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The aim of the study was to evaluate the rate of consumption of product groups in a daily food ration of students of the Medical University of Białystok with normal body mass and overweight. The study involved 79 female students and 53 male students. The mean age was 22 years. In the study population overweight was found in 7 women (8.9%) and in 23 men (43.4%). The rate of consumption of groups of food products in a daily food ration was estimated based on questionnaire investigations. Qualitative analysis was conducted using the point method according to Starzyńska. Statistically significant differences were observed between the mean ranges of the consumption rate of the respective product groups in women and men. A daily food ration of female students with overweight more often included half-meat dishes, sweet drinks and coffee, compared to those with normal weight. Men with excessive body mass ate dry pulse and pasta more often than male students with normal body mass. Most menus of male and female students with both normal body mass and obesity received low or bad scores.