To elucidate a method for effective nutrition education, we studied differences of the health behavior of female students who have specific health goals or not. A self-completed questionnaire on health goals and lifestyle, including eating habits, was given to 109 female students. The subjects were then divided into two groups : those who had health goals and those who did not. Forty-two subjects (38.5%) had health goals. The goals were ‘weight control’, ‘prevention of disease and colds’, ‘having enough sleep,’ etc. The frequency of using dietary supplements and cooking at home was significantly higher in the subjects with health goals (p=0.043 and p=0.018, respectively), and they also obtained more information on diet from various sources (p=0.012) as compared to the students without health goals. There was no significant difference in their awareness of diet. Although approximately 60% of the subjects were conscious of physical activity in their daily life, only 6.4% of the subjects exercised regularly. The subjects with health goals had significantly more physical activity (p=0.023). This study has shown that female students who have health goals were more conscious of their health condition and the problems with their lifestyle, practiced more health behaviors leading to improvements in their daily life, and had more interest in their health as compared to female students without health goals.
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