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Knowledge, Perception, and Use of the Ketogenic Diet in College Students at a Midwestern University

D'Agostino, Alexandria M

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2019, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
The ketogenic diet (KD) as a weight management method continues to gain popularity among college students because of its rapid weight loss results and quick health advantages (Abbasi et al., 2018). Despite the lack of KD knowledge represented among students in the current study, students continue to engage in fad diets (FD) such as the KD, therefore failing to understand and adopt healthful eating patterns (Pearson & Young, 2008). The purpose of this study was to examine KD knowledge, perception, and use among college students. Participants were limited to male and female students between the ages of 18-26 years, who completed an online self-reported survey questionnaire. Results showed 18.1% of students responded to using the KD. Significant differences in KD knowledge were found between health related majors and non-health related majors (p=0.018), and between users and non-users (p= 0.001). Overall, health related majors and users had higher knowledge scores versus non-health related majors and non-users. For perception, results indicated a significant three-way interaction effect between sex, health related major, and users (p=0.026). Within each combination of user and major, male students perceived the KD as favorable than females, except for KD users in non-health related majors, where females had a slightly higher perception than males. Future studies analyzing KD knowledge, perception, and use for weight management long-term are needed to confirm the results of this study.
Eun-Jeong Ha (Advisor)
Natalie Caine-Bish (Committee Member)
Tanya Falcone (Committee Member)
172 p.

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  • D'Agostino, A. M. (2019). Knowledge, Perception, and Use of the Ketogenic Diet in College Students at a Midwestern University [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554895996958351

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • D'Agostino, Alexandria. Knowledge, Perception, and Use of the Ketogenic Diet in College Students at a Midwestern University . 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554895996958351.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • D'Agostino, Alexandria. "Knowledge, Perception, and Use of the Ketogenic Diet in College Students at a Midwestern University ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554895996958351

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)