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Introduction. Health of the younger generation is a priority for any state. Thus, reforms in the
higher education system emphasize the students' health status and physiological needs during the
learning process.
Materials and methods. The study was conducted by questioning 50 students, including 11 men
and 39 women, from study years I to VI. The questionnaire included 18 questions about daily
nutrition.
Results. Nutrition is provided by a varied assortment of foods, providing the human body with
nutrients and biologically active substances (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and mineral
salts). The results of this study showed that 90% of students have an irregular diet and only 10%
of them strictly follow a diet. Using the waist and body mass parameters of people in the study,
we calculated BMI, which found that 80% of the examined subjects are normal weight, 6% are
underweight, 8% overweight, and grade I obesity was reported in 6%. Analyzing student food
surveys, we can see that most commonly used in vegetables in the daily diet are potato, carrot,
onion and cabbage, and the least used are broccoli. If we are talking about the prevalence of fruit
in the nutrition of the students, we notice that the most used fruits are apples, bananas and
oranges, and the rest of the fruits are used at a lower percentage, the least used to be quince,
plum and pear. Similarly, following the study I noticed that 54% of investigators prefer to eat
spicy food, 46% prefer salty food. The share of people who love to eat sweet produce was 52%
and the share of those who love fatty foods accounted for 8%.
Conclusions. The results of this study show that 80% of people are normal weight and 90% of
them do not have a healthy diet, which requires us to develop measures to improve the nutrition
of students in university institutions. |
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