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KMID : 0123420080130010024
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2008 Volume.13 No. 1 p.24 ~ p.33
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A Study on the Nutrition Knowledge and Nutritional Status of Food and Nutrition Major and Physical Science Major Female Students
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Choi Jung-Mi
Rha Hye-Bog
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to examine the nutrition knowledge, characteristics related to, nutrient intakes,
anthropometrics, biochemical indices of university female students by major (food and nutrition versus physical
science). Data were taken from 120 university female students (60 from each major) and the results follows. The
mean age of the subjects was 19.6 years old. Most of subjects responded that they were healthy; subjects majoring
in physical science scored higher in regular exercise (p < 0.01) and were more satisfied with their own body figures
(p < 0.01), compared with the counterparts. The total nutrition knowledge score was 81.01 ± 12.3 for food and
nutrition majors and 72.5 ± 15.2 points for physical science majors. (p < 0.01) The percentages of body fat were
significantly higher in the food and nutrition students than the counterparts. (p < 0.001) The result of biochemical
analysis showed that both groups were in normal range. But there was some statistically significant difference between
groups in GTP, HDL-cholesterol and ALP levels. It suggests that regular exercise might have a positive effect on the
body. This study showed that although both groups had different knowledge of nutrition, there was not much
difference in the intakes of nutrients. But especially, the intakes of calcium and iron were quite low in both groups.
Subjects majoring in Physical science had more lipid intake, but they had lower body fat. This suggests that regular
exercise in this group might have effects on the percentages of body fat. In future study, nutrition education might be
planned to increase nutrition knowledge and to connect nutrition knowledge to eating behaviors and to promote health
to regular exercise. Also, the desire and the social perception for pursuing alean body figure and being underweight
should be changed for optimal health (Korean J Community Nutrition 13(1) : 24~33, 2008)
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KEYWORD
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university female students, nutrition knowledge, nutritional status, biochemical analysis
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