Abstract
Studies on the consciousness of health and dietary style were conducted among 329 male and 406 female students living in Kinki and Okayama areas.
Many students were interested in maintaining good health, but male students were more interested in “amusement or pleasure” and “love”, while females “fashion” and “amuse ment or pleasure” . Most students considered that the most important factor for good health was “sleepingtime” or “good balanced nutrient”, not “exercise” .
Foods which students tried to eat were milk and dairy products and vegetables. Male student preferred mostly “western-style a table d'hôte”, while females, “a la carte” when they ate out.
Students who were more interested in their health paid more attention to balanced diets, tried to obtain more information concerning health and nutrition and scored higher on the evaluation of their dietary style. Students who scored lower on the evaluation of their dietary style ate more out and sweets.
