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June 1, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Nutritional status and attitudes toward overweight and obesity among health-science students in Vietnam

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Assess nutritional status and attitudes toward obesity among health-science students in Vietnam, focusing on demographic and psychosocial factors.
Cross-sectional study of 764 undergraduate students from health programs
Nutritional status classified by BMI using WHO Asian cutoffs
Attitudes measured with the 20-item Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale
Most students had normal BMI, but overweight was more common among males and certain programs
Higher depression scores correlated with increased BMI category
Female gender, lower depression, and higher resilience linked to more favorable attitudes toward obesity

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Cross-sectional study assesses nutritional status and attitudes toward obesity among health-science students, indicating the influence of psychosocial factors.

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Khoa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d221f02fbce9130637ed8 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27900-5

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Cross-sectional study assesses nutritional status and attitudes toward obesity among health-science students, indicating the influence of psychosocial factors.

Nutritional status and attitudes toward overweight and obesity among health-science students in Vietnam

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