Study on health risk factors as a basis to implement programs that promote a nutritional culture in students of the la Sabana University ; Estudio sobre factores de riesgo para la salud como base para implementar programas que promuevan una cultura nutricional en estudiantes de la Universidad de la Sabana.

6 páginas ; Background. Nowadays the importance of lifestyles in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome has been largely accertained. Objective. The purpose of our work is to implement programs that promote a nutritional culture in adolescents and young adults of the La Sabana University. Methods. The methodology entailed, after the corresponding informed consent, taking measures of the triceps and supraescapular skinfolds, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), lean mass, and fat mass. Fasting blood samples were also taken to quantify cholesterol, triglycerides, hig... Mehr ...