STUDY ON the NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE FOR THE HIGHER INTELLECTUALS IN SUZHOU

[Objective]To investigate the level of nutrition knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)and its influencing factors among the higher intellectuals in Suzhou.[Methods]240 higher intellectuals were elected and interviewed by self-administered questionnaires.[Results]The pass rates of nutrition K,A and P were 80.9%,90.95% and 64.71%,respectively,and the excellent rates were 28.51%,79.64% and 12.67%,respectively.Most higher intellectuals lacked a better understanding of nutrition knowledge related to the very good food sources of nutrients,energy matter of food,the effects of coarse cereals on the health,the day intake of water,the ratio of three meals,the influencing factors of dietary on overweight and obesity.Generally,the nutrition attitude of the higher intellectuals were satisfied,while it widely existed lots of unhealthy dietary practices related to the choice,intake and its ratio of food and so on.The mainly influencing factors on nutrition knowledge and attitude were the major of the subjects,and the mainly influencing factors on nutrition practice were nutrition knowledge,attitude and the family per-capita income.The nutrition information of the subjects were mostly from newspaper,magazine,television,network and specialized books.[Conclusion]It is very necessary to improve the propaganda and education of the nutrition knowledge and to provide the dietary guide among the higher intellectuals.