2015
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9600.1000421
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Obesity Risk Factors among Beirut Arab University Students in Tripoli- Lebanon

Abstract: Background: Studies among university students in developing countries had shown high prevalence of obesity. Obesity among young people increases lifetime chronic disease risk. Unhealthy dietary patterns including high consumption of fast foods and meal skipping specially breakfast have been suggested as major risk factors for the development of obesity in developed countries. Limited studies had explored the dietary patterns among university students in developing countries. Objective: The study objective was … Show more

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“…This was consistent with recent findings among nursing university students from Greece [ 35 ] but the percentage of breakfast skippers in the present study was lower than the reported data among Bahraini health sciences students (56%) [ 21 ]. It is also worth noting that the present breakfast intake data could be considered better than data reported among non-health sciences Lebanese university students living in Tripoli or Beirut [ 12 , 22 ]. It is well documented that high consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of chronic diseases related mortality especially cardiovascular diseases and cancer [ 36 ].…”
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confidence: 72%
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“…This was consistent with recent findings among nursing university students from Greece [ 35 ] but the percentage of breakfast skippers in the present study was lower than the reported data among Bahraini health sciences students (56%) [ 21 ]. It is also worth noting that the present breakfast intake data could be considered better than data reported among non-health sciences Lebanese university students living in Tripoli or Beirut [ 12 , 22 ]. It is well documented that high consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of chronic diseases related mortality especially cardiovascular diseases and cancer [ 36 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 72%
“…This could suggest that factors other than attaining better nutritional knowledge could have stronger influence on dietary choices and lifestyle behaviors of the present sample which predominantly shape their weight status or there may be some barriers to translate knowledge into practice as had been previously suggested [ 18 ]. It is also noteworthy that, considering the mean age of the studied sample (19.60 ± 1.67) and assuming that health sciences student are more knowledgeable about the risks of obesity, the figures of the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity are worrisome especially if compared to previously reported lower prevalence rates among university students in Lebanon [ 12 , 22 ]. This should trigger a thorough investigation of the factors associated with obesity among health sciences students.…”
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“…Studenti su posebno osjetljiva populacija mladih ljudi, kojima je studiranje izazov što dovodi do promjene životnih navika, ali može utjecati i na stvaranje onih nezdravih prehrambenih (6,7). Nezdrave prehrambene navike kod studenata su najčešće preskakanje obroka, visoka konzumacija fast-food jela te nedovoljna konzumacija povrća i voća (8,9,10,11). Mnoge studije provedene u Europi su pokazale da studenti jedu manje povrća i ribe, a imaju veliki unos crvenog mesa i masnoća životinjskog podrijetla (12,13,14,15).…”
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“…Obesity assessment: to assess the associated risk factors and co-morbidities of overweight and obesity. (7) 3) Food…”
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