Habits of Junk vs. Healthy Food in University Graduates | [First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book) • 2022]

Author(s):

1. Tooba Iftikhar Abbasi: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

2. Khadija Nisar: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

3. Aatqa Sheraz: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

4. Anam Nayab: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

5. Azra Yasmin: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

6. Hira Iqbal: Department of Biotechnology, Fatima Jinnah Women University,Rawalpindi,Pakistan

Abstract:

Healthy foods are rich in nutrition and have a beneficial effect on the overall health while unhealthy foods have less nutritional value and are high in fat, sugar and calories. University education is considered to be the transition period from adolescence to adulthood which plays a vital role in influencing the eating habits of students. The current study aimed at exploring eating habits as well as discovering the reasons for such eating habits among university graduates. For this purpose, a self-administered questionnaire comprising close-ended questions was distributed among the students belonging to different departments of Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi. Data analysis revealed that students had diverse opinions regarding their behavior towards the food. Choice of their food selection depended on various factors such as peer influence, financial status and parental feeding. In special circumstances like during examinations, study, travel and menstruation, the majority of the students preferably consumed junk food. The study findings demonstrated that fun and enjoyment was the main reason for the preference of junk over healthy food. Students considered junk food a status symbol and most of them admitted that they have a junk food addiction. However, some of the students preferred a healthy breakfast over unhealthy junk products in the morning and a few students also skipped breakfast as part of their daily routine. The study demonstrated an overall increasing yet alarming trend of junk food among university graduates despite knowing and acknowledging the harmful impacts of junk consumption on health.

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Published: Journal: First International Conference on Revamped Scientific Outlook of 21st Century (Abstract Book), Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2022

Keywords:

University graduates , Junk addiction , Eating habits , Food selection , junk food , Healthy food

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