The main objective of this study is to study the nutritional status for students in Assiut University dormitory. This study included 100 students, 50 Muslims and 50 Christians, so we can apply different diets served to these students. The study revealed that 62% of Muslim's students had natural weights, 16% were under weight, 16% were mildly over weight and 6% were moderately obese. The weights of Christian groups showed that .38% were of natural weight, 20% were under normal weights 12% were moderately obese and 30% were obese. The study also revealed that the diets which served usually along the whole year, served as well during Muslim's fasting and that served during Christian's fasting supplied extra calories for 18%, 24% and 42%, respectively and the ratio of students that took less calories were (82%, 76% and 58%), respectively. All diets poorly supplied the students with proteins. On the other hand, fats in the diets were higher than the daily needs of (42%, 98% and 58%), respectively, and lower than the need for students in normal days, Muslims and Christians in the percentage of 58%, 2% and 42%, respectively. For carbohydrates as a main source of energy the percentage for higher than 60% of energy were (24%, 16% and 88%), respectively. However, the percentage of the students that had less than their daily needs were 76%, 84% and 12%, respectively. Some vitamins as B_1 were equal or more than recommended on the other hand others like "B_2", "C" and "D" were less than the recommended daily allowances (RDAs) Iron and fibers were sufficiently supplied from the food served in the dormitory, where the diets poorly supplied the students with calcium.
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