Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Dental Students in Private Dental Colleges

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  • Shreejha M.V
  • Dhanraj Ganapathy
  • Keerthi Sasanka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47750/jett.2022.13.06.007

Keywords:

consumption, Fruits, Dental students, Awareness, Benefits

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the consumption of fruits and vegetables among dental students. This is a cross sectional questionnaire survey conducted among dental students in various private dental colleges. A convenience sampling method was used for the study. A total of 107students have responded to the survey. Participants have been randomly enrolled in the online survey through a survey planet. A validated questionnaire consists of 20 closed ended and yes/ no questions distributed to assess their consumption of fruits and vegetables in their regular life. The responses have been taken and were analysed. The results were expressed as pie charts. 93.4% of the participants said yes to liking for having fruits and 6.6% of them said no . The study concluded that there is an optimum consumption of the fruits by the dental students and they were aware of the benefits of including fruits in their diet.

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