• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.539-547
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• 2011

This study evaluated effects of food additive nutrition education on food additives-related knowledge, subjective awareness, and perception and dietary behaviors of food label use and processed-food intake. The study subjects were 5th grade students attending an elementary school in Seoul. A total of 101 subjects were assigned to either education (N = 50) or control (N = 51) group, and 3 food additive nutrition education classes were implemented to the education group. Self-administered questionnaires were collected from all the participants twice, a week before and after the nutrition education to compare the changes between two groups. The food additives-related knowledge and subjective awareness significantly improved in the education group compared to the control group. The changes in perceived harmfulness and perceived necessity for taste were also detected significantly different between the two groups, with more positive changes in the education group. Dietary behaviors of checking food labels and trying to purchase processed-foods with less food additives improved in the education group at a significant level in comparison with the control group. Additionally changes in intake frequency of several processed-food items were significantly different between the groups, again in a more positive direction in the education group. The study findings showed short-term food-additive nutrition education including hands-on activities could positively modify elementary school children's food additives-related knowledge, perception, and certain dietary behaviors, stressing better settlement of in-class nutrition education within an elementary school's education curriculum.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2008

This study was performed to understand recognition and behaviors related to sodium intake of Korean adults. The data were collected from subjects including 267 male and 285 female adults in nationwide and compared by gender and by age. We found that the male group showed significantly higher smoking, alcohol drinking, and exercise does the female group. The older group (40 to 59 years) revealed significantly higher exercise and lower alcohol drinking; however general disease and hypertension prevalence, diet therapy practice, and meditation for hypertension were higher. Recognizing sodium levels of foods containing high-sodium, and sodium-nutriture labels when purchasing foods, and knowing differences between salt and sodium of the male group or recognizing sodium levels of foods containing high-sodium of the older group was worse than the other. Among the 32 food behaviors, only 12 were identified as significantly correlated to sodium intake levels including behaviors of preferring Chinese and Japanese foods to Western foods, preferring kimchi to raw vegetables, completely consuming soup, stew, noodle liquid, liking of dried fish and salted mackerel, frequent eat-outs or delivered foods, and so forth. There were significant differences between gender or age groups in terms of sodium intake-increasing behaviors; the male group showed higher behaviors of preferring salty taste and eating all broths. And the older group revealed higher behavior of adding table salt as well as the previous two, however, the younger group showed more behaviors of eat-outs or delivered foods and not the liquid of kimchi.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.458-469
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• 2014

Aim of this study is to investigate the nutrition knowledge, dietary behaviors, and dietary habits by the gender in high school students in Chungnam province. Girls students had a higher score than boys students for nutritional knowledge, not in the significant difference. However, boys students had a higher score for dietary behaviors than girls students. Dietary habits showed a significant difference in the unbalanced food habit and eating speed by the gender, and the eating speed of boys students was faster than that of girls students. For boys students, the nutritional knowledge and dietary behaviors did not have the significant correlation. Otherwise, girls students had the positive correlation between the nutritional knowledge and dietary behaviors, and had the characteristics of behaviors that the higher the nutritional knowledge score, the better eating habit. In addition, the boys and girls students had the positive correlation between the score of nutritional knowledge and the frequency of breakfast, and the score of nutritional knowledge and the frequency/regularity of breakfast, respectively. Because some dietary habits/behaviors are related closely to their nutritional knowledge, the high school students need the systematic and steady nutritional education to apply their known nutritional knowledge to actual life.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.186-195
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• 2018

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the dietary behaviors and stress-related factors among male and female college students. Methods: A total of 405 college students (male-195, female-210) were recruited, of whom a questionnaire-based survey was conducted. The study investigated the general characteristics, health-related factors, dietary behaviors, and stress-related factors of the respondents. Results: The body mass index was significantly higher in males. The rates of underweight and overweight were significantly different between male and female respondents. The scores for workout frequency, health concerns and health condition were significantly higher in males, while the score for watching TV & playing computer games was significantly higher in females. The scores for meal regularity, frequency of breakfast consumption, and smoking were significantly higher in males. Eating problems showed a significant difference between males and females. The biggest source of stress was social factors, followed by college study and individual factors and the most experienced stress-induced symptom was anxiety, followed by headache and stomachache. The most popular way to overcome stress was taking a rest, followed by drinking & smoking and outdoor activity. The most preferred food under stressful conditions were alcohol or beverages, followed by hot & spicy food and sweet food, which showed a significant difference between males and females. Conclusion: These results indicate that stress affects dietary behaviors, drinking, smoking, and health status. Stress not only changes dietary behaviors, but is also related to health status. Therefore, it is necessary to develop appropriate programs for emotional stability and stress relief targeting college students which provide continuous nutrition education focused on desirable dietary behaviors and nutritional aspects.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.180-184
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• 2010

본 연구는 식품안전 사건에 따른 소비자들의 구매행동 변화를 조사할 목적으로 2008년 발생한 멜라민사건을 예로 하여, 사건 전후의 주부들의 의식 및 행동 변화를 조사하기 위하여 2009년 3월 전라북도 군산지역에 거주하고 있는 주부 565명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 우리나라 식품안전 수준에 대해서 52.3%가 불만족스러워 하는 것으로 나타났으며, 멜라민 사건 발생 후 어느 정도의 시간이 경과하였지만 조사대상자의 74.6%는 여전히 멜라민을 독성이 높은 물질로 인식하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 멜라민 관련식품의 구매수준을 5점 척도에 의해, 사건 발생 전, 발생기간, 사건 종료 후(즉, 조사시점)의 수준을 분석한 결과, 각각 $2.47{\pm}0.97$, $1.80{\pm}0.92$, $1.62{\pm}0.92$(p<0.001)로, 사건발생 후 어느 정도의 시간이 경과하였음에도 구매수준은 더욱 낮아 진 것으로 나타났다. 독성 인식수준에 따른 구매수준에 변화에 있어서는 독성수준이 낮다고 인식하고 있는 사람은 관련제품 구매에 큰 변화가 없었으나, 높다고 인식하고 있는 사람은 구매수준에 있어 더 많은 감소를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 식품안전인식 수준에 따른 구매수준에 변화에 있어서도 국내 식품안전수준이 안전하다고 인식하고 있는 사람은 여전히 관련제품의 구매에 큰 변화가 없는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 결론적으로 식품안전 수준에 대한 사전인식과 해당 유해물질에 대한 정확한 정보가 사건발생후의 식품구매행동에 많은 영향을 미친다고 볼 수 있으며, 소비자와의 체계적이고 다각적인 방향으로의 위해정보교류의 필요성이 한층 커지고 있다고 볼 수 있다.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.31-48
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 웹사이트를 이용하는 소비자들이 기능별 지각 수준이 다른 웹사이트로 전환하는 행동에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 실시되었다. 분석 방법은 외식기업 웹사이트 사용자들을 대상으로 설문지를 배포하였으며, 응답자들의 일반적인 특성 파악을 위해 빈도분석과 외식기업 웹사이트의 기능별 지각 수준이 전환 행동과의 영향 관계를 분석하기 위해 단순 회귀분석과 다중회귀분석을 사용하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 외식기업 웹사이트 기능별 지각 수준이 전환 행동에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 오락 기능, 광고 기능, 커뮤니케이션 기능, 구매 결정 기능 모두 전환 행동에 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며, 지각 수준이 높을수록 전환 행동도 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 다음의 요소들이 전환 행동에 유의성을 나타내었다. 오락 기능의 지각 수준 중 검색이 이해하기 용이했다. 광고 기능의 지각 수준 중에서는 레스토랑 이미지가 쉽게 각인된다. 커뮤니케이션 기능의 지각 수준에 있어서는 신 메뉴 출시를 쉽게 알 수 있다. 구매 결정기능의 지각 수준 중에서는 웹사이트 이용은 자유롭다에서 전환 행동에 높은 유의성을 나타내었다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2015

Objectives: Self perceived body image among women is drawing a lot of attention in Korea due to their unhealthy weight control behaviors. To determine the relationship between self-perceived body image and dietary behaviors among Korean women, the discrepancy between actual body size and body image perception, weight control behaviors were assessed based on age groups using the 2010 KNHANES data. Methods: A total of 1,747 subjects were selected after eliminating those of likely changing their diet recently using the 2010 KNHANES data. The subjects were divided into 3 groups, self-underweight, self-normal, and self-obese according to their perception of body image. The BMI and weight control behaviors were assessed based on age groups according to the body image perception. Results: The younger, the higher ratio of underweight, women perceived their body size as normal or overweight. Exercise and reduced food intakes were dominant among various weight control methods but unhealthy methods were dominant among self perceived overweight group. Conclusions: Incorrect body image perception and unhealthy weight control behaviors can cause nutritional problems. Nutritional education should emphasize the importance of healthy weight and proper body image perception for Korean women.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.214-221
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• 2008

This study analyzed the survey results of 302 college students from a coed university in Korea. The following three research components were examined: relationships among different eating styles, violation behaviors after unwanted eating, and consumption behaviors for three different food types. The analysis results showed that restrained eating was positively related to emotional eating, but negatively related to external eating. And emotional and external eating displayed a positive relationship. Body shape dissatisfaction was a significant variable in explaining restrained eating behavior. After unwanted eating, the restrained eaters expressed more regrets and stronger determination to diet than the less restrained eaters. The emotional eaters and external eaters responded that they could not stop eating and performed binge eating behaviors when they failed their diet. With regard to food attitudes and eating styles, snacks were favorably related to emotional eating. Fast food attitudes were negatively associated with restrained eating. Preference was the only significant variable in explaining snack consumption frequency; however sex, preference, and restrained eating were significant for fast foods. Finally, vegetarian foods were explained by preference and sex.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.180-190
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• 2010

This study was conducted to investigate the differences in food habits, eating behaviors and food frequency by gender and regions in upper grade elementary school children in Korea. Subjects of this study were 1,211 children, 645 boys and 566 girls, attending 6 elementary schools (4th, 5th and 6th graders). 389 children lived in Seoul and 822 children lived in other regions. Mean height, weight and BMI of subjects were 142.4 cm, 38.7 kg and $18.8\;kg/m^2$ respectively. 70.5% of the subjects had breakfast every day and 12.4% of the subjects skipped breakfast. There were significant differences between boys and girls in causes of skipping breakfast, overeating, meal volume, and duration of meals. Girls showed more desirable eating behavior than boys (p < 0.001). Scores for specific eating behaviors such as unbalanced diet and intake of meats and vegetables were better in girls (p < 0.001), and boys ate meals faster than girls (p > 0.001). There were significant differences between Seoul and other regions in eating behavior. Eating behavior scores of children in other regions were higher than in Seoul (p < 0.01). Children in Seoul had a higher frequency of watching television with meals. Frequency of fruits (p < 0.001), milk products (p < 0.01), and meats (p < 0.05) of children in Seoul were higher than other regions. Otherwise the frequency of simple sugar products of children in other regions was higher than Seoul (p < 0.001). Frequency of green vegetables was higher for girls than boys, and frequency of fast foods was higher for boys than girls. These results showed that in nutrition education programs designed to improve the nutritional health of elementary school children, we need to focus more on differences in the children's food habits and eating behaviors by gender and regions. In consideration of these differences, such educational programs need to have a different emphasis for each gender and regions to serve its specific needs.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2007

This study sought to compare intake levels of major dish items and food groups between normal and obese Korean children in order to understand obesity-related eating behaviors. The study was also conducted to apply the information on the differences in major dish items and food groups found in this study to development of a brief food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for children's obesity-related eating behaviors. Finally, the developed FFQ was evaluated for reliability. A total of 290, 24-hour dietary recall data from 9-11 year-old normal or obese participants in the 2001 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were reviewed to identity dish items and food groups showing outstanding differences between the normal and obese groups. Based on the level of intake amount between the two groups, a total of 7 items, including ddeokbokggi, spaghetti, ham roast, pork cutlet, dairy products & ices, kimchi, and fruits, were selected to be included in the FFQ. The former 5 items were seen to be consumed more in the obese group, while the latter 2 items were so in the normal group. The questionnaire was formatted into a frequency response section of a seven-category option and reference period of the last 7 days. Test-retest reliability of the developed FFQ was examined by administering it to 153, 9-11 year-old children at a public elementary school in Seoul twice at a month interval. The level of reliability was found to be reasonably high. In conclusion, this study suggests that high consumption of several high-calorie dish items and low consumption of kimchi and fruits may be important eating behaviors in relation to obesity risk among 9-11 year-old children who need nutrition educators' attention. The current study also implies that a simple FFQ can be utilized to reliably assess 9-11 year-old children's diets.