Abstract

As the level of life improves, the pattern of beverage comsumption are being changed. We came to drink more beverage than ever before, and I think, the remarkable increase of beverage consumption will have a great effect on our health. We examined the drinking pattern of 447 middle school and high school students in Taejeon City from 24 to 29, May, 1989. We studied about the amount of drinking beverage and the correlation between the amount and the various factors to have effects on the amount. They usually drink total 604.6ml/day, water 292.8ml, soft drink 131.8ml, milk 109.2ml, fruit juice 26.1ml, vegetable juice 9.6ml, coffee & tea 21.7ml, korean tea 15.4ml. Beside, middle school students drink 654.4ml and high school students drink 560.7ml. The male drink 620.1ml and the female drink 589.2ml. The average amount of beverage consumption per a unit weight is total 13.3ml and middle school students (654.3ml) drink more than high school students (560.7ml) but the average amount is same between the male and the female. They usually drink 343.5ml of beverage at their homes, and they drink more at their homes than away from homes. In addition, at the correlation between the amount of drinking beverage and the various factor to have effects on the amount, the students who have snacks very often drink more than those who don't. And the students who like meat-diet drink much more than meat & vagetabe-diet persons and vegetorians. And the students who eat pread often drink more than those who have rice at every mealtime.

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