Health improvement of university students investigated from the nutrition KAP of1190 individuals

Objective To elucidate the nutrition knowledge and behavior of university students and efficiently carry out the guideline of student nutrition and health. Methods Randomly select 1190 students, age range from 19 to 22, from four universities in Kunming as the subjects questionaire with nutrition knowledge, attitude and behavior, respectively. Result The rate of the students knowing the correct nutrition knowledge is 70.92%; Only 39.24% students eat their three meals per day, while 4.54% students do not have the habit of eating breakfast; 70.92% students have the breakfast comprised of milk orsoybean milk or eggs, and 27.56% students eat their meals made up of more than three ingredients, while 71.44% students have their meal of less than two ingredients; Female students showed to overcome male students in every items investgated except for the meal made up of three ingredients(p0.01). Meanwhile, the students came from city overcome the students from the countryside in all investigations (P0.01). From the above date, we know that most students lack the correct nutrition behavior, and nutrition knowledge and behavior separate markedly in their life. Conclusions Establish and carry out efficient education plan, improve nutrition facilities, guide the correct nutrition behavior and promote the health of the nations.