Dietary habits of 452 young adult male students at 6 technical institutes and vocational training centres in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were investigated as part of a nutritional assessment survey. The eating-between-meals habit was found to be common among the majority (72.3%) of those students. The association between this habit and age cohorts, marital status, accommodation status, self assessment of weight and exercising are discussed.
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