A Study on the Attitude toward Control, Diet Behavior and Food Habits of College Students.
- Author:
Bok Ran KIM
1
;
Yong Bong HAN
;
Un Jae CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Home Economics Educations, Kang weon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Body Weight;
Diet*;
Female;
Food Habits*;
Humans;
Life Style;
Male;
Obesity;
Thinness;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
1997;2(4):530-538
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
148 male and 153 female college students attitude toward weight control, diet behaviors and food habits were investigated by self questionnaire. Among the students, underweight students were 11.0%, normal weight students were 63.5% and obese students were 25.6% by RBW standard, and underweight students were 16.0%, nromal weight students were 70.4% and obese students were 13.6% by BMI standard. However, more than 10% of male and 38% of female students thought they were obese even thought their body weight were normal. Female students tended to overeat when they were stressed or in a bad mood and generally all participants had poor scores on the dietary attitudes test, however, male students had significantly higher scores than female students. Female students tended to choose food more for its taste. Collegestudents are in early stage of adult life and their dietary attitudes, food behaviors and life style will continue to their later life. Therefore college students need more good nutrition knowledge, positive dietary attitudes, modified life styles to prevent and treat collegestudents obesity.
