Yasin Mohammed Al, Hana Kasrouf Mudabber, Kawkab Ramadan Shishani, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher.
Determinants of overweight among young adults in Jordan.
Rawal Med J Jan ;35(1):10-4.

Objectives: To determine the contribution of selected demographic characteristics and dietary practices in relationship to overweight and obesity in Jordanian young adults. Subjects and Methods: This cross sectional was conducted during spring 2008 and a total of 278 university students participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire which was based on a national dietary survey developed by the Health and Labor Ministry of Japan. Results: About 76.2% (n=212) of the students weight was within a normal range, 11.9% (n=33) were underweight and 11.9% (n=30) were excess weight. There was a statistically significant difference between males and females (p<0.05). 69.8% students reported eating meals on a regular basis; and it was significantly associated with female (p<0.05). There was statistically significant association between excess weight and gender, daily meals except light meals, weakly eating fried food, weakly eating with family and tried to be on a diet. Conclusion: Nearly 12% participants were overweight or obese. There is an urgent need to educate university students about optimum nutrition and eating habits in order to promote healthy lifestyles. (Rawal Med J 2010;35: 10-14).

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