Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of college students from Nutrition and Architecture courses at a private institution in the city of Patos-PB. Methods: The sample consisted of 40 university students of both sexes, 20 students of Nutrition and 20 students of Architecture. To record the information, a questionnaire containing anthropometric questions was used, such as body weight and height as a way to obtain the Body Mass Index (BMI). In addition, the modalities of physical activity performed by the sample and the intestinal functioning of the groups were verified. Results: Nutrition students were found to have BMI within the parameters of eutrophy (22.6 kg / m²) and those of Overweight Architecture (25.1 kg / m²), P≤0.05. Analyzing the physical activity practice of the sample (40), 21 evaluated (53%) did not perform any type of activity, 12 performed gym (30%), 04 practiced futsal (10%) and 03 performed other types of sports activities %). Conclusion: It is believed that the Nutrition university students found themselves better and within the parameters of normality because they were more exposed to information about healthy habits and food consumption.