Research Article Dietary Regimen, Overweight, and Obesity in Human Nutrition Students and Other Majors: A Cross-Sectional Study Fernando D. Sol´ ıs-Guevara , 1,2,3 Percy G. Ruiz Mamani , 4 and Jacksaint Saintila 1,3 1 Escuela de Nutrici´ on Humana, Universidad Peruana Uni´ on, Lima, Peru 2 Sociedad Cient´ ıfica de Estudiantes de Nutrici´ on de la Universidad Peruana Uni´ on (SOCENUT-UPeU), Lima, Peru 3 Grupo de Investigaci´ on en Nutrici´ on y Estilo de Vida (GINEV), Escuela de Nutrici´ on Humana, Universidad Peruana Uni´ on, Lima, Peru 4 Escuela Profesional de Enfermer´ ıa, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoFernandoD.Sol´ ıs-Guevara;fernandosolis@upeu.edu.pe Received 20 May 2021; Revised 10 February 2022; Accepted 23 February 2022; Published 23 March 2022 AcademicEditor:ToshikazuSuzuki Copyright © 2022 Fernando D. Sol´ ıs-Guevara et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons AttributionLicense,whichpermitsunrestricteduse,distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalworkis properlycited. Background.Choosingahealthydietisanincreasinglyachallengeforuniversitystudents.eobjectiveofthisstudywasto comparedietandoverweight/obesityinhumannutritionstudents(HNS)andstudentsofothercareers(SOC)fromauniversity located in Lima, Peru. Methods. It was a cross-sectional study consisting of 158 students out of an initial sample of 170. In- formation was collected on the sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the participants and a validated questionnaire was applied to evaluate the frequency of food consumption. Results.erewasnosignificantdifferenceindiet between HNS and SOC (p > 0.05). HNS most frequently consumed yellow/orange vegetables (p � 0.020), purple vegetables (p � 0.049), citrus fruits (p � 0.029), eggs (p � 0.002), whole milk (p � 0.013), yogurt (p � 0.017), tofu (p � 0.003), olive oil (p � 0.003),othervegetableoils(p < 0.001),andalcoholicbeverages(p � 0.037)thanSOC.Incontrast,HNShadalowerfrequency of nonfried tuber intake (p � 0.039), fried tubers (p < 0.001), milk desserts (p � 0.048), flour fritters (p � 0.027), cookies with chocolate(p � 0.050),croissants(p � 0.030),cookieswithfilling(p � 0.024),candies(p � 0.006),andsoda(p � 0.016)thanSOC. Overweight/obesitywasnotdifferentbetweenHNSandSOC(p > 0.05). Conclusions.isstudyfoundsignificantdifferencesin theconsumptionofsomefoodsbetweenHNSandSOC.However,itfoundnosignificantdifferenceindietandoverweight/obesity betweenHNSandSOC. 1. Introduction Universityisamajorchangeforuniversitystudentsinterms oftheriskofexcessbodyweight,especiallyduringthefirst year of study [1]. Obesity represents one of the greatest challenges for health systems. In addition, it constitutes a morbidity and mortality risk factor with a high economic cost. e global prevalence of obesity has doubled since 1980,affectingone-thirdofthepopulation[2].Accordingto datafromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),in2016, 39%ofadultsovertheageof18wereoverweight,while13% were considered obese [3]. Annual deaths due to obesity amounttoapproximately2.8million[4].Obesityisaserious problem in Peru. According to a report by the National HealthInstitute(INS),22.3%ofthepopulationover15years ofagesuffersfromobesity[5],thesefigurespositionPeruas oneofthecountrieswiththehighestprevalenceofobesityin the region. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in researchingdietaryregimen,whichisdefinedasthehabitual consumption of foods, food groups, or nutrients that may varyinquantity,frequency,andcombinationoftheseinthe diet [6]. Dietary regimens may be influenced by culture, ethnicity, personal philosophy, and environmental factors such as food availability, purchasing capacity, preparation methods, food advertising, and state policies [7]. Healthy diets, particularly those based on the consumption of abundant, minimally processed plant foods, such as Hindawi Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism Volume 2022, Article ID 9957690, 9 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9957690