T; he purpose of this paper is to investigate the nutrients intake situation and the physical growth and development of junior high school girls in cheju island, the peculiar area in Korea, and to study every possible correlation ketween daily food intake and growth rate of them. Further, it made an attempt to research nutrition problems for them in this area and assist in the?r growth and development through proper nutritional marragement.
The survey was conducted in seven sample schods selected randomly from all three districts this is Bukcheju-gun, Namcheju-gun and cheju cityof cheju Island.
Four hundred eighteen girls, aged thirteen years ald, in second year grade of junior high schools, were provided with prepared questionnaires. For six days, July 16^21 in 1975, the respondents filled out the questionnaires. T hey were asked to keep record of what they ate each meal. Their mitrients intake were analyzed in accordance with their daily food intake records during a six day period.
On the other side, including physical growth index calculated by means of weight and bight of the respondents, their school records were also investigated. Critical Ratio as well as percentage calculation were included for statistical analysis.
The findings and results abtained are summarized as follows:
(T) Living circumstance
a) Average numbers of brother and sister in sampled pupils´ family were five.
b) Niety percent of the respondents were brought up by mother´s milk at their infants and 45 percent of them were weaned at the age of 13 to 24 months.
c) Fourty-six percent of them revealed irregulity in their meal time.
d) The most favorite main dish was boiled rice mixed other cereals (34%), next bread (3190 and boiled noodle (26,0,,/,-), and kimchi was the most papular side dish (64,0/6). (´) Nutrition survey
a) The average calorie intake of a pupil per day was 1,783 cal. and the total calorie intake was composed of carbohydrate 73,0S, pratein 1510´, fat 12% respectively.
b) Carolie and nutrients were lower than the recommended level, except vitamins A,B1 and Niacin, `
c) Average protein intake per day was 689, which was relatively near to the recommended level, but in fact, most of them came from grain which is lacking in essential amino
acids. The ratio of animal protein intake to tatal protein intake was 36%.
d) Their average animal food intake was proportionated in 14% in their total food intake and the cereals consumed in the largest quantity at the level of 63% out of whole food groups. (3) The results of statistical analysis
a) The correlation between the calorie intake and the physical growth index revealed statistical significancy at the level of P <. 005.
b) The correlation between the protein intake and the physical growth index revealed statistical significancy at the level of .01c) There were no significant correlations between the calorie or protein intake and the intelligence.
e) These results of statistical analysis indicated that there is a direct relationship between the nutrition and the physical growth and development, whereas there seems to be only an indirect relationship between the nutrition and the intelligence.
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