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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Healthy eating habits and a prudent dietary pattern improve Nanjing international students' health-related quality of life.

Anita Nyarkoa Walker, Makhala Mary Weeto, Christiana Babymay Priddy, Salimata Yakubu, Margaret Zaitoun, Qianfeng Chen, Bohan Li, Yucong Feng, Yuxia Zhong, Yuandie Zhang and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Anita Nyarkoa WalkerDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Makhala Mary WeetoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Christiana Babymay PriddyDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Salimata YakubuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Margaret ZaitounDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qianfeng ChenDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Bohan LiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yucong FengDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuxia ZhongDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuandie ZhangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Tao WeiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Solim Essomandan Clémence BafeiDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qing FengDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: Low-quality dietary practices, such as fast food consumption and skipping meals, deteriorate the quality of life. However, the available studies on diet and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) used matrices not specific to nutrition. Moreover, how diet affects the HRQoL of international students in China is unknown. Therefore, using a cross-sectional study, the effect of dietary patterns and habits on the HRQoL of international students in Nanjing, China, was examined. Methods: The researchers collected dietary data using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) from February to March 2022. Then, the Food Benefit Assessment (FBA) was used to access HRQoL. Finally, the effect of eating habits and dietary patterns on HRQoL was explored using multilinear regression. Results: Approximately 454 responses were obtained, with the responses mostly from male subjects (56.4%) and those aged 26 years and above (75.6%). The quality of life according to the food consumed was about average for all the constructs except for aesthetics and disease prevention, as 65.8% skipped meals, particularly breakfast (47.8%). Furthermore, three dietary patterns were identified: prudent, Western, and animal protein patterns. Consequently, by skipping breakfast, vitality (β = -2.362, Conclusion: This research indicates that healthy eating habits and patterns positively impact international students' HRQoL. Therefore, the appropriate authorities should advise students to consume healthy foods regularly to improve their HRQoL.

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Diet, HealthyQuality of LifeCross-Sectional StudiesFeeding BehaviorHabitsHumansMaleStudentsaestheticdietary patterndigestive comfortdisease preventionmeal skippingsnackingvitalitywellbeing

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PMID38098838
PMCPMC10720919

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