영화관에서 판매되는 스낵 및 음료에 대한 충북지역 일부 대학생의 인식

Perception on Snacks and Drinks Sold in Movie Theaters among College Students in Chungbuk Area

The present study aimed to investigate perception on snacks and drinks sold in movie theaters among college students in Chungbuk area. The subjects were a total of 231 students including 92 males and 139 females. Both snack and drink consumption sores of male students were higher than those of female students, indicating that male students consumed snacks and drinks sold in movie theater more frequently than female students. The subjects tended to perceive that the amount of snacks and drinks sold in movie theater was not sufficient although they perceived that the calories, sodium, and sugar content were high, and such tendency was more pronounced in male students. The need of female students for nutrition labeling of snacks and drinks sold in movie theater was greater than that of male students. The subjects considered that the sodium content of foods did not affect them to choose foods much. Most of the subjects were not aware of sodium reduction campaign conducted by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, but the awareness rate of the subjects that had an experience of receiving food and nutrition-related education was higher than that of the subjects that did not have such experience. The present study suggests that effective education courses or programs are needed for college students to improve their understanding on high calory- and sodium-containing foods and the usefulness of nutritional labeling.