"Mindful eating: a comparative study between medical and non-medical students of Tanta University".
Journal of health, population, and nutrition February 6, 2026 Asmaa Mohammad, Enas Kassim, Maha El-Sharawy et al.
Most university students (94.4%) report adopting mindful eating principles, with medical students (97.6%) doing so more often than non-medical students (91.3%). Medical study increases the likelihood of adopting mindful eating by about 73.8% compared with non-medical study. Among medical students, males scored higher on the disinhibition subscale than females; among non-medical students, females scored higher on the awareness subscale than males. Nearly three-quarters of participants (74.3%) had a Body Mass Index of 25 or above. Medical students were less likely (17.4%) than non-medical students (34.0%) to have a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher. Higher mindful eating scores were associated with lower Body Mass Index.