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Students’ dietary style, well-being, and health – implications for the future

Marta Kończak
1
,
Izabela Bolesławska
1
,
Ilona Górna
1
,
Jaśmina Żwirska
2
,
Sławomira Drzymała-Czyż
1

  1. Department of Bromatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
  2. Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(1): 48–54
Online publish date: 2026/03/30
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