Proposed Research Title and TS For Tech Paper
Proposed Research Title and TS For Tech Paper
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Jemarey I. Asube
Karella Kiehl M. Balahay
Therese Jubillee O. Lamela
Christine Mae S. Roldan
Dorothy Lin T. Tagapulot
Assessing the Prevalence of Balanced Diet Intake Among College Students Residing at
New Rose Dorm of Central Mindanao University
IV. Based on your answer for no. 3, the proposed Research Proposal Title:
Effectiveness of Meal Planning and Time Management in Balanced diet Intake
among Students Residing in New Rose Dormitory, Central Mindanao University
V. Rationale:
The study will assess the effectiveness of meal planning and time management
in balanced diet intake among college students residing at New Rose Dorm in Central
Mindanao University.
The study examined the relationship between food insecurity and dietary intake
among undergraduate students with unlimited meal plans and dining hall access at a
large, public Midwestern university. The participants of the study were recruited from
three different campus dining halls. The study design used was cross-sectional and
generalized linear regression models were used to examine differences in dietary intake
by students’ food security status, adjusting for students’ sociodemographic
characteristics. According to this study, even among college students with the same
meal plans and access to campus dining halls, food insecurity was attributed to aspects
of poor dietary intake. College students' diets varied significantly depending on their level
of food security, despite the dining halls' equal food options.
Title of article/ study #2: Cooking and Meal Planning as Predictors of Fruit and
Vegetable Intake and BMI in First-Year College Students
This study aimed to identify factors driving healthy lifestyle behaviors among US
college students. Opinions and recommendations for effective and tailored-made
intervention programs or environmental modifications that support healthy eating were
presented, using an ecological framework that combined psychological, social, and
environmental strategies. Consumer behavior scientists typically do not contribute to the
scientific debate about what is best to eat from a nutritional point of view or give
recommendations about dietary components for the specific amounts and limits for food
groups. In this study, we instead tried to understand the individual, social, and
environmental factors that influenced students’ healthy eating choices. Our results
suggest that participants were influenced by individual, social, and university
environmental factors. The Ecological Model can help university communities to gain
more insights into how and why students make certain food choices and support them in
staying healthy. Colleges and dining halls on campuses should acknowledge their
crucial role in guiding healthy eating behaviors, and be the first subjects to be interested
in creating a healthy environment for the students. Unless they start understanding the
reasons behind the unhealthy eating behaviors of young adults, effective policies and
managerial strategies to fight malnutrition (obesity, anorexia, micro-deficiency) cannot be
developed.
Title of article/ study #2: Meal planning is associated with food variety, diet quality, and
body weight status in a large sample of French adults
Author: Pauline Ducrot, Caroline Méjean, Vani Aroumougame, Gladys Ibanez, Benjamin
Allès,Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Serge Hercberg,and Sandrine Péneau
Year published: 2017
Publishing house (if applicable): N/A
Source: PubMed
Page no. (if applicable): N/A
1 paragraph Summary of the article/study #2:
The results highlighted that individuals planning their meals were more likely to
have better dietary quality, including a higher adherence to nutritional guidelines as well
as an increased food variety. Additionally, meal planning was associated with lower odds
of being obese in men and women and overweight in women only. Although
interventional or prospective research should be conducted to infer causality, these data
suggest the potential interest in promoting meal planning to improve dietary quality and
prevent overweight. Such a tool could partly address the issue of time scarcity reported
by consumers for meal preparation and, might therefore encourage home cooking.
Given the potential benefits of meal planning identified in this study, it would be
interesting that future research evaluates the appropriation and the impact of
applications designed to help individuals plan their meals.
Title of article/ study #3: Balancing healthy meals and busy lives: Associations between
work, school and family responsibilities and perceived time constraints among young
adults
Author: Jennifer E. Pelletier, and Melissa N. Laska
Year published: 2012
Publishing house (if applicable): N/A
Source: PubMed
page no. (if applicable): N/A
1 paragraph Summary of the article/study #3:
Given the sizeable share of young adults who perceive having limited time to
perform healthy dietary behaviors, this age group may benefit from nutrition-related
messaging and programming that emphasizes how to maintain healthy dietary practices
while limiting the time spent purchasing and preparing food. These could include
promoting healthy meals with short preparation time and shared meals and preparation
responsibilities with friends or roommates. In addition, improved coping and stress
management strategies may assist young adults in balancing multiple demands on their
time and reduce perceived time barriers to healthy dietary and other health practices.
While other age groups may also benefit from this type of messaging, young adulthood
may be a unique life stage due to competing responsibilities to work, education, and
personal relationships and an age at which many individuals may lack prior experience
and skills in time management and developing healthy dietary practices.1 Intervention
that address the sources of perceived time constraints among young adults may be
more successful if tailored to men and women separately, with those targeting men
focusing on managing work and school commitments and those targeting women
focusing on managing commitments to the important people in their life
The study aims to assess rates of food insecurity (FI) among college students
enrolled at a large public university system across one US state and identify factors
associated with experiencing FI. A cross-sectional online survey was sent to eligible,
enrolled students (n = 38 614) on three campuses of the university system, and 5593 of
them responded (12.5% response rate; 4824 made up the final sample when exclusion
criteria were applied). The Adult Food Security Survey Module of the US Department of
Agriculture was used to evaluate FI. To determine the FI status and determine the
characteristics of the sample, descriptive statistics were used. enrolled college students
(apart from first-years, who must be at least 18 years old). There was no discernible link
between FI and meal plan use, and there were no significant variations in FI between
graduate students and those with sophomore or junior standing. The study identifies a
high prevalence of FI among college students enrolled in a significant network of public
universities in the Southeast of the United States, as well as a few risk variables for FI.
There is a need to design and evaluate programs to help college students who are
experiencing FI.
The study aims to examine college students’ food security status and meal plans.
This study lays the groundwork for future research to evaluate unequal food intake by
differential meal plan use because the use of meal plans is a dietary-related activity.
First, the relationship between the type of meal plan (weekly, semester, limitless)
purchased and the students' food security status was looked at. The next step was to
use objective data to ascertain whether students who acquire meal plans that include
fewer meals and students who use their meal plans less frequently are more likely to
report food insecurity. Finally, several potential causes (anxiety, depression, working a
job, perceived meal plan inadequacy, and alternative food supply) that might lead to
lower meal plan use were looked at. The next objective was to use objective data to
ascertain whether students who acquire meal plans that include fewer meals and
students who use their meal plans less frequently are more likely to report food
insecurity. Finally, several potential causes (anxiety, depression, working a job,
perceived meal plan inadequacy, and alternative food supply) that might lead to lower
meal plan use were looked at. The SPARC survey included measures of the prior
month’s food security status, mental health, employment status, alternative food
supplies, and meal plan adequacy. It was predicted that students who were food
insecure, anxious, or depressed, had jobs, thought their meal plans provided insufficient
food and had access to alternative food sources would use the meal plans less
frequently.
This study aimed to identify a posteriori ( dietary patterns) DP for the main meals of
the day and to analyze the lifestyle and socio-demographic factors among college
students participating in the Longitudinal Study on the Lifestyle and Health of University
Students (ELESEU). This study is a cross-sectional analysis of data from the baseline of
a longitudinal study on university students' lifestyles and health (n 685) conducted at a
public institution in Brazil. A 24-hour dietary recall was used to gauge caloric intake.
Using principal component analysis, dietary patterns (DP) for breakfast, lunch, and
dinner were discovered. This study of university students' meal patterns revealed that
this population has distinct mealtime eating behaviors. Determine particular objectives
for nutrition and health intervention. The identification of meal DP may help to improve
the understanding of college students eating patterns. The study's discovery of the
variables linked to college students' food patterns for each meal is another addition. The
dining facilities on campus may have an impact on students' DP. To assist campus
initiatives to promote healthy eating, it's critical to understand meal-eating behaviors.
Changes to the University Canteen's menu may encourage students to eat more
healthfully.
This research examined college students' physical activities, dietary habits, and
perceived stress levels to make recommendations for a healthy lifestyle for college
students, who were most deficient in nutritional intake and were most susceptible to
stress. Initially, based on the demographic characteristics of respondents, this study
evaluated and contrasted physical activities and dietary behaviors. Moreover, each
participant's stress level and its relationship to physical activities and dietary behaviors
were examined. College students in this study had a variety of dietary habits that differed
between males and females. Furthermore, differences in dietary habits were discovered
based on the student's academic year and residence type. It is critical to investigate and
comprehend the environments that influence college students' dietary behaviors
because eating habits at this stage of life can influence health and food behaviors
throughout adulthood. Thus, college students' stress should be properly managed to
avoid unhealthy dietary behaviors associated with stress. Stress management should
begin before college because stress should not impair college students' ability to engage
in healthy dietary behaviors.
Title of article/ study #2: Relationship Between Meal Plan, Dietary Intake, Body Mass
Index, and Appetitive Responsiveness in College Students
Author: Robyn Gonzales, Jennifer S Laurent, Rachel K Johnson
Year Published: November 07, 2016
Publishing house (if applicable): N/A
Source: Pubmed
page no. (if applicable): 320–326
1 paragraph Summary of the article/study #2
This study had two objectives. First, researchers looked at the relationship
between BMI and dietary intake among students on various university meal plans.
Second, they wanted to see if appetitive responsiveness influenced dietary intake,
specifically added sugar and fat intake according to the meal plan. The researchers'
priori hypothesis was that students with unlimited-access meal plans (UAPs) consume
more fats and added sugars than students with limited point plans or no meal plan (NP).
Furthermore, researchers hypothesized that students with higher appetitive
responsiveness would consume more fat-rich foods and, in particular, sugars. This study
adds to the evidence that college meal plans have a significant impact on dietary intake
in college students and may encourage overconsumption, which leads to weight gain.
Prospective studies with larger sample sizes and more comprehensive dietary and
physical activity assessments are needed to back up the findings. These findings are
used to determine the relationship between dietary intake, appetitive responsiveness,
and BMI over time.
The results of this study add to the body of knowledge on the prevalence of food
insecurity among college students and offer insight from a student's point of view. The
results could contribute to the creation of pertinent interventions that meet students'
needs, enhancing the use of available resources and raising the level of food security
among college students. The study gives the issue of food insecurity a voice. Knowing
how common food insecurity is on their campus is crucial information for university
administrators. Knowing about the local issue will help determine goals and plans for
detection and connecting students to the resources they need to succeed both
academically and beyond. Although students are frequently seen as a general
demographic, it is crucial for individual campuses to comprehend the difficulties that their
students face and to hear their perspectives on the situation because they are the ones
who go through it. Universities have the chance to listen and carry on the conversation
with students when they raise the issue of food insecurity. This study gives a solid
understanding of how student experiences affect their level of food security, and it can
be used to guide future research on effective intervention strategies that universities can
use to create resources that students will find useful.
Title of article/ study #2: Factors related to the number of fast food meals obtained by
college meal plan students.
Author: Deirdre A. Dingman, DrPH, Mark R. Schulz, PhD, David L. Wyrick, PhD, Daniel
L. Bibeau, PhD & Sat N. Gupta, PhD
Year published: 2014
Publishing house: N/A
Source: https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.945456
page no. (if applicable): pp. 562- 569
1 paragraph Summary of the article/study #2
The purpose of the study is to determine whether the number of meals that
college students consumed from fast food restaurants was related to the number of days
spent on campus, financial access provided by a meal plan, and health consciousness.
An online survey was made available to all students currently enrolled in the meal plan
(N= 1,246). The number of meals consumed over the previous week and their source
was both requested of the students. According to the study’s findings, eating at fast food
restaurants frequently was inversely related to health consciousness and positively
correlated with financial access. There was no correlation between the number of fast
food meals consumed and the number of days spent on campus. The consumption and
the number of days spent on campus. The consumption of fast foods by college students
may be decreased by raising health consciousness levels and limiting access to fast
food outlets through flex spending accounts.
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