Breakfast Consumption Pattern & Body Mass Index Among Daffodil International University Students

Abstract

Students who do not have healthy eating habits, particularly a morning routine that includes eating breakfast, have a poor nutritional status and an elevated risk of disease. As a result, quantitative research was carried out to investigate the breakfast habits, food consumption patterns, and nutritional standing of students attending private universities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether or not eating breakfast regularly and maintaining a healthy eating pattern are related to the nutritional status of students as determined by their ideal body mass index (BMI). A questionnaire with 18 items was given to 100 respondents, of which there were 53 males and 47 females (the respondents were chosen using the convenience sampling approach). According to the findings of the study, 29% of respondents ate at restaurants frequently and consumed junk food on a regular basis. Seventy percent of those who participated had a healthy body mass index. On the other side, it was found that 25% of the respondents were obese, while just 5% of them were underweight, and the average BMI of the respondents was reported as being 23.7. It was also discovered that more than 80 percent of the respondents had a waist circumference that ranged from 30 to 39 inches, with the average being 33 inches. In conclusion, the nutritional status of the pupils is deemed to be good, and the 6% students still do not consume a significant amount of breakfast. Among college students, there should be more emphasis placed on the necessity of eating breakfast.