Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회지)

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Body Shape Awareness and Utilization Status of Processed Foods and Food-Labeling by Some University Students in Sejong City

세종지역 일부 대학생의 체형인식에 따른 가공식품이용 및 식품표시 활용실태

  • Sung, Hae Bin (Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University) ;
  • Lee, Je-Hyuk (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kongju National University)
  • 성해빈 (공주대학교교육대학원영양교육전공) ;
  • 이제혁 (공주대학교식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.28
  • Accepted : 2021.03.19
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

This study investigated the recognition and utilization status of food labeling and nutrition labeling, according to the body type recognition of university students. In a total of 351 subjects, the male subjects comprised of 25.8% belonging to the underweight awareness group, 46.3% normal weight awareness group, and 27.9% overweight awareness students. Among the female students, 29.2% belonged to the underweight awareness group, 36.6% were normal body weight, and 34.2% were the overweight group. When purchasing processed foods, the price (4.05 points), expiration date (4.03 points), and gross weight (3.88 points) were the most considered factors of the food labeling content (5 points) for all body shape recognition groups. The food labeling of canned foods was checked most by the underweight awareness group (p<0.05). For bread and snacks, the contents of food labeling were confirmed most by the normal weight awareness group and the overweight awareness group (p<0.001). For beverages, the normal weight awareness group checked more food labels (p<0.01). The underweight awareness group (55.2%) hardly checked the nutritional labeling, and 22.9% of these subjects did not check at all. Our results may provide the necessity to improve the incorrect eating habits of students, by evaluating differences between the cognitive body type and the actual body type by BMI.

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