Research Article

Breakfast consumption and its relationship to sociodemographic and lifestyle factors of undergraduate students in the School of Health Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 33 , issue 3 , 2020 , pages: 79–85

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2018.1564470

Author(s): Raeesa Seedat , South Africa , Kirthee Pillay , South Africa

Keywords: breakfast consumption , health sciences UKZN , lifestyle factors , sociodemographic factors , undergraduate students

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Abstract

Objectives: A study was undertaken to investigate breakfast consumption and the sociodemographic and lifestyle profile of undergraduate students in the School of Health Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), and to determine if these factors are related to body mass index (BMI).

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