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A Study on the Food Habits and the Dietary Behaviors of University student in Seoul  

Chung, Nam-Yong (Dept. Food & Nutrition, Sahmyook University)
Yun, Mi-Eun (Dept. Food & Nutrition, Sahmyook University)
Choi, Soon-Nam (Dept. Food & Nutrition, Sahmyook University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture / v.17, no.1, 2002 , pp. 57-63 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to investigate the food habits and the dietary behaviors of university students. Questionnaires were completed by 492 students in five different departments. The data were analyzed by SAS program. The results are summarized as follows: Fifty(10.2%) of respondents were vegetarians, 81(16.4%) were heavy meat eaters and all the others were light meat eaters. All students had their biggest meal at supper. Three hundred and ninety-three(79.9%) of the respondents usually had rice for breakfast. Three hundred -sixteen(64.2%) ate 3 meals a day, 155(31.5%) ate 2 meals and all the others ate 1 meal or more than 3 meals. The length of mealtime was 30 minutes in 268(54.5%), 10 minutes in 209(42.5%) and more than 1 hour in all the others. Respondents considered taste the most important meal factor with nutrition, hygiene, and amount ranked accordingly. A majority(63.0%) of respondents ate occasionally ate between meals, while 28.1% snacked frequently, and 8.9% ate no snacks. Although nutrition dept. students had studied nutrition subject, some results of nutrition dept. students were desirable and others were undesirable in dietary behaviors. Therefore they should have a nutritional education program to improve their food habits and the dietary behaviors for students' health. And nutritional education program should be organized practically and systematically.
Keywords
Food habits; Dietary behaviors; University students; Seoul;
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