코로나-19 발발 전후 일부 고등학생의 식생활 변화

The Impact of COVID-19 on High School Students’ Diets

This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted high school students’ eating habits and how frequent they were watching Mukbang and Cookbang cooking shows. We surveyed two groups of students: 102 in December 2019 and 240 in June 2020. The Nutrition Quotient for Adolescents (NQ-A) determined an appropriate standard of eating habits. We compared survey data from both groups by gender and frequency of watching Mukbang and Cookbang cooking shows by using SPSS 25.0. In 2020, students consumed fruit (P < 0.01) and white milk (P < 0.05) less frequently and caffeinated beverages (p < 0.05) more often than in 2019. Significant differences were observed between boys and girls each year. Boys had a decreased intake of fruits and a higher intake of caffeinated beverages. Girls had a decreased intake of white milk. Partial school attendance and partial school lunch operation resulted in an undesirable effect on high school students’ eating habits, not only with school lunch foods but also in the foods they selected outside school. The results suggest that nutrition education is needed, focusing on food choices in atypical situations like COVID-19, when regular school meals are not an option.