Food education and nutritional status of nutrition academic at the Amazonas Federal University

Abstract

The admission of students to college makes it difficult to reconcile studies and a good diet, so that the time to eat is getting shorter and shorter. The aim of this study was to identify the nutritional status of nutrition students at the Institute of Health and Biotechnology of the Federal University of amazonas (ISB / UFAM), through calculations of body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), parameter waist-to-height ratio (RCE), 24-hour recall questionnaire and food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) featuring a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative and qualitative approach. Sixty randomly selected students participated in the sample, with a high incidence of eutrophic students. Regarding waist circumference, identifying 18.3% of the studied population is at risk for cardiovascular diseases and obesity. Among the surveys on the Waist - Hip Ratio (WHR), it was found that only 13.3% of the sample was at risk and the waist – height ratio was found only 13.3% of the total sample for cardiovascular diseases and obesity. Regarding the FFQ, low intake of some food groups was found and in the 24-hour recall, low intake of macronutrients was found. Thus, the nutrition students' diet analyzed was considered inadequate. The results found suggest that the nutritional knowledge obtained during the course is not able to influence the eating behavior of these students.

Keywords: Nutritional status. Nutrition academics. Anthropometric assessme.