Eating habits of students from the Faculty of Sport and the Faculty of Medicine

Nutrition is an external factor that contributes a lot to maintaining a person’s health. Methodology: The study was conducted on a group of 114 students from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (51 cases) and the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (63 cases), both in Iași. Students were asked to complete a weekly food frequency questionnaire for the consumption of cheese, meat, cereal and potato derivatives. The questions focused on two directions represented by the presence of certain food groups in their menus and their preferences for certain snacks. The results were processed using Pearson’s Chi-Square test. Results: The dominant intake of cheese is 2-3 times a week (37.71%) as well as the consumption of chicken (47.36%). Pork is consumed less (once a week - 32.45%) than beef (zero - 54.38%). Cereal and potato derivatives are mostly present in menus 2-3 times a week (50.00% and 49.12%, respectively). The differences calculated per community are statistically insignificant, which draws attention to the existence of similar eating habits in the investigated students. Conclusion: The existence of similar eating habits is an aspect from which it is necessary to start when developing coherent nutritional education programmes.