청주지역 고등학생의 야식 섭취빈도 및 야식으로부터의 영양소 섭취량

Night Snack Consumption among High School Students in Cheongju

A survey was conducted to investigate dietary behavior and night snack consumption of students in high schools where there were no snack shop. Questionnaires were distributed to 216 male and female students and those of 180 were collected (90 males, 90 females) from June 15 to July 15, 2009. Students mostly had night snacks twice or three times a week after 11 P.M. Snacks were usually made or purchased by parents and were eaten with family or alone at home. Tastes of snacks were sweet, spicy, and simple in the order of frequency. The frequently consumed snack were milk (5.7 times a week), fruit (4.0 times), ice cream (2.7 times) in males, and fruit(5.5 times), milk(3.5 times), and ice cream(3.3 times) in females. The mean energy intake from night snack was 395.6 kcal (17.5% of the total daily energy intake) in males, and 278.7 kcal (15.9%) in females. Night snacks that contributed to energy intake were high-calorie and high-fat foods such as seasoned fried chicken, noodle, bread. Therefore, nutrition education is necessary for high school students to select good snacks and healthy snack shop is required for proper daytime snacks in school.