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Healthy universities: youth and health

Universidades saludables: los jóvenes y la salud./Healthy universities: youth and health





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Páez Cala, M. L. (2012). Healthy universities: youth and health. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 12(2), 205-220. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.12.2.9.2012
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Páez Cala, M. L. (2012). Healthy universities: youth and health. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 12(2), 205-220. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.12.2.9.2012

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Martha Luz Páez Cala

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In this paper a literature review was conducted regarding the lifestyles of young university students and the major risk factors for health. The study leads to the conclusion that young adults generally tend to adopt risky behaviors such as physical inactivity, abuse of toxic substances (alcohol, cigarettes, illegal drugs) and incorrect nutritional diets. Some authors attribute these risk factors and unhealthy lifestyles to the fragile
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system that links family, schools and friends together. Promoting healthy lifestyles inyoung adults could significantly reduce overall mortality, which constitutes a valuable contribution to life expectancy and quality of a population.

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