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A Comparison of the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by College Students in Body Mass Index Groups

Alhamad, Rahaf
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9025-1193
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1618783798673423

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2021, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
The purpose of this retrospective, nonexperimental study was to compare the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) by college students in BMI groups (N=209). Data were collected from students enrolled in Science of Human Nutrition at a Midwestern public university. More than half the students were women (73.2%) and freshmen (55.2%). The study involved a demographic survey, a three-day dietary log, and anthropometric measurements for data analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to examine demographics and types of SSBs. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the association of SSB intake, calories derived from SSBs, and sugar derived from SSBs in students whose body mass index (BMI) classified them as underweight‒normal, overweight, and obese. Significance for the results was set at p-value < 0.05. Although the results revealed no significant differences between SSB consumption and BMI categories, they showed that approximately 65% of students consumed SSBs during the three-day period, suggesting the importance of the study.
Eun-Jeong (Angie) Ha (Advisor)
149 p.
Nutrition
sugar-sweetened beverages; SSB; sweetened Beverages; body mass index; BMI; college students; consumption

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  • Alhamad, R. (2021). A Comparison of the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by College Students in Body Mass Index Groups [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1618783798673423

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alhamad, Rahaf. A Comparison of the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by College Students in Body Mass Index Groups . 2021. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1618783798673423.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alhamad, Rahaf. "A Comparison of the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by College Students in Body Mass Index Groups ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1618783798673423

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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