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A significant association was found between the proportion of plain water consumption and BMI (p<0.05).
This association suggests that increasing plain water intake may help manage BMI.
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A significant association was found between the proportion of plain water consumption and BMI (p<0.05).
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The study is cross-sectional.
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Plain water and beverage consumption patterns among university students in Puncak Alam, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA et al. · Malaysian Journal of Nutrition · 2019
DOI 10.31246/mjn-2018-0128
cross-sectional · n=376Cited 29×
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