RESUMENDurante los últimos años la sociedad ha experimentado profundos cambios en materia de salud. Estos cambios se deben a una serie de factores del entorno que gatillan el desarrollo de determinados estilos de vida, pudiendo ser éstos de riesgo o protectores para la salud de las personas. Objetivo: Indagar respecto al concepto de estilo de vida y los estilos de vida de estudiantes universitarios iberoamericanos según la evidencia disponible. Material y método: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica, manual y electrónica de artículos vinculados a estilos de vida en población universitaria iberoamericana a partir del año 2002. Adicionalmente, se recabó información referida al concepto de estilos de vida y se recopilaron antecedentes estadísticos disponibles del Ministerio de Salud de Chile y de otras entidades que investigan estilos de vida en los jóvenes. Resultados: La mayor parte de los trabajos desarrollados han estudiado de manera descriptiva los estilos de vida. La alimentación y ejercicio, la conducta sexual, el consumo de tabaco, alcohol y drogas, son las prácticas más estudiadas. Conclusión: Los jóvenes universitarios son una población vulnerable que debe ser investigada de manera particular, para crear y evaluar programas de intervención acorde a sus necesidades.Palabras clave: Estilo de vida, factores de riesgo, estudiantes, universidades. ABSTRACTDuring the last years, our society has experienced profound changes on health matters. These changes are due to a number of environmental factors that trigger the development of certain lifestyles which could either endanger or protect people's health. Objective: To research about the concept of lifestyle and Iberoamerican university students' lifestyles considering the available evidence. Methods: A manual and electronic bibliographic review of articles concerning lifestyles in a Iberoamerican university population from the year 2002, was done. In addition, information about the concept of lifestyles and statistical data available from the Ministry of Health in Chile and other research organizations about young people's lifestyles, were collected. Results: Most of the researches carried out, have studied lifestyles in a descriptive form. Nutrition and physical exercising, sexual behavior, tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption are the most studied habits. Conclusions: Young university students are a vulnerable population that must be studied in a particular way in order to create and assess intervention programs according to their needs.
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