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Abstract
About 21% of U.S. college students are overweight. However, aside from the 1995 National
College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS), the prevalence of health-risk behavior among
college students has not been well characterized. The objective of this study is to investigate how
college student’s body fruit and vegetable intake is affected by (1) demographics, (2) dietary
habits, and (3) lifestyle. We collected data of college students enrolled at California Polytechnic
State University. Sedentary habits such as watching TV, playing computer games, and surfing
the web negatively impact both fruit and vegetable intake, which emphasizes the need to improve on-campus health education.