Dietary Habits and Nutrition Knowledge of Children Using Community Food Service Centers according to Family Type.
10.4163/kjn.2011.44.3.255
- Author:
Joo Hee LEE
1
;
Eun Young SON
;
Yeonsoo KIM
;
Yunsook LIM
Author Information
1. Nutrition Education major, Graduate School of Education, Kyunghee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea. ylim@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
dietary habits;
nutrition knowledge;
nutritional status;
low-income married parent;
low-income single parent
- MeSH:
Aged;
Breakfast;
Child;
Family Characteristics;
Financial Support;
Food Assistance;
Food Habits;
Food Services;
Humans;
Korea;
Meals;
Nutritional Status;
Parents;
Single-Parent Family
- From:The Korean Journal of Nutrition
2011;44(3):255-263
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess dietary habits and nutrition knowledge of elementary school students who use community food-service centers according to family type. The subjects were comprised of 147 individuals in low-income households, aged from 7 to 12 years, and who consumed free meals at community welfare centers or at local children's centers in Seoul and Kyunggi-do, Korea. Dietary habits and dietary intake were obtained using 24-hr recall. Children in low-income single parent families skipped breakfast more frequently than children in low-income married parent families. No difference in nutrition intake or dietary habits was observed between children in low-income single parent families and children in low-income married parent families. More interest and financial support of the government are required to develop nutrition education and food assistance programs for children in low-income single parent families.
