2025, Vol. 8, Issue 1, Part C

author(s)
Hiyam Mohsin Azooz

abstract

The multifaceted, multidimensional integration of social and environmental factors that affect our patterns of physical activity and eating leads to obesity, which is avoidable. The study's objectives were to evaluate undergraduate nursing students' eating patterns and levels of physical activity and ascertain how these factors relate to one another.

Design of the study: The study's descriptive cross-sectional methodology was created to achieve the aforementioned goals. The study will take place between November 1, 2022, and April 20, 2023.

Study sample: For this study, a convenience sample of one hundred participants was selected.

Result: According to the current study, approximately 43% of the students often eat breakfast, 86% utilize plant oil, 49% eat twice a day, and 39% drink four to five glasses of water each day. Additionally, data showed that almost 63% of the pupils ate vegetables once a day, 57% ate fruits once a day, 59% ate fruits once a day, 88% drank milk once a day, 60% ate carbohydrates once a day, and 51% drank lipids once a day.

Conclusion: The study found that most students eat breakfast most of the time, utilize plant oil, eat twice a day, and drink four to five cups of water each day. Fruits, vegetables, milk, carbs, and fats are consumed by most pupils once a day. Most kids engage in physical activity for 10 to 30 minutes a week, play sports, and undertake light workouts. Participating in athletics has been linked to students' dietary habits, including the quantity of water, cups, and fruits they consume. There is a correlation between students' lipid-based eating habits and the number of weeks they spend participating in sports.