Research Article
Daily Plain Water and Beverages Consumption Among Undergraduate Students in Universitas Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2315350, author={Anggun Nurvika Putri and Saptawati Bardosono and Dewi Friska and Diana Sunardi}, title={Daily Plain Water and Beverages Consumption Among Undergraduate Students in Universitas Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the U-Go Healthy International Conference, U-Go Healthy 2020, 29 March 2020, Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={U-GO HEALTHY}, year={2022}, month={9}, keywords={daily fluid intake plain water sugar sweetened beverages young adults health science students non-health science students}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2315350} }- Anggun Nurvika Putri
Saptawati Bardosono
Dewi Friska
Diana Sunardi
Year: 2022
Daily Plain Water and Beverages Consumption Among Undergraduate Students in Universitas Indonesia
U-GO HEALTHY
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2315350
Abstract
Insufficient and inappropriate daily fluid intake in long period may have adverse effect to human health. Fluid intake sources from plain water and sugar sweetened beverages. Among college students assumed that health science students have a greater practice fluid intake related sugar and sweetened beverages and non-sugar and sweetened beverages. Objective: Identify the practices of fluid intake (plain water and sugar sweetened beverages) and compare health science and non-health science students in University of Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 177 students; consist of 56 health science students and 121 non-health science students using a fluid intake 7-days record. Results: There were no significant differences in plain water intake and sugar sweetened beverages consumption between health and non-health science students (p>0.05). Conclusions: An average sugar sweetened beverage among health science students was lower than non-health science students. This was might be health science students have proper nutrition knowledge because their majority, that can useful for improving dietary habit to make healthful lifestyle choices. The result of this study provides data to help making intervention programs to college students.