Association between Eating Habits and Quality of Life among Chilean University Students

Autor/inn/en	Lanuza, Fabián; Morales, Gladys; Hidalgo-Rasmussen, Carlos; Balboa-Castillo, Teresa; Ortiz, Manuel S.; Belmar, Carlos; Muñoz, Sergio
Titel	Association between Eating Habits and Quality of Life among Chilean University Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 1, S.280-286 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Morales, Gladys) ORCID (Muñoz, Sergio)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1741593
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Eating Habits; Quality of Life; Food; Physical Health; Risk; Health Behavior; College Freshmen; Student Characteristics; Body Composition; Body Weight; Body Height; Life Style; Smoking; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lebensqualität; Lebensmittel; Gesundheitszustand; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Studienanfänger; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; Lebensstil; Rauchen
Abstract	Objective: To estimate the association between eating habits and quality of life (QOL) in Chilean university students. Participants: 1,212 students from the Universidad de La Frontera, Chile (mean age 18.7 ± 2.15) were surveyed in January-March 2018. Methods: Participants completed a cross-sectional self-report survey to evaluate QOL using the WHOQOL-BREF scale and eating habits with a food habits survey. Results: Students reporting a better healthy eating habits score also presented a higher QOL. Eating breakfast and eating home-cooked meals is a protective factor for QOL in each domain. The consumption of sweet snacks was shown to be a risk factor for the physical health and environment domains. The consumption of fast food is shown as the greatest risk factor in the physical domain. Conclusion: Healthy and unhealthy eating habits are associated with different dimensions of QOL. University authorities should develop new policies to improve the QOL of the entire university community. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01