Alcohol consumption among students and its relationship with nutritional intake: a cross-sectional study.

摘要: Objective Excessive alcohol consumption during reproductive years may impact the integrity of developing eggs and sperm, potentially affecting life-long health future children. Inadequate diets could aggravate these preconception effects alcohol. The aim present study was to assess prevalence excessive explore whether weekly intake is associated with energy nutrient adequacy micronutrient among students. Design Cross-sectional survey using a validated reproducibility-tested food frequency questionnaire. Setting University Agder, Norway, in 2018. Participants 622 students (71% female). Results More than 80% reported having consumed alcoholic beverages past four weeks. One-third men 13% women exceeded upper recommended limit 14 UK units per week. An inverse association between increasing energy-adjusted evident for thiamine, phosphate, iron, zinc selenium men, vitamin A, β-carotene, E C, B6, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, copper women. A substantial proportion had D, iron iodine intakes below average requirement regardless level. combination prevalent use, decreasing density diet across level, high probability inadequacy indicate reason concern public perspective. Conclusions Our findings call investigations into young adults' knowledge, reflections beliefs regarding use understand how behaviours be improved ahead parenthood.