The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)
- Volume 12 Issue 3
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- Pages.306-311
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- 1999
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- 1225-4339(pISSN)
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- 2287-4992(eISSN)
A Study on Dietry Attitudes Food Behaviors and nutriton Know-ledge of Food and ANutrition Major and Non-Major Female Students
식품영양전공과 비전공 여대생의 식행동과 영양지식에 관한연구
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate dietary attitudes food behaviors and nutrition knowledge of food nutrition major and non-major female students. The subjects of this study consisted of 98 food and nutrition majors and 98 non-majors. Questionnaires were completed by them. Food and nutrition majors gave a serious consideration of taste and nutrition in selecting foods while non-majors considered taste food price amount of food and preparing time. Food and nutrition majors got higher scores in hig-her level of nutrition knowledge than non-majors and both got about the same scores in basic nutrition knowledge. The mean body weights of both were about the same and mean height of non-majors was hig-her than food and nutrition majors. Accrding to obesity index ideal body weight was more in food and nutrition ajors and underweight was more in non-majors. Dietary attitudes food behaviors and nu-trition knowledge of food and nutrition majors were better than those of non-majors. Therefore nutrition non-majors need nutrition education in order to improve their food behaviors and nutrition knowledge.