The association of dietary behaviors and practices with overweight and obesity parameters among Saudi university students.
Nabeel Kashan SyedMamoon Hussain SyedAbdulkarim M MerayaAhmed A AlbarraqMohamed Ahmed Al-KasimSaad AlqahtaniHafiz Antar MakeenAyesha YasmeenOtilia J F BanjiMohammed Hassan ElnaemPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The prevalence of obesity and overweight were reasonably high in our study sample and were affected by several factors related to students' eating behaviors and practices. This warrants the need for rigorous and frequent health education interventions on healthy eating behaviors, dietary practices, with an emphasis on the importance of adopting an active, healthy lifestyle.