Prácticas alimentarias durante el periodo de confinamiento COVID-19 en estudiantes de la carrera de medicina de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, 2020.

Abstract

Through this study, the food practices during the COVID-19 confinement period that characterize the medical students of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil during 2020 have been determined. This Project was carried out with a quantitative approach to prospective, descriptive and observacional design, worked with a sample of 74 students meeting the inclusion criteria. The application of the food comsumption frequency survey identified the food practices of those investigated. The statistical program SPSS 23 was used for the research was found to have insufficient comsumption of diary, vegetables, fruits, cereals, fat and sugars, while meats were found within those considered normal. low fiber intake from complex fruits, vegetables and cereals can increase the long-term incidence of excess wight and long-term cardiobolic diseases.