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Objective: A survey of the students' health behaviors such as cigarette smoking, level of physical activity, diet consumption, sleeping and eating habits was conducted. Setting: Physical Education Department at the College of Basic Education, the State of Kuwait, during September 2007 through January 2008 semester. Methods: Two hundred thirty two male students (66%), aged 18.9 to 35 years, with a mean of 22.7±2.5 years participated in the present study. All students completed self-administered questionnaire. Also, three days dietary recall was conducted to determine the total daily caloric consumption, macronutrients and micronutrients intake. Results: The results showed that (46.4%) of the students are smokers and smoked an average of 25±7 cigarettes a day, began smoking by 17±2 years of age. A high percentage of smokers (97.2%) smoked on school campus. A total of (94.9%) were passive smokers. The average age of smoking was 11 years and 19.8% of smokers tried to quit. A 32.3% of all students were physically competitive and 64.1% were recreational and only 3.6% had a sedentary life style. The prevalent pattern of eating habits were (45.2%), (.9%) and (4.8%) of students were smokers and skipped breakfast, lunch and dinner, respectively. Students had significantly greater (P < 0.05) caloric consumption per day 3490±750 kcal. In addition, there were significant high (P < 0.05) fat (43%), saturated fat (37%), cholesterol (404±104mg) and protein (19%) consumption. Also, there were significant (P < 0.05) low carbohydrates (44%) and dietary fiber (20±4g) intakes in comparison to the American Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) values. For micronutrients, there were significantly greater (P < 0.05) in phosphorus (905±281mg) and sodium (2022±660mg), respectively. And significantly lower (P < 0.05) in iron (8.9±3.1mg) and calcium (590±280mg), respectively. Conclusion: Identification of different health hazards such as tobacco smoking, passive smoking, sedentary life style, high fat consumption especially saturated fat and negative dietary patterns may help to direct the health officials in both private and government sectors to work together with college faculty in organizing health educational programs.
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