Abstract
Background: During the last decades, malnutrition becomes a serious health problem. Many studies are interested to the relationships between malnutrition and several noncommunicable diseases. Objective: To investigate the eating habits of some students in Jazan, south region of Saudi Arabia Kingdom and their health status. Materials and Methods: The students were asked to answer a questionnaire. Then blood samples were taken to do some biochemical parameters analysis. Result: This study reveals anemia, underweighting, hypocholesterolemia, and vitamin D deï¬ciency within these students. Conclusion: This original study proved that (1) counseling program toward health and nutrition should be carried out with these students and (2) more research should be conducted in this ï¬eld.