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Recognition of Food Labeling of High School Students in Yongin Region

용인지역 고등학생의 식품표시제에 대한 인식도

  • Koo, Hee Jin (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Kim, Seong Yeong (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyonggi University)
  • 구희진 (경기대학교 교육대학원 영양교육) ;
  • 김성영 (경기대학교 교육대학원 영양교육)
  • Received : 2016.09.06
  • Accepted : 2016.12.28
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

This study investigated recognition of food labeling of high school students (males 94 and females 85) in Yongin region. Recognition of food labeling was very high at 81.6%. For checking food labeling at the time of purchasing, 53.6% of the respondents always checked and the main reason was healthier food choice (49.2%). Satisfaction of food labeling was very low at 18.4%. In spite of very low satisfaction, 70.9% of respondents recognized necessity for education of food labeling. In terms of education method, respondents preferred 'school lecture' the most with 48.6%, which are in the following order: TV/newspaper/journal/book (37.4%) > internet lecture (10.1%) > education from parents (3.9%). Moreover, 83.2% of respondents answered 'positive change (ex. checking food labeling)' after getting education. Consequently, high school students had low level of utilization of food labeling at the time of purchasing. However, they showed high level of perception and educational need of food labeling as well as possibility of positive change after receiving education. Therefore, appropriate school education for food labeling may be able to lead a healthy eating habit of high school students.

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