ABSTRACT
The study was aim to examine the influence of the mode of feeding on the health status of undergraduate students in university of Benin. Mode of feeding involves feeding habits and patterns which can affect one's health negatively or positively. The significance of this study is that the study will be highly beneficial to students, teachers, government at all level, the parents, educational planners, decision and policy makers as well as other stake holders in education. It will find out the influence of mode feeding on the health of students and also to look at the importance of healthy feeding on the general performance of undergraduate students. The target population were undergraduate students in the University of Benin, Edo state.
A descriptive survey research design was used to select about one hundred (100) Respondents using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The main instrument for data collection was questionnaire which consist of (15) items. Data was summarized by frequency counts, simple mean and mean deviation, statistics and calculations. From the results of findings, it revealed that students engage in positive and proper mode of feeding they have good nutritional knowledge which influence them in carrying out decision on the right proportion and choice of food to consume to provide nutrients beneficial to the body for particular function and also their mode of feeding can be influenced and affected by their environmental factors such as family upbringing, socioeconomic status of parents, time schedule, culture peers and friends.
In conclusion, it was recommended that awareness should be made not only on the need for healthy mode of feeding , but through government agencies, food nutritionist and Individuals and emphasis should be on consistent and conscious eating of balance diet ,most especially among undergraduate students. Also the Nigeria government should create and enforce policies that will help encourage the drive of agriculture and barn the importation of any form of agriculture product, by doing so, the cost of food will reduce and it will encourage Nigerians including students to consume fresh products and not canned and processed food.
