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A Study on Recognition of Food Calories of College Students in Chungnam

충남지역 대학생의 식품의 열량 인지도에 관한 연구

  • Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Dept. of Human Nutrition and Food Science, Chungwoon University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Hyun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 최미경 (청운대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미현 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2002.08.01

Abstract

This study was conducted among the university students to evaluate the recognition of food calories through questionnaire. The subjects were 88 male and 230 female students in Chungnam. 67.4% of the subjects experienced nutrition education, 50.8% and 86.6% of them recognized daily calorie requirement and definition of calorie, respectively. There were significant differences in response rate about frequency of supper, experience and satisfaction of weight control, degree of knowledge of calorie, and need of nutrition education among the subjects with experience of nutrition education and recognition of daily calorie requirement and calorie definition. The calories of 14 food items (29.17%) were low recognized in subjects with nutrition education than in subjects without nutrition education. The results also show that the calories of 38 food items (79.17%) were highly recognized than the actual clories of them in total subjects. Especially, vegetables, fruits, and oils were highly recognized. The daily calorie intakes in the subjects recognizing calorie definition were lower than in the other subjects(p<0.05). In conclusion, university students highly recognized than actual food calories, and there was significant difference in degree of recognition with various factors, such as nutrition education, knowledge of calorie, and weight control, and therefore showing a strong need of proper nutrition education about food calories.

본 연구에서는 대학생들의 식품의 열량가에 대한 인지도와 이와 관련된 인자를 찾아봄으로써 열량 필요량에 맞는 적절한 식품선택과 식사구성을 통한 바람직한 식생활유지에 필요한 기초자료를 제시하고자 318명의 충남 일부 대학생을 대상으로 일반사항, 식행동 및 체중조절 경험, 열량교육의 필요성, 식품의 열량 인지도, 열량 섭취량 등을 설문조사하여 그 결과를 비교, 분석하였다. 열량의 내용을 포함하고 있는 영양교육을 받은 경험이 있는 대상자는 67.4%(213명)이었으며,1일 열량 권장량을 인지하고 있는 대상자는 50.8%(159명)이었고 열량의 개념을 알고 있는 학생은 86.6%(271명)이었다. 조사대상자들을 영양교육의 경험, 1일 열량 권장량 및 열량 개념의 인지여부에 따라 종속변수들의 응답비율을 살펴보았을 때 저녁식사 빈도, 체중조절 경험 및 방법, 체중조절의 만족도, 열량과 관련된 지식정도, 열량에 대한 내용을 포함한 영양교육의 필요성이 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 조사대상자들의 영양교육 경험에 따라 본인들이 인지하고 있는 식품의 열량가를 비교하였을 때, 교육경험자는 비경험자보다 14가지(29.17%)식품에 대해 열량을 유의적으로 낮게 인지하고 있었다. 전체 대상자들은 38가지(79.17%) 품목에 대해 실제 열량보다 높게 인지하고 있었으며, 특히 식품군별로 볼때 야채.과일류와 유지류의 식품들을 실제보다 높게 인지하고 있었다. 조사대상자들의 1일 식품 및 열량 섭취량을 분석한 결과, 체중조절 유무, 영양교육 유무 및 1일 열량 권장량인지여부에 따라서는 유의적인 차이가 없었으나 열량 개념의 인지여부에 따라서는 유의한 차이를 보여 열량개념을 알고 있는 대상자의 열량 섭취량이 열량 개념을 모르고 있는 대상자보다 낮았다(p<0.05). 이상의 연구결과를 종합할 때 대학생인 조사대상자들은 식품의 열량가를 실제보다 높게 인지하고 있었으며, 열량과 관련된 영양교육의 유무와 그에 따른 지식수준의 정도 및 체중조절의 경험에 따라 식품의 열량인지도가 다른 것으로 나타났다. 앞으로 식품의 선택이 자유로운 대학생들의 식사관리에 우선적으로 필요한 식품의 열량가에 대한 실질적인 지도가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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