The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Food and Nutrition (한국식품영양학회)
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The Actual State of Food Purchasing Behaviors Regarding Nutrition Facts Labels among Middle School Students in Chungbuk Area

중학생의 영양 성분 표시에 대한 구매 행동 및 이용 실태 - 충북 지역을 중심으로 -

  • Kim, Myung-Hee (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Won (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chungwoon National University) ;
  • Jeon, Ye-Sook (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chungwoon National University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Sun (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University)
  • 김명희 (공주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 최미경 (공주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미원 (청운대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 전예숙 (청운대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미선 (공주대학교 교육대학원)
  • Received : 2010.09.17
  • Accepted : 2010.12.06
  • Published : 2010.12.01
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Abstract

This study conducted a questionnaire survey of 482 male and female second graders in middle schools located in Cheongju, Chungcheongbukdo. This study lays its purpose on establishing the nutrition facts labeling system by understanding eating habits and analyzing the actual state of reading nutrition facts labels and degrees of understanding them among middle school students, and helping them to engage in right food purchasing activities and through it result in developing sound eating habits by providing them with basic material to be employed to actively utilize nutrition facts for choosing and buying healthy foods. As a result of surveying regarding the actual state of reading food labels, regarding degrees of recognition of food labels, it was revealed that 91.1% of female students recognized them, while 42.1% of male students did not recognize them, indicating lower levels of recognition among the male group. Regarding reasons for not checking food labels, 49.2% indicated habitual purchasing, followed by poor contents in the label(20.2%), ununderstandable contents(17.7%), and the lower reliability of the contents(6.9%). As a result of surveying regarding the actual state of reading nutrition facts labels, in recognition of nutrition facts labels, female rather than male students showed higher degrees of recognition, and degrees of recognition were found to differ according to parents' total income and mothers' educational attainments.

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