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Article: A health probe in college students living in Los Angeles and in Taiwan: dietary pattern, physical activity and energy balance.(Report)
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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The objective was to examine differences of dietary pattern, physical activity and energy balance in 240 college students with 137 of them enrolled in California State University, Los Angeles (LA) and the other 93 enrolled in China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan (TW). A three-day dietary record and a 24-hour physical activity journal were designed to obtain data. LA was found to consume 1, 1.5, 0.8 more servings on fruits and vegetables, milk, citrus group, respectively and 1.2, 4.3 less servings on meats and beans, and grains, respectively, than those of TW with significant differences between student groups. Each group consumed 0.7 serving dark greens per day. ...