Assessment of the Type of diet affecting Students’ Academic Performance in MSU Campus, Shah Alam: A Cross Sectional Study

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Aminu Ishaka, Sakina Ruhi, Sohayla M. Attalla, Faizzelah, Jiyauddin Khan, Shariq Baber, Danish Khan

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Introduction: A good food intake is central to a basic physical and mental state which can directlyaffectstudents’academicperformances.Animbalancedroutinedietoftenhasnegative effects on the student’s performance in the academic and non-academic activities. Thepresent study was designed to evaluate the type of diet that could be linked to academic performances amongthestudents.MaterialandMethods:Inthiscross-sectionalstudy,atotalof80students from MSU Shah Alam were randomly enrolled. A questionnaire containing biodata, type of dietandacademicgradeswasadministeredtoeachoftherespondents.Thequestionnaireswere later collected, and the data obtained was analyzed. Results: The results showed that, of the participants, 70% were females and 30% males. Overall, only 36 % of the respondents were dieting (20% of which take balanced diet), while 64% were not dieting. 15% of the dieting respondents were on excellent academic performance as against only 9% in non-dieting ones. Pooracademicperformancewasrecordedin47%ofthenon-dietingsubjectsasagainstonly 6% in dieting ones. Majority of those dieting (58%) were on good academic performance. Conclusion: The results suggest that balanced diet has a major contribution to students’ high academic performances.

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