girls. Previously, I held the academic positions of Dean, Head of School, Head of Department and Institutional Head of the REF, to name a (very) few roles. Examination of scatter plots revealed no evidence of non-linear relationships between component scores and nutrient intakes. 13+ Sad College Student Obesity Statistics & Research Finally, 45% of the current sample reported limited (or non-existent) cooking ability, being at best only able to cook a limited range of meals from raw ingredients. Li, Hongjuan } and Correlation coefficients 0.5 and0.5 were considered strong. All interested candidates can apply for the academic year 2023-2024. Gao, Lilian Attendance at Ulster University was independently associated with lower vegetarian pattern scores (p<0.001). The Obesity Profile (previously named NCMP and Child Obesity Profile) displays data from the National Child Measurement Programme ( NCMP) showing the prevalence of obesity, severe obesity,. Shinzawa, Maki The health-conscious pattern was the most nutrient dense, with significant, positive, strong correlations (0.5r<0.7; p<0.01) for energy-adjusted intakes of selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and biotin. 3, 4 Preventing overweight in children is expected to be a promising approach to reducing obesity and California Privacy Statement, These recruitment differences may have biased the sample towards health-motivated students at KCL, St Andrews and Southampton. Render date: 2023-03-05T02:12:19.807Z Despite that, previous validation studies indicate that the self-reported information, for example, those related to diet, is reported with sufficient accuracy for use in epidemiology analysis(Reference Vereecken, Covents and Sichert-Hellert88). Participants who provided their contact details were entered into a prize draw; each person could win one of 40 20 high street vouchers. Meng, Yihan Matsui, Isao The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. A substantial proportion of students followed health-promoting diets, which had good nutrient profiles obviating a need for dietary intervention. 2011;111:100411. Dietary gradients were also evident in relation to geography in a comparative study of university students from seven universities across the UK, although absence of information on specific university location limits comparison [2]. study advertisement on student volunteers webpage). Imperial-MIT student exchange. Obesity causes problems with infertility, and in early gestation it causes spontaneous pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies. There were also high factor loadings for fried food, pasta and rice, ready-made sauces, pizza, chips, alcoholic drinks, processed meat, red meat and offal, and eggs; there was a strong negative factor loading for low fat/low calorie yogurts. 1983;37:10312. Second, self-reports of the behaviours may be subject to social desirability bias; thus, the findings may be under or overestimated. With respect to other lifestyles such as PA, probably cultural practices and childhood habits can be associated with a higher PA level in men than women(Reference Trost, Pate and Sallis86). Crombie AP, Ilich JZ, Dutton GR, Panton LB, Abood DA. Religion was also not included due to confounding with ethnic background. Obesity in childhood may be a risk factor for all types of adult diabetes Youngest age group (p=0.015) and attendance at University of Sheffield were independently associated with lower scores (p<0.001). Schutz HK, Paxton SJ. Attitudes towards meat-eating in vegetarian and non-vegetarian teenage girls in England--an ethnographic approach. PDF Obesity among University Students and their Awareness of it with There were differences in recruitment method between the University of Sheffield and Ulster University (recruitment email distributed directly to all students via a global mailing list), and the other three participating sites (e.g. Northstone K, Smith AD, Cribb VL, Emmett PM. ERIC - EJ1275585 - Lifestyle Behaviors and Related Health Risk Factors Adults without a high school degree or equivalent had the highest self-reported obesity (37.8%), followed by adults with some college (35.6%) or high school graduates (35.5%), and then by college graduates (26.3%). Missing data on social class for students at the University of Sheffield precluded adjustment for this possibility. These findings are relevant to future health promotion interventions and behaviour change in this important population. Barker ME, McClean SI, Thompson KA, Reid NG. and M. A.-I. Why College Students are Obese (And How it Affects Them) Food insecurity an issue impacting 25.4% of college students increases the odds of obesity by 3.16-5.13 times. Food and nutrient intakes were generated directly from these FFQ data using the nutritional analysis software QBuilder (Tinuviel Software, Warrington, UK). Senior Lecturer (Biological Sciences) and Head of NutRI research group at Munster Technological University in Cork, Ireland. Introduction. Among men, a moderate/low PA level, breakfast skipping, a non-adequate breakfast duration and number of EO and eating breakfast alone or depending on the occasion; and among women, a low MDS, a moderate/high alcohol consumption, a non-adequate sleep duration, eating breakfast and lunch alone or depending on the occasion were associated with excess BF. College students aren't starving, they're actually obese - USA TODAY Methods: A cross-sectional . Objective: To investigate the knowledge and views of university students regarding obesity and weight management strategies. Clustering of lifestyle risk factors with dietary patterns was also evident, with less healthful dietary patterns associated with smoking, low physical activity and take-away consumption. Obesity and pregnancy: mechanisms of short term and long term adverse A review of drinking motives. These universities had responded positively to an invitation to participate in the research study; contact was made via university Human Nutrition or Health Sciences departments. In Model 2, higher pattern scores were independently associated with male gender (p<0.001), regular/social smoking status (p<0.001), most frequent consumption pre-prepared foods (p=0.040), frequent consumption of ready-meals/take-aways (p<0.001), frequent breakfast skipping (p<0.001), regular consumption of animal products (p<0.001) and greater amounts of money spent on food (p<0.001). Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps | Overweight & Obesity | CDC It is also possible that dietary differences observed between universities may arise because of socioeconomic gradients across universities.