The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition (한국식품영양학회지)

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A Comparative Study of Night Eating Consumption Patterns and Nutrition Quotient for Korean Adolescents (NQ-A) among High School Students in Chungnam Region

충남지역 일부 고등학생의 야식 섭취 실태 및 야식 섭취 빈도에 따른 청소년 영양지수 비교 연구

  • Hyun-ju Chong (Major in Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kongju National University) ;
  • Seong-Hee Yoon (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Eunju Kim (Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston)
  • 정현주 (국립공주대학교 교육대학원 영양교육전공 ) ;
  • 윤성희 (국립공주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김은주 (텍사스대학교 건강과학센터 맥거번 의과대학 생화학 및 분자생물학과 )
  • Received : 2023.06.08
  • Accepted : 2023.07.17
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to provide fundamental data that could guide high school students' night eating behavior by investigating habits of their night eating consumption during COVID-19 pandemic (From 2021/5/13 to 5/20). Association between their eating habits and the Nutrition Quotient for Korean Adolescents (NQ-A) were also explored. This study included a total of 604 students, among whom 441 students were identified as night eating consumers. Among all subjects, 30.5% consumed night eating 3~4 times a week, 27.3% consumed 1-2 times a week, and 27.0% did not consume any night eating at all. The high-night eating group had a higher score of total NQ-A than the non-night eating group for both male (p<0.05) and female (p<0.001) students. This was because male students in the high-night eating group reported significantly higher rates of daily dinner consumption compared to non-night eating group. Furthermore, both male (p<0.05) and female (p<0.001) students showed a significant increase in 'Moderation'. 'Diversity' was also significantly increased in female studies (p<0.05) as subcategories of dietary habits according to night eating frequency. These findings highlight the need for practical research to develop nutritional guidelines for night eating that reflect preferences of students while providing adequate nutritional habits.

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