Resumen de Disparities in Dietary Intake, Meal Patterning, and Home Food Environments Among Young Adult Nonstudents and 2- and 4-Year College Students.

Melissa C. Nelson, Nicole I. Larson, Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story

• We examined whether young adult meal patterning, dietary intake, and home food availability differed among nonstudents, 2-year college students, and 4-year college students (N = 1687; mean age=20.5 years). Unadjusted analyses showed that few young adults consumed optimal diets and, compared with 4-year college students, nonstudents and 2-year students consumed fewer meals and poorer diets. After controlling for sociodemographics and living arrangements, we found that over half of the observed associations remained significant (P<.05). Nutrition interventions are needed for young adults, particularly specific at-risk groups. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:1216-1219. doi:10. 2105/AJPH. 2007.147454) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]