The nutritional status analysis in physical education students, associated with eating habits and level of physical activity

Abstract

numerous studies show that the college-aged student modifies their eating habits and levels of physical activity and, consequently, their Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds healthy values (?25). to analyze the nutritional status in students of two Physical Education Teaching training Institutes, located in Cordoba, Argentina, and their possible association with eating behaviours and level of physical activity. observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study. 134 students were studied.To assess nutritional status, the MBI was measured. To investigate about food selection and habits which accompanied the ingestion, a survey was used based on the recommendations from the Food Guidelines for the Argentine Population. To estimate energy expenditure by physical activity, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used, in short format, in the Spanish version. Se podría presumir que el saludable estado nutricional de la población estudiada se debe a sus hábitos alimentarios mayormente saludables y, principalmente, a su alto nivel de actividad física. No obstante, el seguimiento de esta población, en un estudio longitudinal, podría ratificar o rectificar estas primeras presunciones. it can be assumed that the healthy nutritional status of the study population is due to their mostly healthy eating habits, and mainly to their high level of physical activity.