Eating habits of Polish university students depending on the direction of studies and gender

What is it about?

This study contributes to literature in two ways. First, the eating habits of students in Poland were studied. Poland is one of the countries in which, thanks to systemic transformation and the introduction of a market economy, the availability of ready meals, highly processed food and fast-food restaurants has increased. Easy access to highly processed food poses a risk of increased overweight and obesity especially among young people. Second, attention was paid to the role of nutritional education and its impact on the diet of students. Nutritional habits of students from faculties related and not related to nutrition sciences were compared.

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Why is it important?

The described research is important due to the observed deteriorating eating habits and growing overweight of young adults in developed countries like Poland. They show that education of food technologists, even at the academic level, does not always allow to avoid mistakes in their own nutrition.