Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회지)

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Study of Dietary Behaviors and Snack Intake Patterns by Weight of Middle School Students in Incheon

인천 지역 중학생의 체중군별 식행동 및 간식섭취실태에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Ju-Hee (Department of Home Economics Education, Graduate School of Education, Inha University) ;
  • Woo, Ji-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University) ;
  • Chae, Hyun-Jung (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University) ;
  • Chyun, Jong-Hee (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Inha University)
  • 이주희 (인하대학교 교육대학원 가정교육과) ;
  • 우지희 (인하대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 채현정 (인하대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이은희 (인하대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 천종희 (인하대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2009.12.21
  • Accepted : 2010.07.13
  • Published : 2010.08.30
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Abstract

We surveyed 553 middle school students living in Incheon using questionnaires to compare their food behaviors and snack intake patterns according to weight groups based on BMI. Mean BMI was 20.3 for males and 19.6 for females. The rate of underweight, normalweight and overweight students was 33.3, 51.7, and 15.0%, respectively. Compared to the other two groups, the overweight students perceived their body shape more accurately (p<0.01). Regarding the reasons for skipping dinner, the most frequent answer by the underweight students was 'because of snacks', while that of the overweight students was 'to lose weight' (p<0.01). The normalweight students were found to eat a Korean traditional type breakfast more frequently than the other weight groups (p<0.05). The overweight female group was more likely to overeathabitually, whereas the normalweight and underweight groups tended to overeat when they were under stress (p<0.05). As for the amount of the snack intake, the overweight male students replied that they eat quite a lot of snacks. As a conclusion, the problems found in the underweight group were unbalanced diet and the disturbance of regular meal patterns due to inappropriate snack intake. The problems shown in the overweight group were overeating due to habit or stress, fast eating speed and large amount of snack intake.

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