[Association between food behavior and hypercholesterolemia-LDL in university students].

Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia-LDL (H-LDL) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The association between H-LDL and feeding has focused on nutritional aspects. The study of the association between eating behavior (EB) and H-LDL in university students, could provide nutritional elements for correction and/or prevention in this population.

[Design and validation of a questionnaire to assess dietary behavior in Mexican students in the area of health].

Introduction: The dietary behavior (DB) establishes the relationship between the human being and foods and has an influence on nutrient intake and, therefore, it contributes to the health or disease status of a population, even among college students. There exit some validated instruments to assess food and nutrients intake, but there are very few assessing DB.

Objective: To design and validate a questionnaire to assess DB in Mexican college students.