RT Journal Article
T1 Adherence to recommended intake of pulses and related factors in university students in the UniHcos project.
A1 Morales-Suarez-Varela, Maria
A1 Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen
A1 Peraita-Costa, Isabel
A1 Ayan Perez, Carlos
A1 Valero Juan, Luis Felix
A1 Ortiz-Moncada, Rocio
A1 Almaraz Gomez, Ana
A1 Alguacil Ojeda, Juan
A1 Delgado Rodriguez, Miguel
A1 Blazquez Abellan, Gemma
A1 Jesus Cabero, Maria
A1 Jimenez Mejias, Eladio
A1 Llopis-Morales, Agustin
A1 Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora
A1 Fernandez-Villa, Tania
K1 Diet quality
K1 Legumes
K1 Nutrition
K1 Pulses
K1 University students
AB Pulses such as peas, beans or lentils are one of the most complete foods at the nutritional level; however, they are one of the most often neglected foods in the diets of university students. Entrance to university translates into a major lifestyle change for many young people, and the habits acquired or cemented at this time will remain into adulthood. The objective of this study is to analyse the association between personal/sociodemographic factors, dietary intake of other food groups and the consumption of pulses in first-year university students. This cross-sectional study is part of the UniHcos project, a multicentre study of multipurpose prospective cohorts in eleven Spanish universities. Data from 9862 university students were collected through an online self-questionnaire completed by all students who met the selection criteria and agreed to participate in the project during the 2011-2018 academic years. Of students, 75·8 % presented an inadequate (≤2 times/week) consumption of pulses. Living outside the family home in either a student residence (OR 0·76; 95 % CI 0·69, 0·84) or rental (OR 0·81; 95 % CI 0·70, 0·95) decreased the compliance with recommendations on the consumption of pulses. Low consumption of pulses is seemingly not restricted to a specific profile or dietary pattern among university students, and no specific focus group for intervention can be identified. Policies promoting the consumption of pulses among the university population as a whole are necessary to increase compliance rates with the dietary recommendations.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2020
FD 2020-10-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16485
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16485
LA en
NO Morales-Suárez-Varela M, Amezcua-Prieto C, Peraita-Costa I, Ayan Pérez C, Valero Juan LF, Ortiz-Moncada R, et al.  Adherence to recommended intake of pulses and related factors in university students in the UniHcos project. Br J Nutr. 2021 Aug 14;126(3):428-440.
NO The authors thank the research group of the UniHcos project of each one of the participating universities for the contribution of the information and the database for the study; likewise, they thank the students who participated in the study. The authors also thank the Food and Nutrition research group of the University of Alicante (ALINUT) for their preliminary contributions.This study was supported by the National Drug Plan, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain (grants: 2010|145 and 2013|034).
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RD Apr 11, 2025