A study on eating habit of students and factors affecting the habit was performed from June 20. 1995 through July 20, 1995 in Teagu and Kyongbuk area. The purpose of the study was to determine the factors related to eating habit and to develop health promotion program in high school curriculum. 1,934 male and female students were randomly selected from senior high schools and questionnaires were used to collect data.
The results are summarized as follows
1. 43.6% of the students said that they were not picky in foods. 17.5% were picky in foods. 30.3% of them favored meats and 29.3% of them favored vegetables and 26.5% favored flour dishes. 33.7% of them ate meats once every week. 13% of them did not eat meat at all. 26.3% of them ate fish once every week and 17.4% of them did not eat fish at all. 47.5% of them ate snack foods every day, and 13% of them did not eat snack fixes at all.
2. More male students were picky in foods than female students. The students were more picky in foods in the following order ; sophomores, the students living in township areas, students from small size family(2 family members), students from middle class of economy, students whose parents occupations were laborers, students whose grades were low, and the students who did not have religion.
3. More female students ate snack foods every day than male students. More students from urban areas ate snack foods every day than other students. More students from upper class of economy had snack foods every day than other.
4. 36.9% of students said that diet was good for proper body weight, and 31.1% of them said that exercise was good for body weight control. 52.7% of healthy students were not picky in foods.
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