Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population

Young adults typically gain more dietary autonomy as they start college, though this can also present nutritional challenges; however, research on the generalizability of their dietary intake data is scarce. To address this representativeness concern, we compared food and nutrient intakes reported b...

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Autores principales:	Ziaul H. Rana, Cara L. Frankenfeld, Lilian de Jonge, Erika J. Kennedy, Jaclyn Bertoldo, Jerome L. Short, Lawrence J. Cheskin
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	college students generalizability dietary assessment FFQ DHQ Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bcecaaf7e44c4ce796bc4da93095a37f2021-11-25T18:34:20ZDietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population10.3390/nu131138102072-6643https://doaj.org/article/bcecaaf7e44c4ce796bc4da93095a37f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3810https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Young adults typically gain more dietary autonomy as they start college, though this can also present nutritional challenges; however, research on the generalizability of their dietary intake data is scarce. To address this representativeness concern, we compared food and nutrient intakes reported by college freshmen attending a large, diverse university to an age-matched sample from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We studied 269 students 18–24 years old recruited through the Mason: Health Start Here (HSH) study, a population-based cohort study of college students. Diet was assessed using a diet history questionnaire (DHQ-III) and estimated with food source composition tables. The NHANES sample of 835 adults was the reference dataset. Reported dietary intakes were weighted and compared with national intakes via t-tests. We observed comparable energy, carbohydrate, fat, and protein intakes in both groups; however, the HSH cohort reported a higher density intake of most micronutrients than the NHANES sample. Differences between these samples in intake, mode of dietary assessment administration, and reactivity may help explain the differences detected. These results demonstrate that when appropriately contextualized in terms of methodology and potential sources of bias, single college studies can be useful for understanding nutrition in young adults more broadly.Ziaul H. RanaCara L. FrankenfeldLilian de JongeErika J. KennedyJaclyn BertoldoJerome L. ShortLawrence J. CheskinMDPI AGarticlecollegestudentsgeneralizabilitydietary assessmentFFQDHQNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3810, p 3810 (2021)
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spellingShingle	college students generalizability dietary assessment FFQ DHQ Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Ziaul H. Rana Cara L. Frankenfeld Lilian de Jonge Erika J. Kennedy Jaclyn Bertoldo Jerome L. Short Lawrence J. Cheskin Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population
description	Young adults typically gain more dietary autonomy as they start college, though this can also present nutritional challenges; however, research on the generalizability of their dietary intake data is scarce. To address this representativeness concern, we compared food and nutrient intakes reported by college freshmen attending a large, diverse university to an age-matched sample from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We studied 269 students 18–24 years old recruited through the Mason: Health Start Here (HSH) study, a population-based cohort study of college students. Diet was assessed using a diet history questionnaire (DHQ-III) and estimated with food source composition tables. The NHANES sample of 835 adults was the reference dataset. Reported dietary intakes were weighted and compared with national intakes via t-tests. We observed comparable energy, carbohydrate, fat, and protein intakes in both groups; however, the HSH cohort reported a higher density intake of most micronutrients than the NHANES sample. Differences between these samples in intake, mode of dietary assessment administration, and reactivity may help explain the differences detected. These results demonstrate that when appropriately contextualized in terms of methodology and potential sources of bias, single college studies can be useful for understanding nutrition in young adults more broadly.
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author	Ziaul H. Rana Cara L. Frankenfeld Lilian de Jonge Erika J. Kennedy Jaclyn Bertoldo Jerome L. Short Lawrence J. Cheskin
author_facet	Ziaul H. Rana Cara L. Frankenfeld Lilian de Jonge Erika J. Kennedy Jaclyn Bertoldo Jerome L. Short Lawrence J. Cheskin
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title	Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population
title_short	Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population
title_full	Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population
title_fullStr	Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population
title_full_unstemmed	Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population
title_sort	dietary intake and representativeness of a diverse college-attending population compared with an age-matched us population
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/bcecaaf7e44c4ce796bc4da93095a37f
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Dietary Intake and Representativeness of a Diverse College-Attending Population Compared with an Age-Matched US Population

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