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VOL. 7, ISSUE 4 (2022)
Drinking water consumption pattern among Women College students in association with percent body water, proximate nutrients and BMI
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Layam Anitha, Ghaida Alqwifel, Norah Alaskar, Noura Almoneef
Abstract
Water is an essential compound and most of body organs depend on water to work properly. No study on exclusively drinking water consumption was reported in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA and hence the present study was carried out to assess drinking water consumption pattern among female college students in association with percent body water, proximate nutrients and BMI. A cross sectional study was conducted in Princess Nourah bint Abdurrahman University. The participants enrolled were 180 students in the age from 18-25 years. Mean water and proximate nutrient intake was collected through questionnaire and selected body composition variables was assessed through Seca body composition analyzer. The study results revealed that the subjects consumed plain drinking water less than their DRI (2.7L/day), and the percent deficit was 93%, 111% and 105% for first day of the week, mid-day and end of the week respectively. The mean consumption in liters was 1399±729.9, 1277.7±681.8 and 1315.5±669, respectively. There was a positive relationship between drinking water consumption and percentage body water with p-value 0.9155 which is not significant. The mean water intake was not strongly correlated with BMI with r-value of 0.0425. Total body water has a negative relationship with energy, carbohydrates and fat, and positive with protein which are weak correlations and not significant. The participants are consuming less water than their requirements, although they are aware about the water benefits to their health. This study is first of its kind in KSA and will give an insight in framing intervention policies to enhance the water intake.
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Pages:15-21
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Layam Anitha, Ghaida Alqwifel, Norah Alaskar, Noura Almoneef "Drinking water consumption pattern among Women College students in association with percent body water, proximate nutrients and BMI". International Journal of Advanced Research and Development, Vol 7, Issue 4, 2022, Pages 15-21
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