ArticlePreventive medicine reports2025
Food insecurity, dietary intake, and their impact on mental health among university students in Bangladesh.
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- Analysis of Food Insecurity in U.S. Colleges Using Current Assessment Tools-A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Mental Health Challenges and Their Association With Financial Priority and Nutrition Among University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Mental health issues and their association with sleep quality among women of reproductive age in Noakhali, Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: University students, a significant demographic within the adult population, may often face increased susceptibility to psychological distress and decreased resilience, probably due to the challenges of adjusting to a new life in university. Hence, this study aimed to explore how food insecurity and dietary intake are associated with psychological distress and resilience among university students in Bangladesh. Methods: Information was collected from May to June 2024 among a sample of 450 students from Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali district, Bangladesh, using a structured questionnaire assessing socio-demographic characteristics, food insecurity status, dietary intake, psychological distress, and resilience. Results: Results revealed higher level of psychological distress and lower level of resilience among university students. Regression analysis (adjusted for socio-demographics) showed a significant positive association between food insecurity and psychological distress (b = 0.437, Conclusion: The findings provided compelling evidence of the significant impact of food insecurity and dietary intake on mental health outcomes (psychological distress and resilience) among university students. Thus, addressing targeted interventions to improve university students' food insecurity and dietary intake to mitigate their psychological distress and resilience is of urgent need.
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