Event Title
Comparison of Eating Habits: Students of South Asia vs. American Students
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Computer Information Science
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
Bikash Nandy
Mentor's Department
Health Science
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
A good diet is essential for overall health. Understanding the factors that make up a person's diet plays a constant vital role. In many ways, there is a direct relationship between the level of physical activity and the energy being used. The risk of diseases increases due to unhealthy diet. To examine the eating habits of college students, a randomly selected group of 100 students from Minnesota State University, Mankato, both South Asian and American will be asked to fill out a questionnaire. This questionnaire asks students various questions about their diet intake and spending habits when it comes to food. The resulting data will be used to compare the eating habits of students of the obvious different cultural backgrounds and with the help of dieticians, create a program to help improve eating habits and prevent such a harmful lifestyle. It must be noted that due to cultural and environmental differences that "unhealthy food" in this context, is referring to food that is detrimental to students of South Asian origin. This may not necessarily hold true for people of other descent.
Comparison of Eating Habits: Students of South Asia vs. American Students
CSU
A good diet is essential for overall health. Understanding the factors that make up a person's diet plays a constant vital role. In many ways, there is a direct relationship between the level of physical activity and the energy being used. The risk of diseases increases due to unhealthy diet. To examine the eating habits of college students, a randomly selected group of 100 students from Minnesota State University, Mankato, both South Asian and American will be asked to fill out a questionnaire. This questionnaire asks students various questions about their diet intake and spending habits when it comes to food. The resulting data will be used to compare the eating habits of students of the obvious different cultural backgrounds and with the help of dieticians, create a program to help improve eating habits and prevent such a harmful lifestyle. It must be noted that due to cultural and environmental differences that "unhealthy food" in this context, is referring to food that is detrimental to students of South Asian origin. This may not necessarily hold true for people of other descent.
