Cliffton, Akoi

Khin, Cho Aung

Khin, Than Yee

Lwin, Mar Mar

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Results and discussionResearchers: Mar Mar Lwin; Cliffton Akoi Anak; Khin Than Yee; Khin Cho AungFood is an important component to sustain lives and providing energy to do works. Food define as any material from either plant or animal source that is made up of a wide variety of essential nutrients and is taken into the body to be used for many bodily functions which are required for life sustenance. The amount of energy can be calculated by the amount of calorie in the food.  There was statistically significant relationship (p<0.001) between the respondents’ gender and calorie intake. The male has the highest mean total calorie (1819 kcal) compared to female (1313 kcal) due to their differences in biological metabolism. There was a significant relation between mean intakes of energy and all nutrients with gender. 1. To identify factors that influence the students’ food consumption.2. To determine the relationship between the students’ knowledge on food consumption with BMI.3. To determine the relationship between the students’ attitude on food consumption with BMI.ObjectivesMethodologyCross - sectional study, among 101 year 2 medicalstudents, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,UNIMAS, Kuching, Sarawak from October 2014 toJune 2015.Data collection by self-administered questionnairesData analysis by SPSS 22.0.Knowledge plays an important role in total calorieintake. The most common factor that influencesfood consumption in terms of types of food chosen,the amount of food and frequency of meals wasbiological factor whereas, in terms of choice ofoutlet, environmental factor had the mostinfluence. The subjects were more concern aboutthe taste of the food rather than the cost andnutritional value when it comes to eating.Moreover, calorie intake differed between thesexes. Therefore, it is important to promote healthyfood as tasting delicious.ReferencesAcknowledgement: We would like to express our gratitude towards our students for all the valuable and useful participation they had given to us throughout our research.*Manojan, K.K., Benny, P.V., & Anil, B. (2014). Prevalence of obesity and overweight among medical students based on new Asia-Pacific BMI guideline. IJPTM, 2(1).*Heidal, K. B., Colby, S. E., Mirabella, G. T., Al-Numair, K. S., Bertrand, B., & Gross, K. H. (2012). Cost and calorie analysis of fast food consumption. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 3:942 – 946.ConclusionSection ASociodemographic dataSection B Food consumptionSection C24 hr dietary recallResults and discussion010203040506070Types of food chosen(n=101)Choice of food outlets Amount of food Frequency of mealsDistribution of the respondents by factors affecting in food consumptionEmotional factor Economical factor Environmental factorBiological factor Educational factor No response0 20 40 60 80 100 1201. Each type of food has…2. Food containing high…3. Unhygienic preparation…4. A balanced diet is good…5. Normally 3500 calories…6. Oily food can cause a…7. Eating fibers can help to…8. Excessive intake of…9. Too much salt in diet…10. Obesity is due to…Distribution of knowledge towards food consumption Not sure No Yes0 20 40 60 80 1001. Do you practice excessiveeating during stress? ( - )2. Do you take breakfast in themorning? (+)3. Do you consume food becauseof the tastiness, even though it…4. Are you concerned aboutcalorie content in a food? (+)5. Do you consume fast food dueto its availability? ( - )6. Do you choose to consume fastfood due to time constriction? ( - )7. Do you consume food to keepyourself awake during…8. Do you consume fast foodbetween meals? ( - )9. Will you skip dinner after youhad a heavy lunch? ( - )10. Have you ever thought ofreducing the consumption of…Distribution of attitude towards food consumption Not sure No YesAN ASSESSMENT OF CALORIE INTAKE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD CONSUMPTION View publication stats

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