Survey of Sugar Intake among Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University College of Medicine Students

Abstract: This survey is a cross sectional Study about Sugar intake among Medical Students at the at Al- Imam university. The sample was Simple Random Sample from all the students in the college. We have used Questionnaire as our data collection tool questioning the consumption of Sugar, the relation with BMI, Physical Activity, Dental Health, and the presence of diseases in students and their first degree relatives. After collecting the data, we used the SPSS program V 20 for analysis. We found that 83.3% of the students have their income <3000 SR. Most of student even with low income they spent almost 40% of their money on food. Students above the normal BMI are 59.4% correlating with the decreased Physical Activity and the increased hours of watching TV and using PCs that they are highly related. We found Chocolate and soft drinks consumption are increased. Juice intake is slightly higher than the soft drinks intake. 50% of students eat fruits sometimes. We can’t find the relation between Power drinks and BMI. Most of the students are healthy but they are susceptible due to family history. There is very poor concern from the students about their dental hygiene. Keywords: Cross sectional Study about Sugar intake, BMI, Random Sample. Title: Survey of Sugar Intake among Al-Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University College of Medicine Students Author: Habib, R - Al-Shareif, S - Al-Enezi, S – Niaz, G – Al Mutairi, A, Abdulelah Al-Mutairi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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