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Undergraduate Research Day UMT 2018<br />

Association between Fast-food Consumption and Physical Activity towards<br />

the Academic Achievement of University Students in Selangor<br />

Chin Joo Yee<br />

Supervisor: Dr Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin<br />

Bachelor of Food Science (Food Service and Nutrition)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

Hectic lifestyle of university students causes increase consumption of fast-food and<br />

physical inactivity which will indirectly affect the academic achievement. The main<br />

objective of this study is to determine the relationship between fast-food consumption<br />

and physical activities towards academic achievement of students from University Putra<br />

Malaysia (UPM), University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Mahsa University. 216 of<br />

students from these universities will be selected as respondents. Food frequency<br />

questionnaire (FFQ) will be used to determine the fast-food consumption while<br />

International physical questionnaire (IPAQ) will be used to determine the physical activity<br />

level. Furthermore, the latest CGPA and GPA of respondents will be recorded. One-way<br />

ANOVA will be used to examine the fast-food consumption among respondents from<br />

these universities while Spearman/Pearson correlation will be used to determine the<br />

relationship between the fast–food consumption and physical activity with academic<br />

achievement. This study will provide information about the status of fast-food<br />

consumption and physical activity and its contribution towards academic achievement.<br />

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