Dietary Behavior and Health Education Model Among Middle School Students in Chongqing

Objective To study the dietary behaviors and explore some feasible health education model of middle school students,and to provide scientific basis for the practical intervening measure.Methods Stratified cluster sampling was adopted,and 826 middle school students in Chongqing were drawn to complete the dietary behaviors questionnaire survey.Results Unhealthy dietary style was common among the middle school students.The quality and quantity of food which did not reach the breakfast demand was high to 59.26%(including 4.48% students who did not have breakfast);the students who ate too much at supper or had midnight snack was 14.69%,65.30%,respectively.The consumption level of internal organs of animals,fish and the bean products did not reach the standard.Additionally,some unhealthy dietary habits such as food picky,eating quickly,enjoying hot food and fast-food were common.As to nutrition education,most of students were disliked preaching by parents or teachers,while they had a great fun in extracurricular activity and peer nutrition education.Conclusion Adopting proper dietary behavior interference pattern,such as peer education,to establish scientific dietary behavior and improve the nutrition and health level of middle school students.