Poor dietary habits have become one of the most important concerns among public health policy makers in recent
years, due to the impact they have on both economic and
health systems of a country. Th e transitional period toward
young adulthood, marked with high school graduation and
the beginning of college years, has been identifi ed as critical in
terms of its infl uence on young people’s bad eating habits. Th e
aim of this study was to assess whether the results obtained
through Food Frequency Questionnaire signifi cantly correlate
with standard body parameters. Participants included 210
students from the University of Banja Luka, with the mean
age of 21.94 ± 2.73 years. Factorization of Food Frequency
Questionnaire Instrument extracted seven factors which were
subjected to multiple regression analysis as independent variables, and correlated to dependent variables – anthropological measurements. Th is study shows that the factors labeled
as consumption of bread, consumption of healthy food, and
intake of carbohydrates, are signifi cantly related to Body Fat
Percentage, whereas factors labeled as intake of food of animal
origin, and intake of fruits and vegetables, are statistically signifi cant in terms of their relation to Waist-to-Hip Ratio. Only
one factor, labeled as intake of unhealthy food, is signifi cantly
related to Body Mass Index; this is to suggest that Body Mass
Index has again showed many limitations with regard to its
research relevance. Th is research has also found that students
of the University of Banja Luka typically consume white bread,
known to have a direct link with overweight and obesity.
