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Nutritional habits of puerto rico12/11/2023 ![]() Perhaps such changes are reflected in our sample, where for fast food/canned food consumption, less than half the sample adhered to the guidelines. Over the past decades, food consumption patterns in Egypt have changed, with the nutrition transition occurring with abundant dietary energy availability, urbanization, and moderate fat intakes. Our observed highest guidelines adherence is alarming, and educational/health stakeholders need to encourage better eating habits for such university student samples. Similar results have been observed in Spain where only 53% adhered to the Mediterranean diet, and >91% needed “diet changes” to acquire healthier dietary patterns. ![]() Gender differences were observed (men had better adherence for sweets, cake/cookies, snacks, and raw vegetables but not for fast food/canned food or cooked vegetables, P 45% (range 44%–19%). Results: Except for cereal products, no food group had an adherence level >45%. Chi-square tested the differences for adherence to guidelines by gender, and the associations between the importance of healthy eating and guidelines adherence for the whole sample and by gender. We employed the WHO guidelines for the Eastern Mediterranean region (WHO 2012) to compute students' adherence to dietary guidelines for the different food groups. ![]() Methods: A total of 3271 undergraduates at 11 faculties, Assiut University, Egypt (2009–2010), completed a questionnaire reporting their consumption of 12 food groups number of servings of fruits/vegetables/day and how important it is for them to eat healthy. ![]() We examined students' adherence to recommended guidelines, and the associations between importance of eating healthy and guidelines adherence. Background: Little is known on the food consumption habits and adherence to dietary guidelines among young adults. ![]()
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