Disparities in Dietary Intake, Meal Patterning, and Home Food Environments Among Young Adult Nonstudents and 2- and 4-Year College Students | Zendy

Melissa C. Nelson | Zendy; Nicole Larson | Zendy; Daheia J. BarrAnderson | Zendy; Dianne NeumarkSztainer | Zendy; Mary Story | Zendy

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Disparities in Dietary Intake, Meal Patterning, and Home Food Environments Among Young Adult Nonstudents and 2- and 4-Year College Students

Author(s) -

Melissa C. Nelson,

Nicole Larson,

Daheia J. BarrAnderson,

Dianne NeumarkSztainer,

Mary Story

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.147454

Subject(s) - meal , young adult , psychological intervention , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , demography , food intake , meal preparation , food science , biology , endocrinology , psychiatry , sociology

We examined whether young adult meal patterning, dietary intake, and home food availability differed among nonstudents, 2-year college students, and 4-year college students (N = 1687; mean age = 20.5 years). Unadjusted analyses showed that few young adults consumed optimal diets and, compared with 4-year college students, nonstudents and 2-year students consumed fewer meals and poorer diets. After controlling for sociodemographics and living arrangements, we found that over half of the observed associations remained significant (P < .05). Nutrition interventions are needed for young adults, particularly specific at-risk groups.

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