Choi Jinkyung
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pukyong National University, Buasn 48513, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 11;19(6):3322. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063322.
Ready-to-eat (RTE) food is widely used, and younger age groups are increasingly purchasing these items. This study investigated college students' consumption of RTE foods and food-related behaviors such as dietary habits, lifestyle, eating out behaviors, and demographic characteristics. We used quantitative methods to gather data. A questionnaire was developed from previous studies and was self-administered to college students in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Descriptive analysis, ANOVA, and Chi-square tests were conducted to investigate RTE food consumption behaviors and food-related lifestyle factors. A total of 285 data points was entered for analysis. This study found that BMI and gender significantly impacted dietary habits. Residence type and gender showed significant effects on dining out partners. Furthermore, results showed the time of snack consumption and RTE food were similar, suggesting that a snack was replacing college students' meals or that they might consider RTE food as a snack, or vice versa. A nutrition intervention program for college students should be implemented to encourage a healthy diet.
即食食品被广泛使用，并且年轻人群体对这些食品的购买量日益增加。本研究调查了大学生即食食品的消费情况以及与食品相关的行为，如饮食习惯、生活方式、外出就餐行为和人口统计学特征。我们采用定量方法收集数据。根据以往研究编制了一份问卷，并由韩国大田的大学生自行填写。进行了描述性分析、方差分析和卡方检验，以调查即食食品消费行为和与食品相关的生活方式因素。总共输入了285个数据点进行分析。本研究发现，体重指数和性别对饮食习惯有显著影响。居住类型和性别对外出就餐伙伴有显著影响。此外，结果表明，吃零食的时间和即食食品的时间相似，这表明零食正在取代大学生的正餐，或者他们可能将即食食品视为零食，反之亦然。应该为大学生实施营养干预计划，以鼓励健康饮食。
