Change in nutrition during the session of students at the Vietnam National University in Hanoi
Do Tran Quang Anh,
M. K. Makeeva,
O. V. Kudyarova,
T. V. Krylova,
I. A. Voronov,
I. A. Zaderenko,
D. A. Malanchuk https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2025-20-113-117
Abstract
Objective: to study the dietary habits among student youth and identify the risk group for the development of a cariogenic oral cavity based on nutritional parameters.
Materials and methods: the survey included 199 students (89 male, 100 female). Among them, 49 were second-year students, 41 were third-year students, 52 were fourth-year students, and 57 were fifth-year students. All participants were students at Vietnam National University in Hanoi. The mean age of respondents was 22 years. An anonymous questionnaire was administered in paper format in respondent’s native language (Vietnamese). The questionnaire consisted of 24 questions, students could select multiple options from predefined answers or write in their preferences. Responses were statistically analyzed using StatTech software version 4.5.0 (Russian Federation).
Results: breakfast was the most frequently skipped meal (25 students (12,6 %)). Most students adhered to three main daily meal, 140 (70,4%) reported frequent snacking. Bubble-tea was preferred by 77 participants (38,7%), with sweet foods being the dominant preference overall. During examination periods, 67 students (33,7%) altered their dietary habits, of whom 65 (97% of this subgroup) consumed instant noodles (Doshirak).
Conclusion: implementation of nutritional education initiatives and restriction of sugar-sweetened beverage sales in university canteens, recommended replace them with water and unsweetened juices.
About the Authors
Do Tran Quang Anh
Peoples Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Do Tran Quang Anh – PhD student at the department of therapeutic dentistry, Medical institute
Moscow
M. K. Makeeva
Peoples Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Makeeva Maria Konstantinova – PhD of medical sciences, associate professor, associate professor at the department of therapeutic dentistry
Moscow
O. V. Kudyarova
Moscow Financial and Industrial University «Synergy»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kudyarova Olga Vyacheslavna – dental therapist; lecture at the department of dentistry, faculty of medicine
Moscow
T. V. Krylova
Moscow Financial and Industrial University «Synergy»
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Krylova Tatiana Vladimirovna – dental orthodontist; lecture at the department of dentistry, faculty of medicine
Moscow
I. A. Voronov
Peoples Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Voronov Igor Anatolyevich – doctor of medical sciences, associate professor, professor of prosthetic dentistry department
Moscow
I. A. Zaderenko
Peoples Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University); N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zaderenko Igor Alexandrovich – doctor of medical science, senior scientist, professor of department of maxilla-facial and dental surgery
Moscow
D. A. Malanchuk
Russian University of Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Malanchuk Danila Alexandrovich – PhD, assistant professor at the department of surgical dentistry
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Tran Quang Anh D., Makeeva M.K., Kudyarova O.V., Krylova T.V., Voronov I.A., Zaderenko I.A., Malanchuk D.A. Change in nutrition during the session of students at the Vietnam National University in Hanoi. Medical alphabet. 2025;(20):113-117. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2025-20-113-117
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