Dietary habits score, nutrients intake and dietary quality related to coffee consumption of college students in Incheon.
10.4163/jnh.2013.46.6.560
- Author:
Yun Ju LEE
1
;
Jeong Soon YOU
;
Kyung Ja CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, Korea. kjchang@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
specialty coffee shop;
coffee intake;
dietary habits;
nutrients intake;
dietary quality
- MeSH:
Coffee*;
Eating;
Education;
Energy Intake;
Female;
Food Habits*;
Humans;
Incheon*;
Male;
Motivation;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Nutrition and Health
2013;46(6):560-572
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the food habits score, nutrients intake and dietary quality with regard to coffee consumption of college students in Incheon. The data were collected with a self-reports questionnaire with a total of 190 subjects, comprised with 101 male and 89 female college students. We classified these subjects into three groups using percentile of coffee intake to assess the nutrients intake and dietary quality. The correlations among coffee intake, food habits score, nutrients intake and dietary quality were evaluated. The average coffee intake of male and female college students were 156.8 mL and 157.4 mL, respectively. The coffee preferences with respect to specialty coffee were caramel macchiato, cafe latte, americano, cafe mocha, and cappucino in male college students, and caramel macchiato, americano, cafe mocha, cafe latte, and cappucino in female college students, in preference order. The coffee intake motivation score of the high 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake was higher than that of the low 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake in emotion motivation and utilitarian motivation. The highest scores were 'flavor and aroma' in emotion motivation, and 'prevention of sleepness' in utilitarian motivation. The average food habits score of "I often eat the natural food" was significantly higher in the low 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake compared with the other groups (p < 0.05). There was a significantly positive correlation between coffee intake and 'I purchase the processed food after examining nutrition labels' of food habits score (r = 0.280; p < 0.01) in female college students. The energy intake of the high 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake was significantly higher in that of the moderate 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake in male college students (p < 0.05). Therefore, it may be necessary for college students to undergo a well-planned nutrition education regarding proper coffee intake, choice of coffee, energy intake related to coffee intake, and dietary habits.
