A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Behaviors, and Checking Behaviors of Food and Nutrition Labels between Korean and Chinese University Students

구어슈천,; 김효정,; 김미라,

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“…Mongolian adolescents who had experience of health education (2008) were reported to be only 34.1% [ 30 ], and the Nutrition Education Center was opened and operated in Mongolian health center in 2011 by Koreans for chronic disease prevention and health-nutrition education of Mongolian [ 31 ]. Similar to this study, Shuchen et al [ 32 ] reported that 58.1% of KCS had an accurate answer rate of nutrition knowledge than 44.5% of Chinese college students. In Korea, the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey are conducted every year, and national nutrition status is monitored and reported to the public.…”

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“…Overall, the average total score of dietary attitudes in KCS (27.0 points) was significantly lower compared to MCS (31.2 points, P <0.001). A previous study [ 32 ] also reported that Korean college students had significantly higher nutrition knowledge, but lower dietary attitudes compared to Chinese college students. In the case of surveyed and assessed the dietary attitudes using the Likert 5-scale, but this had a disadvantage of the frame of reference of responses of individuals [ 36 ].…”

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Comparison of body image perception, nutrition knowledge, dietary attitudes, and dietary habits between Korean and Mongolian college students

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVESCollege students are in transition from adolescence to adulthood, and it has been reported that they show poor dietary habits. This study was conducted to compare body image perception, nutrition knowledge, dietary attitudes, dietary habits, and health-related lifestyles between Korean college students (KCS) and Mongolian college students (MCS).SUBJECTS/METHODSSubjects were 314 KCS and 280 MCS. The data includes results of self-administered questionnaires; statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 23.0 program.RESULTSWith regards to body image perception, KCS perceived themselves to be fatter on current body image than ideal body image compared to MCS; 64.0% of KCS and 34.6% of MCS desired to be thinner. Total score of nutrition knowledge in KCS (17.0) was significantly higher compared to MCS (8.4) (P < 0.001), but total score of dietary attitudes in KCS (27.0) was significantly lower compared to MCS (31.2) (P < 0.001). Nutrition knowledge had a significantly positive correlation with dietary attitudes in MCS (P < 0.01). Meal consumption among male and female subjects was 2 and 3 times, respectively, in order in KCS, and 3 and 2 times, respectively, in order in MCS (P < 0.001). Rate of skipping breakfast in both genders was significantly higher in KCS than in MCS (male: P < 0.05, female: P < 0.001). In health-related lifestyles, KCS had a significantly higher rate in frequency of alcohol drinking (P < 0.001), exercise (P < 0.01), and mobile phone usage (P < 0.001), compared to MCS.CONCLUSIONSThis study suggests that development of nutrition education program which is effective and proper is required to improve healthy dietary habits among college students of both countries. Essential contents should include acquirement of nutrition knowledge and a motivation for its application to actual life for KCS, and improvement of healthy dietary habits for MCS.

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Comparison of body image perception, nutrition knowledge, dietary attitudes, and dietary habits between Korean and Mongolian college students

2018

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Analysis of Usage, Preference, and Satisfaction for Convenience Store Dessert among University Students in Chungbuk Area

Lee¹,

Yang²,

Bae³

2021

J. Biotechnol Bioind.

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This study aims to investigate convenience store dessert purchases of university students and their preferences and satisfaction. We conducted a survey of 212 university students (60 men, 152 women) in Chungbuk area to explore their purchases of convenience store food items, preferences, and satisfaction. The results showed that 92.5% of 212 students had previously purchased and tried convenience store desserts, and that ratio was significantly lower in men (85.0%) than in women (92.5%) (p=0.0099). Respondents most frequently reported consuming convenience store desserts once a day (32.6%). The most frequently reported reasons for consuming convenience store desserts were: 'easy to get'(45.75%) and 'good taste'(18.40%). Among the factors affecting satisfaction with convenience store desserts, measured with a 5-point scale, the highest ranked factor was convenience (4.18 pts) followed by variety of dessert items (3.58 pts), good design of dessert and packages (3.42 pts), and good taste (3.41 pts). Also, preference survey on convenience store dessert types found that the most popular desserts were ice creams (3.94 pts), breads (3.63 pts), chocolates (3.63 pts), and carbonated drinks (3.61 pts). Compared to men, women students were more satisfied with the price (p=0.0219) and portion size (p=0.0213), and these women had higher preferences on chocolates (p=0.0065), candies (p=0.0134), carbonated drinks (p=0.0308), and fruits (p=0.0211). In conclusion, the ratio of university students in some Chungbuk area having purchased convenience store desserts was high at 93% mainly due to convenience and variety of items. In addition, women students showed significantly higher preference for more convenience store dessert types than men did. Intake of convenience store desserts may attribute to excessive intake of energy, fat, and sugar, therefore nutritional education is needed for them to make informed decisions when purchasing food in the future.

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A comparative study on nutritional knowledge and dietary behavior between Korean and Chinese postpartum women

Kim

Gray

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Nutr Res Pract

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVESProper nutrition intake during pregnancy and lactation is very important to both mothers and babies. Pregnant women should maintain proper nutritional status to restore decreased physical strength due to pregnancy and childbirth and produce breastmilk for the growth and development of the baby. Recently, the number of Chinese people living in Korea has increased as the exchange between Korea and China becomes active. It is important to provide proper nutrition education for pregnant women of both countries considering cultural differences.SUBJECTS/METHODSThe subjects of this study were postpartum women in Gyeonggi, South Korea and Jinhua, China. The subjects were 20–45 years old less than six months after childbirth. A survey, using self-administered questionnaires, was conducted from October 2018 to January 2019. For data analysis, 221 Korean postpartum women (KPW) and 221 Chinese postpartum women (CPW) questionnaires were used.RESULTSKPW had significantly higher nutritional knowledge score and dietary attitude score than CPW (P < 0.001). However, overall score for dietary habits was significantly higher in CPW compared to KPW (P < 0.001). In KPW, nutritional knowledge (P < 0.01) and dietary attitude (P < 0.001) had significantly positive correlations with dietary habits. The proportions of KPW and CPW who answered that they had experience of nutrition education were 28.5% and 80.1% (P < 0.001). The score for dietary habits was lower as the hours for watching TV and using mobile phone became longer in postpartum women of both countries, with significant differences in KPW (P < 0.001) and CPW (P < 0.05). In KPW, the score for dietary habits in postpartum women with exercise experience was significantly higher than that in postpartum women without exercise experience (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONSMore pregnancy-related nutrition education should be provided and various and effective nutrition education programs, which not only transfer information but can be practiced in the actual life, should be developed.

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A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Behaviors, and Checking Behaviors of Food and Nutrition Labels between Korean and Chinese University Students

Cited by 7 publications

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Comparison of body image perception, nutrition knowledge, dietary attitudes, and dietary habits between Korean and Mongolian college students

Comparison of body image perception, nutrition knowledge, dietary attitudes, and dietary habits between Korean and Mongolian college students

Analysis of Usage, Preference, and Satisfaction for Convenience Store Dessert among University Students in Chungbuk Area

A comparative study on nutritional knowledge and dietary behavior between Korean and Chinese postpartum women

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