Estado nutricional, nivel de actividad física y hábitos alimentarios, en estudiantes universitarios de la Región del Maule en periodo de pandemia por COVID-19

The present study aims to determine the eating habits, nutritional status and level of physical activity in pandemic period of university students in the Maule Region. It corresponded to a descriptive, cross-sectional, non-experimental quantitative approach. The population was made up of 1.253 young adults (21.22±2.27 years) who are studying between the first and last year of undergraduate university. Two questionnaires were applied: National Health Survey (Chile) and International Questionnaire of Physical Activity (IQPA). Regarding the results, it was observed that: on average the entire sample increased two kilograms of body weight compared to the pre-pandemic period. Regarding the level of physical activity and in relation to the MET´S spent by both men and women, they do not reach the minimum weekly recommendations. In addition, women reported a higher prevalence of sedentary lifestyle. Students during the period of confinement as a result of the pandemic, report good eating habits, most of them have a normal nutritional status (BMI) and regarding the level of Nutritional status, level of physical activity and eating habits, in university students from the Maule Region during the COVID-19 pandemic periodphysical activity, a high percentage does not reach the minimum recommendations established by the WHO.