Dietary choices and beliefs: interrelationship with mediterranean dietadherence, food preferences and food consumption in nursing students.
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Mediterranean Diet, healthy eating, nursing students, beliefsAbstract
Introduction: Irrational beliefs about food and food choices condition the diet of university students. The aim of this study is to analyze the changes in food preferences, diet and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in relation to irrational beliefs and food choices of students of the Degree in Nursing at the beginning of their university career.
Material and Methods: Pre-post quasi-experimental study with an intrasubject design, where nursing students, anonymously, filled out questionnaires on consumption frequency, food beliefs, food choices and preferences at the beginning of their university studies and 15 weeks later, after taking the nutrition course.
Results: 196 students, mostly women, completed the questionnaires. After the first term, their irrational beliefs decreased (p<0.001) and food consumption improved, decreasing the preference for meat (p<0.001), pastries (p<0.05) and snacks (p<0.05). In addition, students with higher irrational beliefs presented higher consumption of cereals (p<0.05), pastries (p<0.001) and soft drinks (p<0.001) and had pastries among their favorites (p<0.05). Finally, the students with better food choices had a better adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (p<0.001).
Conclusions: The beginning of the university career implies changes in food beliefs and food consumption and preferences among nursing students. In addition, food consumption and dietary quality are related to lower irrational beliefs and better food choices. Taking the nutrition course may decrease irrational beliefs that would influence diet.
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