Korean J Community Nutr.  1997 Oct;2(4):530-538.

A Study on the Attitude toward Control, Diet Behavior and Food Habits of College Students

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Home Economics Educations, Kang weon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 2Department of Home Economics Education, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Food & Nutrition, Dongduck Women's University, Seoul, Korea.

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.


MeSH Terms

Adult
Body Weight
Diet*
Female
Food Habits*
Humans
Life Style
Male
Obesity
Thinness
Surveys and Questionnaires
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