광주지역 일부 중학생의 식생활 실태와 영양교육 인식도에 관한 조사 연구

Abstract

This study was conducted to gain basic data through a survey on perception level of body weight, dietary habit and awareness about nutrition education in middle school for the student between 14 and 16. The result from this study is as follows:

1. Perception level of body weight 1) According to self-report about their height and body weight, the male and female students tended to try to reduce their weight less than actual own one. But it was opposite in their height. 2) Male students considered their physique as a normal, but female felt they were a little fat. The 54.8% of those surveyed wanted to lose their weight. The most of male students were satisfied with their own weight. The 74.5% female students hoped to get less weight. These tendency reflects their desire to be immoderately taller and slimmer. Also, it means that they need to rate correctly about own height and weight and to understand correctly about healthy body.

2. Dietary habit 1) In dietary habit, the main drawbacks were shortage of intake various and proper nutrition and over-consumption of process food. 2) The reason they skip breakfast was that they did not have enough time to have a meal because their class started earlier, to control their weight it is relatively higher. 3) While female students had snack between lunch and dinner, male students had snacks after dinner. Convenience food was showed high occupancy rates of snacks for male student more than female student. The students who have not experienced weight control didn't prefer vegetables. 4) The students who would lose weight did not regularly take each meal. Like this, we came to know some students have improper eating habit and male students and female students have different eating patterns.

3. Nutrition education 1) In knowledge of nutrition, they usually answered they get the information on nutrition from the class in school, in other way, female student answered it from notice board and leaflet, male student did from education video. 2) 62.5% of the student said 1 or 2 hour a week is suitable for nutrition education. Also, nutrition teacher was required as the most suitable person in nutrition education. 57.5% of the student answered they prefer to take nutrition education class in a regular classroom rather than to do special activity time, vacation camp or meals time. Their most interesting subject of nutrition was 'healthy controlling weight', 'the safety of food' and 'food life and keeping fit'.

Likewise, nutrition education is desperate on the way to control weight and right self-recognition on their body weight. Also nutrition education in school connecting with parents and student needs to be more attractive. I hope the system of it is introduced appropriately as soon as possible.