서울지역 대학생의 외식행동과 식품기호를 통해 본 식생활 양상 = Dietary Patterns of the University Students Living in Seoul Focusing on the Eating-out and Food Preference

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was conducted to investigate the dietary patterns of eating-out as well as food preference among the university students living in seoul.158 male and 159 female university students were randomly selected and self-administered questionnaires were used. Questions consisted of three categories; general characteristics(age, gender, residual type), attitude and behavior of the eating-out and food preferences. 74% of the students lived in their own homes and the rest of them lived relatives, self-cooking and board & lodging. 30~40% of the students responded that they have the meals regularly. Female are students more likely to have a breakfast regularly than male students. Only 17.1% of the students brought their lunches (27.2% of male, 6.9% of female students). Most of the students responded that they feel healthy. However, they pointed out the digestive organs as the most uncomfortable parts of the body and it is thought that it may result from the undesirable eating behavior; irregular mealtime, skipping the meals, and stress.
The standard of food choice was in the order of taste, price and amount, and nutrition was rarely considered. Therefore, for better diet and health, more variety of food, balanced diet, and moderate intakes should be emphasized on food service environment.