الفهرس 
Nutritional Status of college studentsOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
This study was carried out to show the effect of fast food eating on the nutritional status of
college students. The study was performed on a random sample of 209 college students (65 males and
144 females), from various faculties of Ain Shams University who having fast foods. Their ages
ranged between 19-24 years. Dietary intake and food frequency were assessed using 24-h recall
method and frequency questionnaire.
Results revealed that hunger was the main reason for fast food eating. The mean intake of protein,
vit A, B2, C and sodium was more than l OOo/o of the RDA for college students’ sample.
Results also showed that carbohydrate, calcium and magnesium intakes were deficient for both sexes.
Potato chips was the most fast food consumed per week by college students followed by chicken and
ta’amiah.
More than half of the total sample (55%) had ideal body weight followed by overweight (29.2%).
The present study revealed that there was a positive significant correlation between socioeconomic
level and money expenditure for fast food, degree of demand for fast food and nutritional
knowledge of college students.
There was no significant correlation between nutritional awareness and demand for fast food. This
study recommended setting nutritional education program for college students.