Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회지)

Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회)
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A Study of Ecological Aspect of Food and Nutrition of Elementary School Children in Remote Villages of Chung Buk Province

충북(忠北) 벽촌지역(僻村地域) 국민학교(國民學校) 아동(兒童)의 식생태(食生態)에 관한 연구(硏究)

  • Baek, Soo-Kyoung (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Kyung-Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Bok-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoon, Hye-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Mo, Su-Mi (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Economics, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, In-Sook (Korea Save the Children/Community Development Federation) ;
  • Kang, Seong-Goo (Song Myen Elementary School) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Nak (Sam Song Elementary School)
  • 백수경 (서울대학교 가정대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최경숙 (서울대학교 가정대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김복희 (서울대학교 가정대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 윤혜영 (서울대학교 가정대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 모수미 (서울대학교 가정대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김인숙 (한국지역사회복리회) ;
  • 강성구 (송면국민학교) ;
  • 김종낙 (삼송국민학교)
  • Published : 1990.06.30
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Abstract

An ecological study of food and nutrition was conducted among 198 children, 6 to 12 years old, of the Songmyun elementary school and Samsong elementary school, located in remote villages of Chungchun-myun, Goisan-gun, Chung Buk Province between July 11 and 16, 1988. The results were summarized as follows. In regard to frequency of skipping breakfast, 3.3% of subjects skipped every morning; 15% often skipped; and the others never skipped. The most common reason for skipping a meal was lack of appetite. 6.6% of subjects often skipped an evening meal because of delayed meal preparation by a mother who returned home late. The survey found that 5.1% of subjects skipped a lunch at school. The reasons for skipping lunch were the mother’s being too busy to prepare a boxed lunch; a school bag too heavy to carry for a long distance to school; no adequate side-dishes for the boxed lunch. Growth patterns of those children having poor food habits, were reflected in lower figures in arm circumference and weight for height. The percentage of children having meals with their family on weekdays was 84.7% for breakfast; 85.6% for evening meal. About 7% of subjects had many dislikes and 74.1% had some dislikes in what they ate; 18.9% had good food preferences. There was a strong correlation between appetite or food preferences and anthropometric measurements or nutrient intake. Boiled rice was the predominant dietary staple, and principal sources of protein taken by subjects at home were soy beans and soy products. Regarding the boxed lunch prepared at home, most popular was one with only one kind of side-dish, including kimchee. 43.4% of the side-dishes were prepared with vegetables only. As for between meal snacks, milk and milk products, fruits and breads were popular among the subjects. The survey found that the children liked fruits, yogurt, corn, Chajang noodle; in contrast, lowest preference was for soup made with bones, curried meat with rice, and aromatic vegetables. The survey discovered a local dietary characteristics; 46.2% of the children customarily ate frog meat, an unconventional food.

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