The “Nutritional Intake in the College of Education Students of Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Inc. compared to the Recommended Dietary Guidelines”, was the research to be studied. The researchers would like to know if the College of Education students follow the recommended dietary guidelines and how factors affect them in achieving proper nutrition.
The respondents who participated in this study were the students of the College of Education of Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, Inc. Education students are the future educators for the youth. They will imply a huge part unto an individual perception about proper and substantial nutrition. The total of the respondents was eighty one (81) students randomly selected. This research is a descriptive type of research. For the questionnaire the researchers used Likert scale.
The aim of the study is to assess the nutritional intake of the college of Education students. They were asked about their profiles and how they obtain and follow the recommended dietary guidelines.
The College of Education students were also asked about the factors affecting their nutritional intake, if socio economic effects, values and beliefs, influences of peers, food choices, availability of time for eating, physical activities, and dietary supplements.
The researchers concluded that in the nutritional intake of the students respondents per day garnered a grand mean of 3.16 which is verbally interpreted as “Oftentimes”. Also with the factors affecting the nutritional intake per day given in the questionnaire, the student respondents, “Fairly Affects” them whose grand mean is 2.40.
So with the difference between male and female student respondents, the grand mean of male for their nutritional intake per day is 3.06, interpreted as “Oftentimes”. While female student respondents, the grand mean of their nutritional intake per day is 3.19, interpreted as “Oftentimes”. Moreover, the factors affecting the nutritional intake of the student respondents between male and female were attained a grand mean of 2.42 for male, interpreted as “Fairly Affects”. On female student respondents, grand mean was 2.39, interpreted as “Fairly Affects”.,
Thus, the null hypothesis was accepted. There is no significant difference that exists in the nutritional intake of college level students and on how given factors affect their nutritional intake when grouped according to gender. Male and female student respondents may have different ways in taking their nutrition but students know, and likely follow the recommended dietary guidelines. Researchers recommended the College of Education student respondents to obtain and follow the proper and right amount of nutritional intake per day to achieve a healthy body and mind.