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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND FOOD INTAKE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS

Nani, Mercy Oghenerukewe
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-4298
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1469155764

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2016, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
The purpose of this study was to compare the difference and relationship between nutrition knowledge and food intake among students who had completed a nutrition course and students who had not completed a nutrition course. It was hypothesized that there would be a relationship between the knowledge scores and the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores. Also, it was expected that there would be a difference in the nutrition knowledge scores and healthy eating index scores among students who had completed a nutrition course and students who had not completed a nutrition course. The HEI-2010 was used to measure diet quality. The participants (n=121) completed an electronic questionnaire that consisted of 74 nutrition knowledge questions and a 24-hr diet recall form. There was a positive correlation between knowledge scores and HEI scores (P = 0.001). Students who had completed a nutrition course had a mean knowledge score of 49.5 and a mean HEI score of 68.3, while students who had not completed a nutrition course had a mean knowledge score of 39.2 and a mean HEI score of 55.4. This study demonstrated that nutritional knowledge contributes to better food choices and more adequate nutritional intake among college students. Future nutrition interventions to improve dietary quality in college students should focus on improving nutrition knowledge.
Karen Gordon (Advisor)
Natalie Caine-Bish (Committee Member)
Tanya Falcone (Committee Member)
122 p.
Nutrition
College Students; Healthy Eating Index-2010; Nutrition Knowledge; Nutrition Class

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  • Nani, M. O. (2016). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND FOOD INTAKE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1469155764

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nani, Mercy. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND FOOD INTAKE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS . 2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1469155764.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nani, Mercy. "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND FOOD INTAKE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1469155764

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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