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GALARZA, Cesar Raúl Castro et al. Lifestyle and nutritional status in students of a Peruvian public university. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.6, n.17, pp.482-490.  Epub 08-Maio-2023. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v6i17.239.

Alterations in nutritional status is a problem that affects university students, this is largely due to the lifestyle they maintain within their socioeconomic status, thus affecting academic success. Objective. To identify the relationship between lifestyle and nutritional status in students of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma Altoandina de Tarma - Junín, 2021. Materials and methods. An observational, non-experimental design, correlational, cross-sectional and prospective research was developed; the study population consisted of all the students of the university, a sample of 90 students was taken, the survey technique was used and the instrument was a questionnaire for the evaluation of lifestyle in university students. Results. The predominant lifestyle is the category of bad (38.89%), 26.67% of students have a very bad lifestyle, and only 3.33% of students have an excellent lifestyle; however, 76.67% of students have a normal nutritional status, 18.89% of students are overweight, and a total of 4.44% of students are thin or obese. Conclusions. It was possible to establish that there is a low negative relationship between lifestyle and nutritional status, which means that the socioeconomic aspect affects the sustainability and permanence of the student within the university career, which means that many of them do not finish their studies.

Palavras-chave : Life Style; Nutritional Status; Students.

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