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This study was performed to investigate dietary habits and nutrient intakes of college students in Gyeonggi-do area. Survey questionnaire and daily intake using 24-hour recall method were recorded by 351 college students (172 males, 179 females) . Nutrient intakes were calculated using Can-pro 2.0, from which %RDA (Recommended dietary allowances), NAR (Nutrient adequacy ratio), MAR (Mean nutrient adequacy ratio), and ND (Nutrient density) were calculated to evaluate the quality of diets. Subjects answered 9 questions on dietary habits and these answers were calculated as 0, 0.5, and 1 point by frequency. Dietary habit was 39.57 pm 21.82 in male students and 42.12 pm 20.78 in female students out of total score of 100, showing higher score in female students. In the survey of dietary habits, the ratio of skipping breakfast 6 - 7 days a week in total subjects was 32.9%, showing a rather higher ratio of skipping breakfast, and the interest for balanced diet was as low as 13.2% in total subjects. The importance of meals in total subjects was observed in the order of dinner (47.6%), lunch (40.2%), and breakfast(12.3%). In NAR of total subjects, nutrients with a score lower than 0.70 were calcium (0.64 pm 0.26), vitamin B_2 (0.66 pm 0.25), and vitamin C (0.69 pm 0.29) in ND of them, calcium (0.85 pm 0.43), zinc (0.89 pm 0.18), vitamin B_2(0.87 pm 0.34), and folic acid (0.91 pm 0.96) were nutrients with lower values. In the evaluation of nutrient intakes by the level of dietary habits, better scores of both NAR and ND were observed as the level of dietary habits was higher. There was a great difference in nutrient intakes in terms of %RDA, suggesting the risk of nutritional imbalance. Based on the above results, it is considered that the improvement in dietary habits will contribute to the improvement of nutrition.
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