AVERAGE DAILY FLUID INTAKE OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A PRIVATE SECTOR UNIVERSITY IN ISLAMABAD; A CROSS

2019-07-15 2019-07-17 2019-07-19 3/31/2025 7:11:48 AM Advanced Food and Nutritional Sciences 4 2019 Conference abstract 21 22 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.21065/AdvFoodNutriSci.4.21 English A. Momin, H. Zulfiqar, S. Shahzad, U. Ejaz, H. Zahra, A. Gull, D. E. Maqbool, A. Fatima, Z. Waseem, U. Kulsoom, A. Khurshid Nutritional status, Fluid Intake, University going students, Food Compositiom Tables Background: Appropriate fluid intake is necessary to carry out all the essential biochemical reactions taking place inside a human body. Methodology: The current study was carried out at the Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus in which a cross sectional study design was used. A total of one hundred students were chosen using the technique of convenience sampling. Students who gave consent were made a part of the study while those suffering from any chornic diseases were excluded. For the purpose of determination of avergae daily fluid intake of students, twenty-four hour dietray recall was taken. Food composition tables were used to calculate the exact amount of fluids contributed by each food item or beverage. Results: The results of the study revealed that only 12% students were having an avergae daily intake of fluid either equivalent to or more than the recommended intake. On the other hand, reamining 88% students were having an average daily fluid intake of less than the recommended intake. Conclusions: The current study concluded that the average daily fluid intake of 88% students enrolled at the Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus which was not appropriate in comparison to the recommended intake.