Nutrition Knowledge and Eating Behaviors among College Students in the Pyeongtaek Area

Ahn, Seo Hyeon; Kim, Seong Yeong

doi:10.17495/easdl.2020.6.30.3.235

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“…This is similar to the results of a study of high-school students in Wonju [ 29 ], in which male students showed higher awareness than female students for ‘I eat all 3 meals a day’ and ‘I eat at a set time.’ Regarding ‘I try to reduce salt consumption,’ female students showed higher awareness than male students, to a statistically significant degree. In a study of college students in a certain area in Pyeongtaek [ 30 ], for ‘I drink all the soup in my soup bowl,’ the scores were higher for male students than for female students; this result indicates that male students tend to have a higher salt intake than female students in their food.…”

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Life stress, dietary attitudes, and frequency of snack intake for college students in Seoul and Gyeonggi area: the difference between male and female students

Kim

Park

et al. 2023

Nutr Res Pract

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES This study examines life stress, dietary attitudes, and snacking frequency for college students living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. The purpose of this study is to assist college students feeling stressed by offering desirable dietary attitudes and choices of the appropriate snacks by providing educational materials that offer appropriate nutrition education and nutritional information. SUBJECTS/METHODS A survey was conducted on a total of 600 college students aged 19–29-year-olds living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province (234 male students and 366 female students). Collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 28.0 program. RESULTS Life stress among college students did not differ significantly between the genders. Male students were more stressed about lover ( P < 0.01), while female students were more stressed about value problems ( P < 0.01) and future problems ( P < 0.05). Dietary attitude ratings were 3.1 for both male and female students with no significant difference. The overall snacking frequency was 4.1 times/day—4.2 times/day for male students and 4.0 times/day for female students—thus, there was no significant difference. Male students consumed ‘beverage’ ( P < 0.01) more frequently than female students. Life stress and snacking were positively correlated for ‘biscuit/cookie,’ ‘chip,’ ‘cereal,’ ‘juice/smoothie,’ ‘café americano,’ ‘café latte,’ ‘tea,’ ‘jelly,’ ‘chocolate,’ ‘rice cake,’ ‘milk,’ ‘flavored milk,’ and ‘ice cream’ among male students. Among female students, life stress and snacking were positively correlated with ‘cereal,’ ‘caramel,’ and ‘soymilk,’ and negatively correlated for ‘biscuit/cookie’ and ‘carbonated drink.’ CONCLUSIONS College students should manage their stress by identifying its causes and learning how to deal with stressful situations. Additionally, providing them with proper nutrition education based on the correct nutritional information is essential for promoting good food attitudes and snacking behaviors.

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