Titre:	A pilot study on dietary choices at universities : vending machines, canteens, and lunch from home
Auteur(s):	Oliveira, Leandro BinMowyna, Mona N. Alasqah, Ibrahim Zandonadi, Renata Puppin Lemos, Edite Teixeira Chaves, Cláudia Alturki, Hmidan A. Albaridi, Najla A. Alribdi, Fatmah Fahad Raposo, António
metadata.dc.identifier.orcid:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0316-1374 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-3089 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-2249 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-7221 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4359-063X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-4098 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-2249
metadata.dc.contributor.affiliation:	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School Shaqra University, College of Education Qassim University, College of Nursing, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Department of Community University of New England, School of Health University of Brasilia, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition Polytechnic University of Viseu, CERNAS Research Centre Polytechnic University of Viseu, Centre for Studies in Education and Innovation, ESSV Wellness and Preventive Medicine Institute—Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, College of Health and Rehabilitation, Department of Health Science Qassim Health Cluster, Director of Model of Care Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies
Assunto::	Nutrição Universidades e faculdades Estudantes universitários Alimentação
Date de publication:	mai-2024
Editeur:	MDPI
Référence bibliographique:	OLIVEIRA, Leandro et al. A pilot study on dietary choices at universities: vending machines, canteens, and lunch from home. Nutrients, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 11, 1722, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111722. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/11/1722. Acesso em: 23 abr 2026.
Abstract:	Commercial environments and food acquisition methods significantly shape dietary practices and impact health. This study assesses dietary choices among Portuguese university students regarding vending machines, canteens, and lunches from home. It also evaluates their use of the university canteen and their tendency to bring lunch from home. This pilot cross-sectional study used a self-administered electronic questionnaire, made available in early 2023. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling. The study included 137 students from Portuguese higher education institutions, mainly women (74.5%), pursuing degrees or integrated Master’s degrees (83.2%), primarily in health-related fields (55.5%). The median age was 21 years (20 to 23.5 years). About 70.0% regularly consumed food from vending machines, while approximately 60.0% brought lunch from home, avoiding the canteen. Factors such as convenience (48.5%), price (47.5%), product availability (40.6%), and taste (39.6%) mainly influenced vending machine choices. Monthly, chocolates, water, coffee, cookies, treats, and soft drinks were the most commonly acquired items, with coffee being the most frequent daily purchase. These findings provide insights for creating policies and initiatives to promote healthier and more accessible food options for students and strategies to encourage positive eating behaviors.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde (FS) Departamento de Nutrição (FS NUT)
metadata.dc.description.ppg:	Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição Humana
Licença::	© 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111722
Collection(s) :	Artigos publicados em periódicos e afins

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