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Among Spanish university students, higher diet quality is significantly associated with the practice of physical activity, while smoking status (non-smoking) is also independently associated with being physically active.
If you are a student trying to improve your diet, incorporating regular physical activity is a strong predictor of better diet quality. Conversely, focusing on diet quality is associated with being physically active. Address these habits together rather than in isolation.
Determinants of diet quality, both in the univariate and multivariate analyses, were physical activity practice, sex, age and number of meals consumed daily... multivariate model we observed that only male gender, non-smoking and diet quality remained significantly associated with physical activity practice.
Why this rating
Cross-sectional observational study with a large sample size (n=987) but self-reported data and lack of energy adjustment.
Source
Clustering of lifestyle factors in Spanish university students: the relationship between smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and diet quality
Carlos Moreno-Gómez et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2012
DOI 10.1017/s1368980012000080
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