교내 매점 유무에 따른 고등학생의 간식섭취행동

Snacking Behaviors among High School Students by Snack Shop

This study was carried out to investigate snacking behaviors among high school students according to the presence of a school snack shop and gender. Questionnaires were distributed to 280 students in two schools with snack shop and two schools without snack shop. The data of 257 students were analyzed using SPSS program (version 17.0). Students in schools with snack shop had meals significantly less frequently as well as breakfast, and snack more frequently than those in schools without snack shop. While 47.4% of the students in schools with snack shop had snack in the morning, 58.4% of the students in schools without snack shop had snack after 6 in the evening. When snack intake behavior outside the school was compared according to the presence of snack shop, frequency of snack purchase outside the school was significantly higher in schools without snack shop. When frequency and kind of snack intake in schools with or without snack shop were compared, frozen dessert showed the highest intake frequency inside and outside the schools in schools with snack shop, while milk and dairy products showed the highest frequency outside the schools in schools without snack shop. The results show that eating behavior including meals and snack were different between the students in schools with and without snack shop. Healthy eating habits should be guided through nutrition education about proper snack selection and moderate intake of snack.