일부 대학생들의 시험 유무에 따른 카페인 섭취와 식이장애 분석

Abstract

This study investigated the caffeine intake and eating disorders of some college students according to whether an examination was imminent or not. The survey contained questions on general characteristics, caffeinated beverage intake, eating disorders, and height and weight. 76.53% of the subjects recognized the dangers of highly caffeinated beverages, and 87.76% of the subjects responded that they needed nutrition education related to the risk of caffeine. The intake of high-caffeine energy drinks, coffee shop coffee, instant coffee, coffee with milk, green tea, black tea, and cola increased during the examination period compared to the non-examination period. The symptoms of eating disorders were more frequent during the examination period. During the examination period, it was found that male students consumed more caffeinated energy drinks than female students, and female students consumed more drinks at coffee shops than male students. The result of investigating caffeine intake according to the body mass index revealed that the overweight-obese group consumed more high-caffeine energy drinks, instant coffee, coffee with milk, and total caffeine than the underweight-normal group. There was a high correlation between caffeine intake and the frequency of eating disorders. These results suggest that it is necessary to educate college students so that they can maintain good health by consuming less caffeinated beverages during examination periods.