Relación entre la composición corporal y los hábitos alimentarios de estudiantes de tercer ciclo paralelo A y B de la carrera de Nutrición, Dietética y Estética de la UCSG, período 2019 - 2020.

Abstract

Nowadays, food habits have an important role for the development of a good lifestyle since if there is an inadequate food intake, chronic noncommunicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, hypertension, among others, can arise. The objective of this thesis is relate body composition and food habits of students in third parallel cycle A and B of the UCSG Nutrition, Dietetics and Aesthetics Career, period 2019-2020. Methodology. It is a descriptive observational study because the observed situation is described, quantitative because consumption frequency was performed in a population of 40 male and female students and transversal because the data was taken only once. Results. It was observed that 72% of the population is in normal weight, followed by 16% overweight and finally 12% with obesity. Conclusion. Food habits are related to body composition because the majority of the population is in normal weight so they have good food habits.