Consumption Pattern Of Soft Drinks, Confectioneries And Antiiropometric Status Of Undergraduates In Abia State University Umuahia Campus Abia State, Nigeria:- Ifenabo, Queendaline C
ABSTRACT
Malnutrition is a public health
problem all over the world because of the devastating health, economic and
social consequences. In recent years developing countries like Nigeria have
been experiencing a nutritional transition in food choices from healthy lo
unhealthy food, as a result of this; the consumption pattern and lifestyle of
young undergraduate have been affected. The purpose of study was to determine
the consumption pattern of soft drinks, confcctionaries and anthropometric
status of undergraduates in Ahia State University Umuahia Campus, Ahia state. A
systematic sampling was adopted in determining the sample size among 389 made
up of 227 males (58.4%) and 162 females (41.6%) participated in the study. A
questionnaire was validated by three lecturers in the department of human
nutrition and dietetics to collect information on the socio-demographic
characteristics, consumption pattern and anthropometric status of the subjects.
The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Statistical package for
social sciences (SPSS version 20) chi square test was used to find ·the
relationship between their socio-demographic characteristics, their consumption
pattern and their Anthropometric status. /According to their Body mass index,
it was observed that majority of the respondents (75.3%) were normal followed
by (9.8%) who were Overweight, (3.1%) were obese and 4.1% were at risk of non
communicable disease. General results showed consumption of soft drinks and
confectionaries was high. Due to increased concern of dietary related health
problems in developing countries, consumption of light soft drinks can be
encouraged because they contain low amount of energy but precaution should be
taken to limit excessive intake.
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FENABO, F (2025). Consumption Pattern Of Soft Drinks, Confectioneries And Antiiropometric Status Of Undergraduates In Abia State University Umuahia Campus Abia State, Nigeria:- Ifenabo, Queendaline C. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/consumption-pattern-of-soft-drinks-confectioneries-and-antiiropometric-status-of-undergraduates-in-abia-state-university-umuahia-campus-abia-state-nigeria-ifenabo-queendaline-c-7-2
FENABO, FENABO. "Consumption Pattern Of Soft Drinks, Confectioneries And Antiiropometric Status Of Undergraduates In Abia State University Umuahia Campus Abia State, Nigeria:- Ifenabo, Queendaline C" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 26 May. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/consumption-pattern-of-soft-drinks-confectioneries-and-antiiropometric-status-of-undergraduates-in-abia-state-university-umuahia-campus-abia-state-nigeria-ifenabo-queendaline-c-7-2. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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FENABO, FENABO. "Consumption Pattern Of Soft Drinks, Confectioneries And Antiiropometric Status Of Undergraduates In Abia State University Umuahia Campus Abia State, Nigeria:- Ifenabo, Queendaline C" Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 28 May. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/consumption-pattern-of-soft-drinks-confectioneries-and-antiiropometric-status-of-undergraduates-in-abia-state-university-umuahia-campus-abia-state-nigeria-ifenabo-queendaline-c-7-2