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doi: 10.5455/rmj20221202084820


Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast

Fatema Hasan Mohammad, Lara Kefah Noori, Nasir Muwfaq Younis.


Abstract
Objectives: To assess nutritional habits among Mosul University students regarding breakfast.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted from the 1stoctuber of to the 1st of November 2022 and included 200 students aged between 18-26 years from the University of Mosul. Data were gathered by having students fill out a questionnaire in the classroom and doing an interview with them that included asking about their personal information.
Results: The findings reveal that breakfast was an important meal during the day and accounted for 55% with a benefit of 90%. Sixty-eight percent students were feeling active, energized, and focused when eating breakfast, 59% knew the disadvantages of not eating breakfast and 57.5% felt hungry during working hours because they didn′t eat breakfast. The study found that 75% students drank tea or coffee with breakfast, 61.5% ate dairy products, 55% ate bread and pastries, and 46.5% ate eggs at breakfast.
Conclusions: The study found that shortage of time, lack of appetite, and skipping of breakfast were the main reasons for not eating this meal.

Key words: Breakfast, nutritional habit, university students.


 
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Mohammad FH, Noori LK, Younis NM. Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast. RMJ. 2023; 48(1): 96-99.

doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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Mohammad FH, Noori LK, Younis NM. Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast. RMJ. 2023; 48(1): 96-99.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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Mohammad FH, Noori LK, Younis NM. Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast. RMJ. (2023), [cited June 27, 2026]; 48(1): 96-99.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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Mohammad, F. H., Noori, . L. K. & Younis, . N. M. (2023) Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast. RMJ, 48 (1), 96-99.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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Mohammad, Fatema Hasan, Lara Kefah Noori, and Nasir Muwfaq Younis. 2023. Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (1), 96-99.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

Chicago Style

Mohammad, Fatema Hasan, Lara Kefah Noori, and Nasir Muwfaq Younis. "Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 96-99.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mohammad, Fatema Hasan, Lara Kefah Noori, and Nasir Muwfaq Younis. "Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast." Rawal Medical Journal 48.1 (2023), 96-99. Print.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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Mohammad, F. H., Noori, . L. K. & Younis, . N. M. (2023) Assessment of nutritional habits among Mosul University Students regarding breakfast. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (1), 96-99.


doi:10.5455/rmj20221202084820

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