EATING HABITS IN STUDENTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO XAVIER DE CHUQUISACA UNIVERSITY 2019

Abstract

At the Universidad Mayor Real Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, university students are vulnerable to poor nutrition, they do not eat breakfast, they fast for long hours, they prefer fast food. Unhealthy habits cause a series of consequences that damage the state of health and influence their quality of life. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of eating habits of the students.

In this study, the population of the San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca University were surveyed by means of a web test, taking a sample of 344 students from the different faculties. The hypothetical qualitative deductive method was used, taking into account the variable eating habits, the tool used to empty the data was Excel.

Among the results, it was determined that 38.37% of students have bad eating habits, 25.58% have good eating habits and 36.05% have regular eating habits. A percentage of students consider that taste is the most important factor when choosing food with 40.7%. The main reason why they avoid a food is because they do not like it and only 12.50% do not avoid any food. In conclusion, the inadequate eating habits found in this study are related to the factors that they do not eat breakfast and consume foods that are within their economic reach. This stage is critical in the acquisition of good eating habits in university life.