Eating habits among medical students at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The excretion of glucocorticoids (prominent physiological stress hormones) is linked to levels of urinary sodium. Consuming large quantities of sodium in the diet is commonplace, and is linked to negative cardiovascular outcomes. In this study by Costello et al. (2022), the authors investigated the impact of a high salt diet on the function of the […]

In this 2019 cross-sectional study, a sample of 105 Arabian male medical students (mean age 21) were taken and examined on their dietary patterns in order to determine its association with stress. These future medics studying at Al-Imam Muhammed Ibn Saud Islamic University completed questionnaires to assess their diet. Freshmen were found to experience higher […]