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KMID : 0368019910140030891
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Journal of Soonchunhyang University
1991 Volume.14 No. 3 p.891 ~ p.901
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The study on nutrion status for perception of body size and nutrition knowledge in college women.
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Abstract
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The present study waw performed to analyze the nutrition status related to body weight control and nutritional knowledge.
Two groups, lectured and unlectured group for nutritional class in college women, were considered for this investigation. Their average height and weight were 160.5㎝ , and 51.5㎏ respectively. The evaluation of study was carried out by statistical analyses that obtained from the basis of five different models.
The result indicated that health status was pretty fair, however, the most of subjects had symptoms such as weariness, stress and disorder of stomach. In selection of actual body size and ideal body size among the five models for female, which drawn ranges from 20% underweight to 20% overweight, 82.7% of the subjects think their weights are higher than their standard weight. Also 99.3% of the subjects selected the underweight as the their ideal body size. It was appeared that 60% of the subjects had desire to lose weight, while 14.5% of them wanted to gain weight. Those who think are thinner than standard weight, were more satisfied with their body sizes than those who think they are fatter. Most subjects started to concern their body size through conversations with their friends after entered college.
Most nutrients were taken properly, but certain nutrients were insufficient as compared to the RDA. The average intaken calorie(84.7%), iron(87.2%) and ascorbic acid(97.15) were lower than those of the R. D. A.. The ratio of calorie percentages for conbohyerates vs. protein vs. liquid (form total calories) was 61:24:15. This ratio was properly approached to the recommended calories compositions(based on recommended allowance 5th Ed.). Intaken calories are changed significantly by the degree of perception body size(P<0.05).
Knowledge of nutrition was significantly higher for the educated group than uneducated group(P<0.001)
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