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Abstract
Background: Dietary habits is a key determinant of one’s health status. The burden of diet related chronic diseases is increasing globally, they have reached critical levels representing more than 50%–60% of total deaths. During the periods of college life individuals are exposed to stress and lack of time, posing a barrier to adopt healthy practices. Dietary habits frequently become worse during the college and young adulthood. Accordingly, evidence-based strategy to influence their dietary habits was developed. Aim: To develop evidence based nutritional strategy that promotes dietary habits among Mansoura university students. Method: A cross sectional study design. The study conducted at Mansoura university campus. The sample size is 585 students. Eleven tools were used for pre assessment and strategy development and evaluation. Results: 42.3% of students complain of overweight and obesity. Majority of them practice unhealthy dietary habits, have poor nutritional knowledge and beliefs. Majority of food courts managers promote unhealthy food options. Conclusion: It can concluded from the present study that, developing evidence based strategy for promoting healthier dietary habits among students is critical to provide custom-made intervention, increase care satisfaction, encourage them to eat a more optimal diet, and change the rapid progression of obesity and other nutrition-related chronic disease risks.