Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Comparison of Eating Behavior between Commensality and Solo-eating of University Students by BMI

비만도에 따른 대학생의 혼자 식사 및 함께하는 식사 시의 식행동 비교

  • Lee, Young-Mee (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyungwon Campus at Gacheon University) ;
  • Cho, Woo-Kyoun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyungwon Campus at Gacheon University) ;
  • Oh, Yu-Jin (Nutrition and Health Service Team, Korea Health Promotion Foundation)
  • 이영미 (가천대학교 경원캠퍼스 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 조우균 (가천대학교 경원캠퍼스 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 오유진 (한국건강증진재단 영양사업팀)
  • Received : 2012.03.15
  • Accepted : 2012.05.08
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

The objective of this research was to explore the influences of 'having a meal with someone' on individuals' eating pattern. Eating is not a simple matter of energy intake but also serves to anchor daily routines being cultivated by people and society. This study was conducted using a cross-sectional eating behavior survey of university students (N = 893, 380 men, 513 women) aged 20 to 24 years. Results were analyzed and presented as frequencies, means and ${\chi}^2$-test with SPSS 14.0. Differences in dietary habits by commensality and solo-eating were observed; Students who ate alone, spent 15 min for a meal and ate convenience food items when they didn't feel hungry. Compared to students who ate alone, those who ate together with someone spent 30 min for a meal and ate more amount of food. Eighty percent of respondents ate more various menus in commensality than solo-eating. They felt lonely when they ate alone and preferred to eat together. In conclusion, university students start to decide and select their own meals by themselves after junior and high school food services which are fixed with regard to menu and the amount. Dietary habits of Koreans rapidly changed concomitant with social changes over the past half century. Governments and health experts recognize that unbalanced meals cause lifestyle-related diseases, in particular obesity. Our research findings will contribute to more comprehensive efficient nutrition education programs in order to prevent obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases in early stages of adulthood.

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