광주지역 국교 3학년의 체격 및 식습관에 관한 조사 연구

A Study on Physical Characteristics and Food Habit of Third Grade Primary School Student in Kwangju

The purpose of this study was to determine physical characteristics and food habit of primary school student in Kwangju. The study was carried out 256 3th grade student (boys : 134 and girls 122) in June and July of 1995. There were no significant differences in the heights, weights, physical circumferences mearsurements between boys and girls, but for the skinfold thickness mearsurements, the difference was significant. Also, the meal volume, meal speed, palatate, sour taste were significantly different between them. With regard to frequency of skipping breakfast, 20.9% of the subject has been “1-2 per week” and 16.5% of them has been skipping every morning. The study also was found that 67.6% of the subjects has been on irregular meal time and 77.4% of them on unbalanced diet. With regard to taste preference, 48.2% of the subjects liked hot taste and 73.7% of them liked sweet taste. These results suggest that student are in need correcting their food habits. This reasserts the importance of nutrition education to children through teachers, parents and dietitians. The findings of this study should be applied to nutrition education to ensure better physical fitness of children.