Attitudinal factors associated with protein sufficiency in Chilean vegan university students - A pilot study.

IF 2.5 4区 医学 Q3 BUSINESS
Vesna Kovacic, Camila Sanhueza, Beatriz Hinostroza, Juan Cabezas, Marcell Leonario-Rodríguez
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Introduction: Introduction: vegan diets are currently an essential topic of discussion because they are recognized as a prototype of a healthy diet but are also associated with deficits in the intake of critical nutrients such as protein. Evaluating the factors that influence the deficit in their intake in vulnerable populations such as university students represents an important topic of interest, considering that this is one of the groups where veganism is most popular. Given this, the present study aimed to determine the degree of protein sufficiency and its associated factors in a sample of Chilean vegan university students. Materials and methods: an exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted on 114 vegan university students who responded to an online survey on academic, attitudinal, clinical, dietary, and sociodemographic variables. Protein intake was calculated, and based on self-reported weight, daily protein adequacy was calculated according to the recommendation of 0.9 g/kg/day. Finally, the association between protein adequacy and previously consulted variables was calculated by determining the odds ratios. Results: only 53.5 % had adequate daily protein intake, which was associated with the length of time respondents had been vegan (OR, 2.86; 95 % CI, 1.07 to 7.34; p < 0.05), use of supplements (OR, 5.24; 95 % CI, 1.17 to 25.2; p < 0.05), and the frequency with which they ate lunch at home (OR, 87.7; 95 % CI, 24.1 to 304; p = 0.000). Conclusion: there needs to be more protein adequacy in the assessed sample. Protein adequacy is associated with the length of time on the vegan diet, frequency of eating lunch away from home, and use of supplements regularly.

与智利素食大学生蛋白质充足性相关的态度因素--一项试点研究。
导言:素食目前是一个重要的讨论话题,因为素食被认为是健康饮食的雏形,但也与蛋白质等关键营养素摄入不足有关。考虑到大学生是素食主义最流行的群体之一,评估影响大学生等弱势群体蛋白质摄入量不足的因素是一个重要的兴趣话题。鉴于此,本研究旨在确定智利纯素食大学生样本的蛋白质充足程度及其相关因素。材料与方法:本研究对 114 名纯素食大学生进行了一项探索性横断面研究,这些大学生回答了有关学术、态度、临床、饮食和社会人口学变量的在线调查。研究人员计算了蛋白质摄入量,并根据自我报告的体重,按照每公斤每天 0.9 克的推荐量计算了每天的蛋白质充足率。结果显示:只有 53.5% 的受访者每天摄入充足的蛋白质,这与受访者素食时间的长短有关(OR, 2.86; 95 % CI, 1.07 to 7.34; p < 0.05)、使用补充剂(OR, 5.24; 95 % CI, 1.17 to 25.2; p < 0.05)和在家吃午餐的频率(OR, 87.7; 95 % CI, 24.1 to 304; p = 0.000)有关。蛋白质充足与否与素食时间长短、离家吃午餐的频率和定期使用补充剂有关。
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Nutricion hospitalaria
Nutricion hospitalaria 医学-营养学
CiteScore
1.90
自引率
8.30%
发文量
181
审稿时长
3-6 weeks
期刊介绍: The journal Nutrición Hospitalaria was born following the SENPE Bulletin (1981-1983) and the SENPE journal (1984-1985). It is the official organ of expression of the Spanish Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Throughout its 36 years of existence has been adapting to the rhythms and demands set by the scientific community and the trends of the editorial processes, being its most recent milestone the achievement of Impact Factor (JCR) in 2009. Its content covers the fields of the sciences of nutrition, with special emphasis on nutritional support.
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