Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students
The university stage is a good time to promote healthy eating strategies. The sociological and cultural changes experienced by students lead them to skip meals, increase their intake of fast food and energy-dense foods, decreasing adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD). Professionals related to fo...
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| author | Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez Lorena Vidal-Martínez María Martínez-Olcina Laura Miralles-Amorós Juan Antonio Sánchez-Sáez Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo Javier Sánchez-Sánchez Natalia Martínez-Amorós Kamela Cheikh-Moussa Nuria Asencio-Mas Luis Andreu-Caravaca Jacobo Ángel Rubio-Arias |
| author_facet | Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez Lorena Vidal-Martínez María Martínez-Olcina Laura Miralles-Amorós Juan Antonio Sánchez-Sáez Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo Javier Sánchez-Sánchez Natalia Martínez-Amorós Kamela Cheikh-Moussa Nuria Asencio-Mas Luis Andreu-Caravaca Jacobo Ángel Rubio-Arias |
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| description | The university stage is a good time to promote healthy eating strategies. The sociological and cultural changes experienced by students lead them to skip meals, increase their intake of fast food and energy-dense foods, decreasing adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD). Professionals related to food such as nutritionists and dietitians are also considered a population at risk of developing eating disorders due to the extensive knowledge they possess, which can be used for both good and bad practice. The objective was to analyze the impact of a 4-month educational program promoting the Mediterranean diet on risky eating behaviors, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and body composition in nutrition and dietetics students, studying the differences according to the group investigated (control group and educated group). The context of the research was 196 students (49 males and 147 females) from two consecutive years. The control group did not receive any type of intervention, while with the control group (educated) an educational program was carried out. Results showed that women with greater control over energy intake, carbohydrates, and sugar had a lower percentage of fat mass, while in men, the relationship was established with weight. Regarding adherence to the Mediterranean diet, at post, it is adequate in both men (8.25 ± 2.87) and women (7.90 ± 2.89), with no significant differences between the intervention groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e869cc3d1574446aa4af95eb2285ad62023-11-17T16:43:31ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-03-0111796510.3390/healthcare11070965Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University StudentsAlejandro Martínez-Rodríguez0Lorena Vidal-Martínez1María Martínez-Olcina2Laura Miralles-Amorós3Juan Antonio Sánchez-Sáez4Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo5Javier Sánchez-Sánchez6Natalia Martínez-Amorós7Kamela Cheikh-Moussa8Nuria Asencio-Mas9Luis Andreu-Caravaca10Jacobo Ángel Rubio-Arias11Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainFaculty of Sport, Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainSchool of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainFaculty of Sport, Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainHealth Research Center, Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainThe university stage is a good time to promote healthy eating strategies. The sociological and cultural changes experienced by students lead them to skip meals, increase their intake of fast food and energy-dense foods, decreasing adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD). Professionals related to food such as nutritionists and dietitians are also considered a population at risk of developing eating disorders due to the extensive knowledge they possess, which can be used for both good and bad practice. The objective was to analyze the impact of a 4-month educational program promoting the Mediterranean diet on risky eating behaviors, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and body composition in nutrition and dietetics students, studying the differences according to the group investigated (control group and educated group). The context of the research was 196 students (49 males and 147 females) from two consecutive years. The control group did not receive any type of intervention, while with the control group (educated) an educational program was carried out. Results showed that women with greater control over energy intake, carbohydrates, and sugar had a lower percentage of fat mass, while in men, the relationship was established with weight. Regarding adherence to the Mediterranean diet, at post, it is adequate in both men (8.25 ± 2.87) and women (7.90 ± 2.89), with no significant differences between the intervention groups.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/965nutrition degree studentseating disordersbody compositionfat massadherence to the Mediterranean diet |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez Lorena Vidal-Martínez María Martínez-Olcina Laura Miralles-Amorós Juan Antonio Sánchez-Sáez Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo Javier Sánchez-Sánchez Natalia Martínez-Amorós Kamela Cheikh-Moussa Nuria Asencio-Mas Luis Andreu-Caravaca Jacobo Ángel Rubio-Arias Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students Healthcare nutrition degree students eating disorders body composition fat mass adherence to the Mediterranean diet |
| title | Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students |
| title_full | Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students |
| title_fullStr | Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students |
| title_short | Study the Effect of an Innovative Educational Program Promoting Healthy Food Habits on Eating Disorders, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Body Composition in University Students |
| title_sort | study the effect of an innovative educational program promoting healthy food habits on eating disorders mediterranean diet adherence and body composition in university students |
| topic | nutrition degree students eating disorders body composition fat mass adherence to the Mediterranean diet |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/7/965 |
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