A Pilot Study on Dietary Choices at Universities: Vending Machines, Canteens, and Lunch from Home

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作者
Oliveira, Leandro [1 ,2 ]
Binmowyna, Mona N. [3 ]
Alasqah, Ibrahim [4 ,5 ]
Zandonadi, Renata Puppin [6 ]
Teixeira-Lemos, Edite [7 ]
Chaves, Claudia [8 ]
Alturki, Hmidan A. [9 ]
Albaridi, Najla A. [10 ]
Alribdi, Fatmah Fahad [11 ]
Raposo, Antonio [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lusofona Humanidades & Tecnol, CBIOS Res Ctr Biosci & Hlth Technol, Campo Grande 376, P-1749024 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Polytech Inst Coimbra, Coimbra Hlth Sch, Rua 5 Outubro S Martinho Bispo,Apartado 7006, P-3046854 Coimbra, Portugal
[3] Shaqra Univ, Coll Educ, Shaqra 11911, Saudi Arabia
[4] Qassim Univ, Coll Nursing, Dept Community Psychiat & Mental Hlth Nursing, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
[5] Univ New England, Sch Hlth, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
[6] Univ Brasilia UnB, Sch Hlth Sci, Dept Nutr, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, BR-70910900 Brasilia, Brazil
[7] Polytech Univ Viseu, CERNAS Res Ctr, P-3504510 Viseu, Portugal
[8] Polytech Univ Viseu, Ctr Studies Educ & Innovat CI&DEI, ESSV, P-3504510 Viseu, Portugal
[9] King Abdulaziz City Sci & Technol, Wellness & Prevent Med Inst, Hlth Sect, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia
[10] Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman Univ, Coll Hlth & Rehabil, Dept Hlth Sci, POB 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
[11] Qassim Hlth Cluster, Model Care, Buraydah 52367, Saudi Arabia
关键词
vending machines; canteen; lunch; nutrition; university; students; STUDENTS; OBESITY; FOOD; CONSUMPTION; PREVALENCE; OVERWEIGHT;
D O I
10.3390/nu16111722
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Commercial environments and food acquisition methods significantly shape dietary practices and impact health. This study assesses dietary choices among Portuguese university students regarding vending machines, canteens, and lunches from home. It also evaluates their use of the university canteen and their tendency to bring lunch from home. This pilot cross-sectional study used a self-administered electronic questionnaire, made available in early 2023. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling. The study included 137 students from Portuguese higher education institutions, mainly women (74.5%), pursuing degrees or integrated Master's degrees (83.2%), primarily in health-related fields (55.5%). The median age was 21 years (20 to 23.5 years). About 70.0% regularly consumed food from vending machines, while approximately 60.0% brought lunch from home, avoiding the canteen. Factors such as convenience (48.5%), price (47.5%), product availability (40.6%), and taste (39.6%) mainly influenced vending machine choices. Monthly, chocolates, water, coffee, cookies, treats, and soft drinks were the most commonly acquired items, with coffee being the most frequent daily purchase. These findings provide insights for creating policies and initiatives to promote healthier and more accessible food options for students and strategies to encourage positive eating behaviors.
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