Korean journal of food and cookery science (한국식품조리과학회지)

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A Study on the Eating Habits and Healthy Eating Behaviors of the University Students in Jeonbuk Area

전북지역 대학생들의 식생활 습관과 건강 관련 식행동에 관한 연구

  • Min, Kye-Hong (Dept. of Foodservice Management, College of Culture and Tourism, Jeonju University)
  • 민계홍 (전주대학교 외식산업학과)
  • Received : 2013.06.24
  • Accepted : 2013.08.13
  • Published : 2013.08.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate eating habits, healthy eating behaviors, food preference etc. of university students for them to enjoy delightful and healthy campus life and offer preliminary data to the related educational facilities and households for them to make use of the data for making out a menu. We conducted survey aiming at 4-year-course students in Jeonbuk area and survey period was from May 6th of 2013 to May 24th of 2013. The result are as followings. First, food habit evaluation with 10 questions shows that they are inclined to have refreshments, water, vegetables, fruits, grains and protein food often and also eat food blandly. So, we consider this finding is generally positive. Second, through the research on their healthy eating behaviors, we learned their interests in healthy food is average and their selection criteria for healthy food is nutrition value. Information sources for healthy food are mainly TV or mass media and good healthy food in their opinion is Korean food. Third, the findings of food preference show university students like the white rice most but don't like the rice with beans most in terms of rice type. We also found their favorite food is fried rice, favorite noodle is spaghetti, favorite soups are thick beef soups, favorite broth is potato and pork rib broth, favorite stew is kimchi stew, favorite steamed dish is braised short ribs and favorite meat is pork.

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