Pretest and posttest results suggest that statistically significant differences exist between students’ performance on two nutritional quizzes. The findings also indicate that scores are higher on the posttest for students’ knowledge about the percent daily values for the selected...

Results from a random sample of 305 college students suggest that consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is independent of gender, academic ranks, and places of residence, but depends on perceptions of health status. Despite the statistically significant associations between perceptions of...

Results from a random sample of 441 university students suggest that 31.3 percent of the participants read food labels frequently, while 28.6 percent read labels sometimes. The three nutrients read most frequently are calories, total fat, and sugars. Overall, juniors and seniors read labels more...

Results from a survey of 441 college students suggest that weight gain rises with age and household income, but falls with household size, race, and number of minutes devoted to exercise. Body mass index was invariant to academic classifications, marital status, and gender. Some of the weight...