• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2012

This study was performed to investigate the differences in food choice, nutrition labeling perceptions, and prevalence of obesity due to meal skipping in Korean elementary school children. A national survey was performed in 2010 to collect data on food intake frequency, understanding of nutrition labeling, and body mass index from 2,335 fifth grade students in 118 elementary schools selected from 16 metropolitan local governments by stratified cluster sampling. The data were analyzed using the SAS 9.1 and SUDAAN 10.0 packages. Students who consumed three meals for 6-7 days during the past week were classified into the regular meal eating (RM) group (n = 1,476) and those who did not were placed into the meal skipping (MS) group (n = 859). The daily intake frequency of fruits, vegetables, kimchi, and milk was significantly lower in the MS group compared to that in the RM group (P < 0.001), whereas the daily intake frequency of soft drinks and instant noodles (ramyeon) was significantly higher in the MS group than that in the RM group (P < 0.05). The MS group demonstrated a significantly lower degree of understanding with regard to nutrition labeling and high calorie foods containing low nutritional value than that in the RM group. The distribution of obesity based on the percentile criteria using the Korean growth chart was different between the MS and RM groups. The MS group (8.97%) had a higher percentage of obese subjects than that in the RM group (5.38%). In conclusion, meal skipping was related to poor food choice, low perception of nutrition labeling, and a high prevalence of obesity in Korean fifth grade children.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.119-131
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Happiness is an important factor in life, and food literacy (FL) has been emphasized as a core concept for a happy and healthy life. This study examined the level of happiness of Seoul citizens according to their sociodemographic factors and their association with FL. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study used the data from the Seoul Food Survey, a cross-sectional study conducted on 4,039 Seoul citizens from September to October 2021. FL was measured using a validated questionnaire consisting of 33 items from 3 sub-domains: 14 items in the nutrition and safety domain, 8 items in the cultural and relational domain, and 11 items in the socio-ecological domain. Statistical analysis involved descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS: Various sociodemographic factors, such as household income, subjective health status, and food insecurity, were found to be associated with the level of happiness. The level of FL was also associated with the happiness scores. After adjusting for variables associated with happiness, the participants with the highest quartile FL scores were 7.32 times more likely to respond that they were happy than those with the lowest FL score. Three FL domains and total FL showed linear increases in overall happiness after controlling for subjective health status and sociodemographic factors (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: After adjusting for the related covariates, higher levels of FL were associated with higher scores in happiness. Based on this study, it would be meaningful to evaluate ways to intervene in FL to improve the level of happiness among the general population.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.276-285
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: As watching food-related programs has become very popular among the young generation in Korea, this study sought to compare the Mukbang- and Cookbang-watching status of university students with their dietary life. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The participants were 380 students who were not majoring in food and nutrition at a university in Gyeonggi, Korea. Based on self- reports, the participants were grouped according to their frequency of watching Mukbang or Cookbang: frequent-watching (FW) 21.1% and 5.3%, respectively; moderate-watching (MW) 43.9% and 27.9%, respectively; and not-watching (NW) 35.0% and 66.8% respectively. RESULTS: In the FW group, up to 88.8% and 70.0% of participants reported watching Mukbang and Cookbang, respectively, ≥ 3 days/week. Almost all participants in the FW and MW groups reported intention to keep watching these shows. The most frequent watching route was "YouTube" and the most important criterion to select a program was "food". In the case of Mukbang, but not Cookbang, the participants in the FW group scored their diet significantly worse than those in the NW group (P < 0.05). A greater proportion of participants felt that watching Cookbang improved their diets rather than worsened them (14.3% vs. 0.8%, respectively), while more participants said that watching Mukbang worsened their diets rather than improved them (8.1% vs. 2.4%, respectively). In both cases, greater differences were shown in the FW groups compared to the MW groups (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01 for Cookbang and Mukbang, respectively). Moreover, the participants answered that Mukbang-watching prompted them to eat more of less desirable food, such as through eating out and purchasing convenient and delivered foods, whereas Cookbang-watching made them want to cook more of their own food. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggested that Korean university students who frequently watch Mukbang, but not Cookbang, may be a nutritionally vulnerable group that needs attention.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.320-335
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• 2024

본 연구는 서울 일부지역의 고등학생들을 대상으로 이들의 식사의 질이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향력을 파악하기 위해 청소년 영양지수를 활용하여 삶의 질 사이의 관련성을 분석하였다. 연구대상자들은 서울시 소재의 고등학교 (인문계고, 특목고, 특성화고)에 재학 중인 176명을 대상으로 하였다. 고등학생들의 식사의 질 평가를 위해 청소년 영양지수 (NQ-A)를 활용하였고, 삶의 질 평가는 선행연구를 통해 타당도가 검증된 조사문항을 활용하여 삶의 만족도, 환경, 건강, 참여와 안전, 여가활동 및 정서 요인으로 분류하여 평가하였다. 본 연구결과 조사대상들의 영양지수 점수는 전체대상자 49.30점이었고, 영양지수 등급을 보면 '상' 등급 7.4%, '중' 등급 46.6%, '하' 등급 46.0%로 본 조사대상자들의 90% 정도는 식사의 질이 불량한 것으로 평가되었다. 영양지수 점수 및 균형, 다양, 실천 영역의 점수는 삶의 질 하위요인 중 삶의 만족도, 환경, 건강, 참여와 안전, 여가활동 사이에서 양의 상관성을 보였다. 그러나, 회귀분석 시 영양지수 점수는 삶의 만족도, 건강, 참여와 안전, 정서 요인에서 양의 연관성을, 절제 영역은 삶의 만족도, 건강 요인에서 음의 연관성을, 균형 영역은 환경 요인에서 양의 연관성을, 실천 영역은 건강과 여가활동 요인에서 양의 연관성을, 환경 영역은 정서 요인에서 음의 연관성을 보였다. 본 연구결과 청소년들의 삶의 질은 식생활과 밀접한 관련성을 보이고 있으므로 청소년들의 삶의 질 향상을 위해 균형되고 다양한 식품 섭취 및 바람직한 식행동을 유지할 필요가 있다. 또한, 청소년의 삶의 질은 다양한 요인들에 영향을 받고 있으므로 식생활을 포함한 식이 요인 뿐만이 아니라 신체 발달, 더불어 정서, 심리적, 사회적 발달을 포함한 삶의 질 평가를 위한 후속 연구를 제안한다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2016

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the nutritional status, health conditions, eating habits and experience and demand for nutrition dietary management of senior citizens. And these data are formed foundation of development of nutrition dietary management education program and contents in welfare facilities for the aged. Methods: We visited 3 public health centers, 3 senior citizens centers, and 4 welfare centers in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Chungnam province, and Daejeon area and carried out interview by semi-structured questionnaire for senior citizens older than 65 years who use those facilities. Results: The study included 17%, 30.7% and 52.3% of senior citizens from public health centers, seniorcitizen centers and and welfare centers, respectively. The age range of 43.9% of the population was 65-74 years and and 56.1% were older than 75 years. We observed that 83.2% of subjects took some medicines due to diseases that they have and 58.0% took prescription medicines for hypertension. The thing that they considered the most when selecting food was 'the taste'(p<0.05). Regarding the level of practice to keep the dietary life, they answered more than 'average' for most of items but answered less than 'average' for lot of salt intake, drinking, exercise. For the experience of nutrition dietary life education, only 19.8% answered 'Yes' and the service for nutrition dietary life management showed the highest score in the demand for 'provide nutritious food'. For the size of consulting group for nutrition/dietary life education, the public health center and welfare center preferred a larger group size but the senior citizens center preferred a smaller group. With regard to who will carry out the consulting, the demand for dietitian was the highest and the operation type showed the high demand in the order of consulting, education. The contents that they want to have consultation in nutrition dietary life education were diet therapy for diseases and the ordinary diet therapy for health. Conclusions: This study suggested the management of nutrition dietry life necessitates qualitative measures according to the different types of welfare facilities. For these, it is in need of development of counseling and education program included therapy for disease. Above all, the policy to secure dietitian of welfare facilities for the aged to perform these should be achived.

• 대순사상논총
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• 제26집
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• pp.1-41
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• 2016

The script of the Fellowship of Daesoon Truth, 『Jeongyeong』 consists of seven sectors and 17 chapters. The seven sectors include 「Life of Sangje」, 「Reordering of the Universe」, 「Passing on of Teaching」, 「Law of Teaching」, 「Wisdom」, 「Cure of the Sick」, and 「Foreseeing」. The chapter 「Reordering of the Universe」 has the most records about Sangje, while the 「Law of Teaching」 has the most variety of materials in many passages about Sangje. This shows that the chapter 「Reordering of the Universe」 puts emphasis on the unique religious activities of Sangje and 「Law of Teaching」 is important for its edifying elements. "Law of teaching" is 敎法(Gyobeop) in Chinese character. 敎 means "teaching" and 法 "laws". What is law? A law becomes the rules for maintaining order of a society. In the view of religion, the law is ethical rules set by Kang Jeungsan to keep an order in the world. The first and second chapters of 「Law of Teaching」 have writings on 1. What Sangje said in person to the disciples, 2. The teachings Sangje gave to the disciples in certain occasions, 3. Reality of the society in late Joseon Dynasty, 4. Teachings related to the historical figures and old stories, and 5. Literatures. The third chapter has two special types of writing, which is about Taoism myths and statements written only in Chinese characters. In 『Daesoon Jeongyeong Volume 6』, the chapter 「Words of Law」 has more contents on edification for disciples, Cheok and resolving grudges with more detailed expression of woman resolving their piled up grudges. This chapter also has writings about discriminating old evil customs of Confucianism, emphasizing virtue and act of reciprocating for offered graces while training of one's mind and working on one's daily practice (shown in Sangje's saying about certain historical figures, quoting the Song of Suwun, statements in Chinese characters), Sangje's opinion about Japan, China, ancestral beings, eating raw foods, Byeokgok and others. In comparison with 「Words of Law」 in 『Daesoon Jeongyeong Volume 6』, which was issued in 1965 as the previous generation literature, 「Law of Teaching」 in 『Jeongyeong』 has many additional statements made to existing passages. Also, some passages were combined of two previous passages, some words were corrected, and in some passages, additional statements were made about the same person mentioned in another passage. And some passages were dropped. For the contents, 『Jeongyeong』 has additional statements about spiritual training of one's mind and practicing the teaching in daily lives, which indicates that 『Jeongyeong』 is focusing more on actual daily practice and the idea of overcoming hardships during the practice and realizing the principle of Resolution of all grudges.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.887-899
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• 2008

Recently the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, announced the “Dietary Guidelines for Korean Adults (DGKA)”, which includes ten Dietary Goals, six Dietary Guidelines, and twenty-three Action Guidelines. DGKA are developed as the revision of the 2003 Dietary Guidelines for Koreans, targeting adult population. Dietary Guidelines are developed for general purpose as well as for different age groups. They are revised periodically to accommodate changes in diet and health problems of the population. The process of developing new DGKA can be summarized as 1) selection of focus areas, 2) analysis and review of available data for each area selected, and 3) derivation of guidelines based on the analyzed data, and 4) finalizing the guidelines after open discussions among the experts and general public. Five focus areas were selected by examining the Nutrition Goals of the Health Plan 2010 of Korea, soliciting proposals from the experts in the related fields, and reviewing existing and international guidelines. Five areas selected were 1) adequate intake of nutrients and foods, 2) balance of energy intake and physical activities, 3) alcohol intake, 4) food security and nutrition service, and 5) food safety. Adequacy of nutrient and food intakes of the Korean adult population was assessed using 2005 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) data. Newly developed Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans were used as reference values to assess the prevalence of inadequacies and excesses in nutrient intakes. Energy balance was examined with energy intake of 2005 KNHANES survey and results of physical activity questionnaire in the survey. Alcohol intake was also examined using 2005 KNHANES results of dietary intakes as well as the results of questionnaire survey on alcohol intakes. Food security, nutrition services, and food safety were analyzed using various government data and published results on the issues. Ten Dietary Goals and six Dietary Guidelines were developed after data analysis and were subjected to reviews of experts and general public. The final DGKA are: 1) Eat a variety of foods from each food group, 2) Increase physical activity and maintain healthy weight, 3) Eat proper amount of clean foods, 4) Avoid salty foods and try to eat foods with bland taste, 5) Avoid foods with high fat contents and deep-fried foods, and 6) When you drink alcohol, limit the amount. Twenty-three action guidelines are developed in order to achieve these guidelines in actual diet and life among the population. The government is disseminating the guidelines with “337” slogan and emblem. “337” indicates everyone should practice “3” guidelines of promoting good eating practice, “3” guidelines to limit or decrease in your diet, and you should practice them for “7” days a week. The guidelines will be useful in promoting healthy food habits and good nutritional status which will result in decrease nutrition related health problems in Korea.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2004

대전지역 대학생들의 식생활 실태 및 생활습관이 식품섭취에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 대전지역의 대학생들을 대상으로 식품섭취, 식습관, 생활습관실태를 설문지를 이용하여 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 조사대상자들의 일반사항은 남학생 104명(26.75%), 여학생 282명(73.75%)으로 전체 386명이었다. 거주형태는 58.70%로 가장 많았고 다음이 자취 28.05%, 하숙 5.97%, 친척집 3.9% 순이었다. 한달 용돈은 전체적으로 20∼30만원 미만이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 성별로는 유의적인 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 한달 외식비용은 전체적으로 5∼10만원 미만이 가장 많은 것으로 나타났으며, 성별간에는 유의적인 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 조사대상자의 식사 이용형태에 대해서 아침식사에 주로 이용하는 것은 전체적으로 밥류 76.05%이었으며, 성별간에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 점심식사에 주로 이용하는 것은 전체적으로 밥류 73.77%로 가장 많았고, 다음으로 라면, 국수류 순이었으며. 성별간에는 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 식습관의 실태에 대해서는 아침식사에 대해 '규칙적으로 한다'41.95%이었고, 점심식사는 '규칙적으로 한다'가 54.55% 이었으며 성별간에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 저녁식사는 '불규칙적으로 한다'가 49.22% 이었고, 성별간에는 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 식사를 거르는 때를 보면 전체적으로 아침을 먹지 않는 비율이 24.35%로 가장 높았고, 저녁 4.40%, 점심 2.08% 순이었다. 성별로는 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 식사를 거르는 이유에 대해서는 아침식사, 점심식사 모두 '시간이 없어서'가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 저녁식사를 거르는 이유에 대해서는 '체중을 줄이려고'에서 가장 높았고 성별간에는 모두 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 생활습관의 실태조사에서 흡연은 '안한다'80.0%로 나타났고, 음주는 '가끔 마신다'가 67.19%로 가장 높았으며, 성별로는 각각 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 음주 및 흡연이 식품섭취에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 음주시에 식품섭취에서 '식사후 음주한다'가 55.98%로 가장 높았고, 성별간에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 흡연시에 식품섭취에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 '영향을 주지 않는다'에서 47.66%로 높았지만 '약간 영향을 준다'32.03%, '많이 영향을 준다' 20.31%로 흡연이 영향을 주는 비율이 많든 적든 52.34% 로 흡연과 식품섭취에는 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 성별로는 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 흡연 후 밥맛에 영향을 주는가에 대해서는 '잘 모르겠다'가 높게 나타나 흡연이 밥맛에 큰 영향을 미치지 않음을 알 수 있었으며. 성별로는 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 심리적인 변화에 따른 식품섭취와의 관계를 조사한 결과 시험기간중의 식품섭취는 '평상시와 같다'는 응답이 43.23%로 높게 나타났으나 '감소한다'38.80%, '증가한다'17.97%의 비율의 합계가 56.67%로 스트레스를 받으면 심리적으로 식품섭취에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 기분이 우울할 때 식품섭취의 변화는 '감소한다'가 46.61%로 가장 높게 나타났으 며, 피곤할 때는 식품섭취의 변화는 '감소한다', 78.24%로 가장 높았고, 즐거울 때 식품섭취의 변화는 '증가한다'에서 50.26%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 식품섭취증가 후에 나타나는 심리적인 변화는 '체중의 우려가 생긴다'에서 57.70%로 가장 높게 나타났고, 식품섭취감소 후에 나타나는 심리적인 변화는 '느낌없다'가 42.86%로 가장 높았다. 이러한 각각의 심리적인 변화에 따른 식품섭취의 관계에 대해서는 성별간에 모두 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 본 연구를 통하여 식생활 습관의 여러 가지 양상을 비교함으로써 현재의 식생활 실태를 파악하였으며 또한 생활습관이 식품섭취에 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 식습관은 건강의 유지에 중요한 영향을 미치므로 잘못된 습관을 고쳐 나갈 수 있도록 학교나 가정에서 매스컴 등으로 바람직한 식생활교육을 지도하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.47-61
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• 2008

Objectives: This study examined to explain the practical health behaviour and health-related quality of life, and their influencing factors in high school students. Methods: Total of 718 high school students from 1 school in Seoul were assessed with a self-administered questionnaire regarding general characteristics, health related characteristics, obesity index(Height and weight calculated by using the relative weight law: obesity group>20%, overweight group $10{\sim}20%$, normal weight group $-10{\sim}10%$, under weight group <-10%), health behaviour in school-aged children(eating, exercise and weight control) and health-related quality of life(PedsQLTM4.0 Generic Core Scale: physical health, emotional functioning, social functioning, school functioning). Results: Major results were as follows. 1. The rate of obesity by obesity index was 5.3% of high school students. Obesity incidence in adolescents was mainly associated with gender and parents whether obesity. 2. Perceived health status was lower in obese adolescents than in normal adolescents. 3. The rate of miss a breakfast was 37.9%, and obesity group than normal weight group were fruits, vegetables and milk intake at least, a lot of fastfood intake. During the past week, followed by intense physical activity, and overweight consumed a lot of time for TV and the Internet. Overall, under weight group and normal weight group belong to the students evaluated fatter than themselves. Weight control for weight loss, gain and maintain was grater in obesity group than in normal weight group. Weight loss showed highest scores in overweight group which appeared significant difference. 4. Obese adolescents compared with other groups, reported lower total QOL score and all QOL in domain, and especially social functioning showed significant differences. 5. Factors influencing the adolescents's QOL were found to be gender, perceived health status and exercise. Conclusions: High school girls were aware of their bad health status and likely to improve the QOL by practicing health behaviour. But obese adolescents were likely to degrade the quality of life by reducing the practice of health behaviors. So further school-based education about proper practical health behaviors and obesity prevention is necessary.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2007

본 연구는 경기지역에 위치한 남녀중학생 1학년 270명과 3학년 252명, 총 522을 대상으로 학년별 성별에 따라 기술 가정교과 내의 식생활단원에 대한 인식, 활용도, 수업만족도, 요구도 및 학습 후 학생들의 식생활태도에 차이가 있는지를 비교하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 기술 가정 교과에 대하여 1학년과 3학년 모두 선호도가 낮았으며, 좋아하는 이유로는 1학년, 3학년 모두 '실생활에 도움이 되기 때문에'이며, 싫어하는 이유로는 '내용이 흥미 없기 때문에'가 가장 높게 나타났다. 기술 가정교과에 대하여 1학년이 3학년보다 높은 흥미도를 보였으며, 실생활 도움 정도는 3학년이 1학년보다 높게 나타났다. 기술 가정교과 내의 식생활단원에 대하여 1학년의 선호도가 3학년에 비해 더 높게 나타났으며, 좋아하는 이유는 1학년, 3학년 모두 '조리실습을 좋아하기 때문에'가, 싫어하는 이유로는 1학년, 3학년 모두 '영양과 건강에 대한 관심이 없어서'가 가장 높게 나타났다. 식생활 단원의 필요도는 1학년이 3학년보다 더 필요하다고 응답했으며, 식생활 단원이 실생활에 도움을 주는 정도도 1학년이 3학년보다 더 도움이 된다고 응답하였다. 실생활에 도움이 안되는 이유는 1학년, 3학년 모두 '실생활에 적용할 시간이 없어서'가 가장 많았다. 식생활단원에 대한 실생활에서의 활용도는 전반적으로 높은 것으로 나타났고, 1학년이 3학년보다 높은 활용도를 보였다(P<0.001). 식생활단원에 대한 수업만족도가 낮은 편이었다. 식생활 단원에 대한 요구도는 1학년이 3학년보다 높게 나타났으며, 가장 높은 필요도를 보인 것은 1학년과 3학년 모두 '조리의 기초와 실제'였다. 식생활 단원에 대한 선호도가 높을수록 요구도, 만족도, 활용도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 요구도와 만족도, 만족도와 활용도, 요구도와 활용도간에 모두 유의적 수준의 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 가정 교과의 식생활 단원에 대한 인식, 선호도 및 활용도, 요구도 등은 대체로 긍정적으로 나타났으며, 특히 1학년의 선호도, 요구도, 활용도 등이 3학년에 비해 더 높게 나타났다. 식생활영역을 선호할수록 식생활 수업을 매우 긍정적으로 받아들이며, 식생활영역 요구도와 만족도, 활용도 등이 높았다. 따라서 식생활영역에 대한 학생들의 선호도를 높일 수 있는 식생활 교육내용과 교수-학습방법을 개발하고 학생들의 요구에 부응하는 교육환경의 개선이 이루어진다면 학생들이 식생활 수업에 적극적으로 참여하여 높은 학업성취도를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.