Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회지)

Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회)
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A Study on the Dietary Behavior and the Food Habits of University Freshman According to Body Mass Index

대학 신입생의 체격지수에 따른 식이행동 양상 및 식습관에 관한 조사 연구

  • Chung, Nam-Yong (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sahmyook University) ;
  • Yoon, Mi-Eun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sahmyook University) ;
  • Choi, Soon-Nam (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sahmyook University)
  • 정남용 (삼육대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 윤미은 (삼육대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최순남 (삼육대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2002.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of the this study was to investigate the dietary behavior and the food habits of university freshman according to body mass index. Questionnaire were completed by 532 students in university freshman. The data were analyzed by SAS program. The results were as follows : The means of normal group's height, weight were $175.00{\pm}5.98cm,\;72.93{\pm}10.20kg$ for male students and $162.00{\pm}4.75cm,\;51.97{\pm}4.98kg$ for female students. Under 20 of BMI(body mass index) among students were 69.7% for male and 9.6% for female. $Twenty{\sim}twenty\;five(20{\sim}25)$ of BMI were 21.9% for male and 40.2% for female. The consumption of milk, oil and animal fat were significant according to BMI. There was high significant difference in the score of exercise and activity. In the self recognition of body shape 59.0% of male and 52.6% of female in normal weight group answered that their weight had to be a little thin. Self satisfaction rate was significantly higher in under weight group compared to normal weight group. This study suggest that a comprehensive nutrition education program is need for university students to improve desirable food habits and recognition of rate of figure.

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