Fast-food Consumption among College Students Based on Cost and Thermal Analysis

摘要

The starting point of this study was to assess college students to spend money and calories in fast food consumption within the university campus. Undergraduate Students (18 years old-24) to facilitate sample (N = 152), participated in the university in the use of researchers developed a way of life and collecting food frequency questionnaire, dietary intake measurements from seven Behavior Survey health practices survey data on the local fast-food chain. A strong positive correlation between the total monthly expenses and total monthly snack calorie consumption (r (under 150) = 0.94, p＜0.05) was found between, showed a significant linear relationship between two variables. Compare the cost of men's average monthly snack for women's t-test for independent samples found significant differences between the two groups (t (150) = 4.19, p＜0.05). More money spent by college students a higher contribution amount of calories from fast food consumed in a typical month. Future studies are needed to determine the college students contribute to the high rates of obesity, if the restrictions on college campuses around the snack bar, will help to reduce the consumption of fast food in college students.