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The eating habits of university
students are inadequate.

Many University students skip
meals to either sleep or study
more. It is found that 50% of
students skip breakfast with 25%
skipping lunch. Those who skip
either or both meals are found to
have an energy deficiency of
80%. To compensate, students
will then eat a large dinner,
usually filled with bread, cereals,
and meat. Excessive
consummation of carbohydrates
and fats can affect the long term
health of students. A poor diet
will increase the risk of chronic
diseases, such as; obesity,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
hypertension and osteoporosis.
Furthermore, after gaining the
liberty of choice, many students
choose to consume an unhealthy
amount of soft drinks, vending
machine snacks and alcohol.

Due to an unbalance diet, many
students are lacking in important
vitamins: vitamin E, vitamin B6,
niacin, riboflavin, vitamin C,
calcium, iron and zinc. Many of
these vitamins are important for
the reproduction of blood cell,
healthy bones, and to help
support the immune system.
Although, these lack of vitamins,
can be covered with an intake of
vitamin pills, many students fail
to realize the need for vitamin
ingestion in their diet. For
Waterloo students, vitamins can
be found at any health or
superstore. Chelsea Market is a
local health food store, 10
minutes away from the campus
that provides a variety of
Photography by Sarah Moore vitamins and health grocery
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