Eating and Nutrition Disorders in Iranian Students as an Addictive Behavior: Prevalence and Related Factors

Background: A large part of Iran's population is made up of young people, with a high percentage of these student youths. Studying the diet of students and their eating habits is important for the health of the time of education and then it is important. Incorrect dietary patterns and inadequate physical activity lead to a gradual increase in weight in this stratum, which is the result of obesity and overweight in middle ages. This study aimed to investigate Eating and Nutrition Disorders in Iranian Students as an Addictive Behavior. Methods: This study is a review article by surveying articles of databases and credible scientific websites include Google scholar, magiran, Sid, Elmnet, PubMed and iranmedex with keywords Addiction, nutritional habits, students, health and nutrition during 1990 – 2017 was conducted. In this study descriptive and analytical articles have been used. Results: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of nutritional disorders among students in the country varied from 20 to 60 percent. The prevalence of obesity among students was about 1 to 20 percent and overweight was reported to be between 10 and 30 percent. Students turn to bad habits after going to college. Among these habits can be high consumption of tea, reduced consumption of dairy products, fiber, vegetables and fruits, fish, vitamins and minerals and increased consumption of snacks and ready meals. In these studies, the best nutritional model was for nutritional science students and the weakest model was for associate students. The consumption of fatty acids was reported in some studies less than required. Nutritional disorders can include anorexia, body impairment, lack of familiarity with nutrients, inadequate sleep and lack of mobility, and the elimination of some meals, especially breakfast. Conclusion: With regard to the results, we find that university students in the country do not have good eating habits. A review of the educational and nutrition programs of the universities of the country and the importance of the students' nutritional health will help to correct these nutritional habits and improve their physical and mental health.

Addiction, nutritional habits, students, health, nutrition