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KMID : 0665420150300040447
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2015 Volume.30 No. 4 p.447 ~ p.456
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A Study on the Health Consciousness and Eating Habits of the Seongnam Dining Owners
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Cho Woo-Kyoun
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Abstract
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The purposes of this study were to determine health consciousness and eating habits of dining business owners from
Seongnam city. To figure out their health levels, this study focused on quality of sleep, current state of health, health care,
smoking, drinking, regular exercise, working hours, dietary behavior pattern, dietary habits, and food intakes patterns. Out
of 200 subjects, 104 (52.0%) were males and 96 (48.0%) were females. Their average age was 46.60. For education level,
a majority of males graduated from college, whereas a majority of females graduated from high school. Average combined
ratios of overweight and obese were 62.5% for males and 25% for females. A majority worked less than 3 years in the dining business area, but 37% of subjects worked more than 10 years. Average health level was favorable, but 38.9% of subjects had hypertension. Males' percentages for smoking and drinking were higher than those of females. Regular physical activity was high, but regular exercise rate was low. Males' average eating speed was faster than that of females and had low scores for desirable eating habits. The study shows that local business owners need to take care of their health.
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KEYWORD
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Seongnam city, dining business owners, health consciousness, dietary habits
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