Diet Behavior of Employees at a Medical Sciences University in Tehran, Iran: Iran Health Day ۲۰۱۵

Introduction: Diet behavior plays an important role in non-communicable disease. The theme of World Health Day ۲۰۱۵ was “improve food safety from farm to plate (always and everywhere)”. The present study assessed the diets of employees at a medical university in Tehran, Iran on Iran Health Day ۲۰۱۵. Methods: This cross-sectional study assessed the diets of ۴۶۸ employees of a medical university in Tehran on World Health Day ۲۰۱۵. The subjects completed questionnaires on demographics and diet behavior. The data was analyzed using SPSS version ۲۲ software. Independent samples t-test or its non-parametric equivalent were used to compare groups. Results: The mean age of the subjects was ۳۳.۴۵ (SD: ۱۳.۱۹) years. Of these ۵۲.۷% were male, ۵۰.۸% had university degrees and ۴۲% were obese or overweight. The mean score of the diet questionnaire was ۲۶.۱۵ (±۴.۴۶). The highest score was ۳۶ and the lowest was ۱۵. Although the diet questionnaire score was significantly higher for female subjects, there was no significant relationship between educational level and diet questionnaire score. Conclusion: This study showed that few employees ate breakfast and more than ۵۰% did not restrict their use of sugar and sweets. Female employees scored higher on the diet questionnaire. Overall, diet should be improved through attractive types of continuous education.

کلیدواژه ها:

Diet ، Behavior ، Lifestyle ، Iran ، Global Health