Abstract
Aim: Nutrition awareness require to identify food preferences and sensory factors; personal behavior such as perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, social habits; and ecological interactions. This is a cross-section study, it was conducted to investigate nutrition education, dietary habits, and lifestyle among nursing students, in addition, elucidate the correlations between hemoglobin level on the side and dietary habits, anthropometric measurements, and medical history on another side. 
 Method: Sixty-one students aged 18-30 years old were selected randomly, during the period from June up to December 2019. A well-structured questionnaire and face-to-face interview for all participants were achieved. The anthropometric assessment and blood hemoglobin level tests were measured to support investigation and evaluate health status among participants. Pearson correlation applied to discover any relationship between variables. 
 Results: The results revealed that the majority of subjects were 73% fall into 18-20 ages, while 51% of participants were found to be suffering from malnutrition (underweight, overweight, and obese) according to anthropometric assessment. A significant correlation (P˂0.05) of hemoglobin level with another job and practice tea intake immediately after a meal has been detected. Whereas, there was no significant correlation (P>0.05) of hemoglobin level with body mass index, consumption of fast meals and practice coffee intake on daily base. The majority of students didn’t consume fish and seafood but have been consumed dairy products and legumes too much within the week.
 Conclusion and Suggestions: It concluded that substantial poor nutrition education and lifestyle, worsen dietary habits and eating behavior was observed among nursing students. The nutritional intervention plans often include disseminate nutrition education, change lifestyle, improve dietary habits, and eating behavior should be appreciated.
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