Korean J Nutr.  2010 Oct;43(5):513-523. 10.4163/kjn.2010.43.5.513.

The Food and Nutrient Intakes on weekdays and weekends Among High School Girls in Seoul

• Pak S
• Lee JS
• Hong H

• KMID: 2268048
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2010.43.5.513

Abstract

The food and nutrient intakes on weekdays and weekends was examined with 196 high school girls residing in Seoul using the 3-day food record. Frequency for skipping breakfast was higher than that for lunch and dinner. Frequencies for skipping breakfast and lunch were significantly higher on weekends than on weekdays (p < 0.05). The daily average food, vegetable food, and animal food intakes were 1,074.8 g, 680.0 g, and 317.3 g, respectively. The total food and vegetable food intakes on weekdays were significantly higher than on weekends (p < 0.05). The daily average dietary variety score (DVS) was 20.5, and was significantly higher on weekdays (23.3) than on weekends (15.1)(p < 0.05). The daily averages of energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate intake were 1,732.9 kcal, 68 g, 56.2 g, and 240.9 g, respectively. Energy, protein, carbohydrate, phosphate, iron, sodium, potassium, thiamin, niacin, folate and vitamin C intakes were significantly higher on weekdays than on weekends (p < 0.05). Fat intake was significantly lower on weekdays than on weekends (p < 0.05). The daily average percentages of energy intake from carbohydrate, protein, and fat were 55.4%, 15.6%, and 29.0%: 56.1%, 15.8%, and 28.2% on weekdays and 54.7%, 15.3%, and 30.1% on weekends, respectively. The percentages of energy intake from carbohydrate on weekdays and weekends were below 60%, and that from fat was above 28% on weekdays and weekends. The daily averages of energy, vitamin A, riboflavin, niacin and phosphate intake were above 80% as compared with the estimated energy requirement (EER) or the recommended intake (RI). The intakes of calcium, potassium and folate were below 50% as compared with the adequate intake (AI) or (RI). The daily average mean adequacy ratio (MAR), an index of overall dietary quality, was 0.77, and significantly high school girls was worse on weekends than on weekdays.

Keyword

food intake; nutrient intake; high school girl; weekday; weekend

MeSH Terms

Animals
Ascorbic Acid
Breakfast
Calcium
Eating
Energy Intake
Folic Acid
Humans
Iron
Lunch
Meals
Niacin
Potassium
Riboflavin
Sodium
Vegetables
Vitamin A
Ascorbic Acid
Calcium
Folic Acid
Iron
Niacin
Potassium
Riboflavin
Sodium
Vitamin A

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Dietary variety score (DVS) of weekday and weekend. *: Significantly different between weekday and weekend at α = 0.05 by paired t-test.

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  Fig. 2 Nutrient intake percentages of recommended intake (RI) in high school girls. *: Significantly different between weekday and weekend at α = 0.05 by paired t-test.

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  Fig. 3 Mean adequacy ratio (MAR) of weekday and weekend. *: Significantly different between weekday and weekend at α = 0.05 by paired t-test.

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