The Relationship Between Food Habits, Attitudes, Nutritional Information, and Obesity among Female College Students in Kuwait: Literature Review and Methodology
This 5-page graduate paper provides a literature review and methodology for a research project regarding the connection between nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours of Kuwaiti female college students in relation to obesity. This paper suggests that current literature about this subject suggests that individuals in Kuwait and other Gulf countries have been facing increasing rates of obesity, possibly because increased prosperity and modernization have contributed to lifestyles that contribute to obesity. Some researchers have suggested that nutrition habits and attitudes about food develop during the college years. Thus, a number of recent projects have stressed rated of obesity among Kuwaiti college students. Some researchers have been exploring rates of obesity among female college students, who are more affected by changing perceptions of body image and are more inclined to respond to food and diet in an emotional manner. Despite this trend in recent literature, more research needs to be done regarding the impact of female Kuwaiti college students’ nutritional knowledge, altitudes and habits on obesity rates. Studies currently remain inconclusive regarding the amount of knowledge these students possess about obesity. The link between these students’ nutritional attitudes and food behaviours also remains undefined. For this reason, this paper proposes a three-month questionnaire-based research study which shall question female students at Kuwait’s Public Authority for Applied Training and Education regarding their awareness of fundamental aspects of obesity and nutrition. The study will also aim to uncover attitudes regarding obesity. Finally, the study will aim to uncover any connections which appear between these stated attitudes and knowledge and actual behaviours towards obesity.
