Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192-0058, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2010;59(3):205-10. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2010.502203.
in order to address increasing health care costs associated with obesity, this study sought to determine prevalence of overweight and obesity and examine eating behaviors, food choices, health beliefs, and attitudes of university employees.
an online survey was distributed to > 3,800 faculty and staff at a large public metropolitan university in Winter 2008.
almost half (48%) of 806 respondents were classified as overweight or obese. Compared to those with normal weights, overweight and obese respondents consumed fewer fruits and vegetables (p < .05), were less confident in making healthful food choices (p < .001), and were more influenced by food choices available in on-campus dining facilities (p < .05).
obesity among university employees warrants attention. Because these employees have less self-efficacy and consume less healthful diets than their normal weight colleagues, universities need to improve on-campus access to healthful foods.
为了解决与肥胖相关的不断增加的医疗保健费用，本研究旨在确定超重和肥胖的流行率，并研究大学员工的饮食行为、食物选择、健康信念和态度。
2008 年冬季，向一所大型公立都市大学的 3800 多名教职员工在线分发了一份调查问卷。
806 名受访者中，近一半（48%）被归类为超重或肥胖。与体重正常的受访者相比，超重和肥胖的受访者食用的水果和蔬菜较少（p<.05），对做出健康食物选择的信心较低（p<.001），并且更容易受到校园餐饮设施提供的食物选择的影响（p<.05）。
大学员工的肥胖问题值得关注。由于这些员工的自我效能感较低，且饮食不如体重正常的同事健康，因此大学需要改善校园内获取健康食品的途径。
