Dietary habits and metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in a university undergraduate population.
CONCLUSION: Unhealthy diets and metabolic risk factors of non-communicable diseases are prevalent in the undergraduate population studied. Well-recognized recommendations regarding adequate consumption of fruits, vegetables, fish, and whole grains should be emphasized in a targeted manner in this population. Carbonated soft drinks and alcohol consumption should be discouraged to stem a rising tide of metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases among undergraduate students.
PMID: 30115131 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Olatona FA, Onabanjo OO, Ugbaja RN, Nnoaham KE, Adelekan DA Tags: J Health Popul Nutr Source Type: research
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