The association of dietary behaviors and practices with overweight and obesity parameters among Saudi university students

• Main Authors: Syed, Nabeel Kashan, Syed, Mamoon Hussain, Meraya, Abdulkarim M., Albarraq, Ahmed A., Al-kasim, Mohamed Ahmed, Alqahtani, Saad, Makeen, Hafiz Antar, Yasmeen, Ayesha, Banji, Otilia J. F., Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PLOS 2020
• Subjects: RC627 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Metabolic Diseases; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82852/1/journal.pone.0238458.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82852/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238458; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238458
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Western dietary habits, coupled with a sedentary lifestyle, are potential contributors to the prevalence and rapid increase in the incidence of obesity in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to investigate the association between students’ weight status and their eating behaviors and practices. Another a...