Dietary Behavior of Students in the Busan Area as Determined Using the Nutritional and Dietary Diagnostic System
10.14373/JKDA.2023.29.2.86
- Author:
Jin-seon SONG
1
;
Youngshin HAN
;
Kyung A LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Character & Physical development, School Meals, Busan Metropolitan City office of Education, Busan 47119, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2023;29(2):86-99
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
In this study, the authors surveyed the dietary habits of all elementary school students registered with the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education using an online questionnaire called the Dietary Screening Test (DST). The DST consists of 36 items, and these were divided into 5 factors: life rhythm, meal quality, eating development, eating temperament characteristics, and eating habit characteristics. Data were collected from 153,017 students attending 304 schools in Busan, and the responses of 4,020 were included in the analysis.The study was undertaken to document growth and development and diagnose nutrition and dietary problems to provide basic data for the development of customized nutrition education and counseling programs. Results showed that 13.5% and 14.3% of participants were classified as overweight or required weight management for obesity, respectively; 6.7% were underweight. Additionally, 37.0% and 9.5% of children required parental attention at bedtime and sleeping hours, and 14.2% ate too quickly or too slowly. Furthermore, food group consumptions were unbalanced, 25.0% and 64.4% of participants ate grains and protein less than twice a day, respectively, and 72.3% and 74.5% ate kimchi and vegetables less than twice a day, respectively. In contrast, 28.8% of respondents consumed sweet snacks daily or 5∼6 times weekly. These findings highlight the need for a standardized school nutrition counseling manual and individually customized nutrition counseling programs to address the nutrition and dietary problems of elementary school students in Busan.
