THE IMPACT OF BEHAVIOR, MOTIVATION AND FOOD PREFERENCES ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Abstract:
Quality of life is closely related to the health status of an individual and is influenced by eating
habits and patterns, physical activity, working environment, recreation, etc. During March - July 2017,
we conducted a survey which included 326 students, whose mean age was ± SD 22.02 ± 2.63 years. The
aim of the study was to highlight the impact of the quality of life on food behavior based on the results of
a survey which also assessed the relationship between weight, waist and BMI by subject and sample
type. The assessment was based on a 20-item-questionnaire apropos of the impact of the quality of life
on food behaviors. Statistical processing of the questionnaire resulted statistically significant values, p
<0.05. The study highlights the respondents’ limited knowledge concerning healthy eating habits and
their partially appropriate nutritional behavior according to dietary needs based on scientific facts.
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