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Healthy Dining Out Attitude of Restaurant Diners by Self-Rated Health Status

레스토랑 이용자들의 건강자각도에 따른 외식 태도

  • Yoon, Hei-Ryeo (Department of Food Sevice Management and Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Cho, Mi-Sook (Department of Nutritional Sciences & Food Services, Ewha Womans University)
  • 윤혜려 (국립공주대학교 외식상품학과) ;
  • 조미숙 (이화여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the healthy dining out attitude of restaurant diners by self-rated health status. Using healthy dining attitude and behavior questionnaire and a single question describing self-rated health status, the needs and importance of healthy dining out was detected. Mean age of the 182 respondents was 38.9${\pm}$11.37 years old and 37.4% of the respondents answered their mean monthly income was over 6,000,000won showing the subjects belonged in high income diners. The needs of healthy dining measured by five scales and offering healthy menus(3.80), labeling foods about original country(3.79), using environmentally friendly foodstuffs(3.71) and labeling nutrients on menu board(3.62) show higher score than others. A total of 76.4% of the respondents assessed their health status as 'good-rated Health' and 23.6% was 'poor-rated health'. There was no difference in frequency of eating out by self-perception of health status but, the 'poor-rated health' group need more nutrition information in restaurant specially for calorie(p<0.05), cholesterol(p<0.05), fiber(p<0.05), functional nutrients(p<0.001) showing significant differences comparing to 'good-rated health' group. In good-rated health group, selection of Korean cuisine for eating out was more frequent than the poor. The results shows the needs of healthy dining can be varied by diner's health status and therefore restaurateur should focus on understanding of the needs of diners with various health status.

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