Factors influencing pulse consumption among university students

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dc.contributor.authorMasuda, Kristie
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorKellett, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-25T17:35:49Z
dc.date.available2018-09-25T17:35:49Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe amount, frequency, and type of pulses consumed by university students were explored using a cross-sectional online survey. Daily pulse consumers made up just 6% of participants, with 5% of the total participants eating more than three cups of pulses per week. It was found that a significant predictor of the amount of pulses consumed in a week was having more positive environmental attitudes (p < .001). There was a statistically significant difference between perceived body size groups and amount of pulses consumed in a week F(4, 243) = 2.715, p = .031, and the frequency of pulse consumption F(3, 257) = 3.712, p = .012, with post-hoc tests revealing a statistically significant difference between the overweight and below average weight groups, with the frequency of pulse consumption increasing as the perceived body size declined (mean difference 0.665). Eighty-five per cent of participants were more likely to consume pulses because they contain a high amount of vitamins and minerals. These findings suggest that understanding the attitudes and behaviours of university students towards pulse crops’ impact on health, nutrition, and the environment may help to inform initiatives aiming to increase pulse consumption among this group.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5201
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0570en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.subjectLegumes -- Health aspectsen_US
dc.subjectLegumes -- Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectBeans -- Health aspectsen_US
dc.subjectBeans -- Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectLentils -- Health aspectsen_US
dc.subjectLentils -- Nutritionen_US
dc.subjectLegumes as fooden_US
dc.subjectCollege students -- Nutrition -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectCollege students -- Health and hygiene -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectFood habitsen_US
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen_US
dc.subjectpulse cropsen_US
dc.subjectpulsesen_US
dc.subjectuniversity studentsen_US
dc.titleFactors influencing pulse consumption among university studentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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