The Perception of College Students about a Healthy Lifestyle and its Effect on their Health

Al-Amari, Hanaa

doi:10.4172/2155-9600.1000437

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“…Such high finding could be due to fast food and soft drink consumption more than one time a day and the frequent skipping of breakfast. Previous studies conducted among college students reported that only 50% college students eat a healthy diet, 15 31.6% fell within the cluster of risky eating behaviour 16 and 29.8% showed poor dietary behaviours. 17 The current study found that 77.2% didn't eat fruits every day and 56.4% participants didn't eat vegetables every day.…”

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Unhealthy dietary behaviours among college going youth in Delhi

Bhawna

Sharma²,

Sharma³

2022

SAJHP

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College students are widely reported to engage in unhealthy lifestyle behaviours including unhealthy eating behaviours such as high consumption of snack foods, high consumption of fast foods and insufficient consumption of fruit and vegetable.: This study was conducted in two randomly selected colleges of Delhi. A list of all colleges located in Delhi was made from which two colleges were selected randomly. A pre-tested, structured, semi-open ended questionnaire was used to collect information.: The study sample of 101 comprised of college going youth of Delhi of which 51 (50.5%) were female. The mean (± SD) age of respondents was 19 (± 0.9) years. The study found that 77.2%, 56.4% and 20.8% study participants do not eat fruits every day, do not eat vegetables every day and eat food items like French-fries etc. every day, respectively. The 38.6% study participants reported eating snacks every day between the meals. Participants who were not doing part-time job had significantly higher unhealthy dietary behaviours than participants with part-time job (p = 0.024). : The health promotion in terms of healthy dietary habits is needed among college going youth. College students should be encouraged to adopt healthy dietary habits and eat breakfast regularly.

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“…The CDC's 2019 YRBS 15.1% had drunk sugar-sweetened soda or pop every day. 12 The other study 15 reported that 70% did not drink recommended glasses of milk daily. The significant association were found between the unhealthy dietary behaviours and participants who did part-time job.…”

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Unhealthy dietary behaviours among college going youth in Delhi

Bhawna

Sharma²,

Sharma³

2022

SAJHP

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“…The scientific background for the development of theoretical foundations for forming a health preserving competence of future teachers of preschool education includes: health preserving competencies, formation of healthy lifestyle skills, health culture of students of higher education institutions (Andriushchenko, 2015;Al-Amari, 2015;Gaisina et al, 2019;Martseniuk & Shtykh, 2015;Shovkoplias, 2016). We agree with the scholars that an educator is a model of a healthy lifestyle and the attitude of the younger generation to their own health depends on him/her.…”

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Activation of Students’ Cognitive Activity in the Context of Filling Educational Components with Health Preserving Content. Forming a Health Preserving Competence

Кочубей

Кравчук

Melnykova

2022

RREM

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A content analysis of the process of obtaining education by students, which shows that the traditional approach is ineffective in terms of forming their health preserving competence has been carried out. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to develop, scientifically substantiate and experimentally test the effectiveness of the methodology for forming a health preserving competence by activating students’ cognitive activity in the context of filling educational components with health preserving content. In the course of the study, the empirical methods such as pedagogical observation, interviews, surveys, questionnaires, a project method, tests, and mathematical statistics methods have been used. The methodology for forming a health preserving competence in future teachers in the process of professional training has been developed, tested and put into practice, which has ensured the optimization of this process. The proposed by the authors and experimentally tested pedagogical condition. The obtained findings have proved the originality, effectiveness of implementing the developed methodology in the practice of higher education institutions, as well as the practical feasibility and efficiency of the proposed step-by-step methodology. The evidence of this is that the high level has increased by 10% of EG students and by 0.8% of CG students with a difference of <9.2%. Accordingly, the sufficient level has increased by 12% in EG students and by 3.1% in CG students with a difference of <8.9%. The average level has decreased by 7.0% in EG students and by 1% in CG students with a difference of <6%. Finally, the low level has decreased by 87% in EG students and by 28% CG, which indicates the effectiveness of the proposed pedagogical condition.

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“…It is illustrated that physical and mental health of any worker may become one of the determinant factors of the work ability (Vedovato and Monteiro, 2014;Moulud, et al, 2016). Hence, having healthy and active individuals are usually those with tougher immune system (Al-Amari and Al-Khamees, 2015).…”

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Fitness and Wellness Lifestyles of the Personnel of Sultan Kudarat State University, Mindanao, Philippines

Calixtro

2021

Indonesian J. Teach. Sci.

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Healthy lifestyle is imperative to every human. Thus, it is needed for them to move lively and healthily. It makes one to be totally fit and well in order to fight common diseases. It refreshes the mind to avoid feeling of depression and exhaustion. This study examined the fitness and wellness lifestyles and health condition of Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) Personnel. It employed descriptive correlational research design which includes survey questionnaire in collecting data from 100 personnel. The results revealed that walking or brisk walking was rated highest holding it at least “2 to 3 times a week” or interpreted as “fit” in fitness lifestyles while the wellness lifestyles of the personnel revealed that manicure obtained the highest, holding it at least “7 to 10 times a year” or interpreted as “satisfied”. On the other hand, pulmonary disease obtained the highest holding it at least “less evident” a year or interpreted as “healthy”. It implies that they are not very much healthy due to some factors such as not engaging in physical activities. However, there was no significant relationship between the health condition of fitness and wellness lifestyles since participating in different physical, mental, and social activities is very imperative in order to achieve the total fitness and to become holistically productive personnel. The study concluded that the Personnel continually upheld their healthy lifestyles. They actively sustained total fitness in life. These were replicated on the whole lenience to work and to demonstrate everyday tasks professionally without any health-related condition.

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The Perception of College Students about a Healthy Lifestyle and its Effect on their Health

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Unhealthy dietary behaviours among college going youth in Delhi

Unhealthy dietary behaviours among college going youth in Delhi

Activation of Students’ Cognitive Activity in the Context of Filling Educational Components with Health Preserving Content. Forming a Health Preserving Competence

Fitness and Wellness Lifestyles of the Personnel of Sultan Kudarat State University, Mindanao, Philippines

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