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Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol 12, Issue 5 517-520, Copyright © 1993 by American College of Nutrition

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Brief communication: dietary habits of first-year medical students as determined by computer software analysis of three-day food records

S. R. Glore, C. Walker and A. Chandler
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73104.

Nutrition training for medical students has long been a low priority for most medical schools. Given the growing body of knowledge linking health promotion to proper dietary habits, there is a need to increase the quantity and quality of nutrition training for medical students. In the present study, first-year medical students recorded food intake for 3 days and analyzed their diets for nutrient contents with a computer software program. Use of the interactive software created a personalized approach to increasing nutrition knowledge as the students became aware of their own dietary habits. Female students had a low consumption of kilocalories, dietary fiber, calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, and polyunsaturated fat. Male students exceeded current recommended intakes for fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.




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