The Eating Habits of University Students

Kun Shan University Applied English Department Instructor: Todd Alan Clancy, Ph.D. April 2007

Class B Tsai, Chia-Hui Tsai, Shu-Chun Huang, Yan-Chu Li, Yi-Chen Yang, Hsiu-Ju Chen, Chih-Jung

Group 9 (Becky) (Tess) (Candice) (Vicky) (Nina) (Joan)

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i Abstract Eating habit is very important in everyone’s life, and we wanted to discuss that eating habits with university students, what they usually ate for a meal and the affection of their eating habits. In our study, we used a survey for designing. There were 100

university students from a university in Southern Taiwan participated this survey, and we entered the classroom to collect those data. In these data, we found 56% students

skipped breakfast, we all know that breakfast is very important during the day, but it is confused why so many people still do not eat breakfast. We also found university

students’ eating habit is unhealthy; high fat, high calories and lack of vegetables and fruits caused serious burden to students. Most students do not concern of In order to realize their eating

assimilating nutrients and prefer snacks as their meal.

habits deeply, we analyzed what’s the difference between live off-campus, home and dormitory. health. Also, we wanted to find out what a bad eating habit will cause to their

In our study, we also discussed the food of school’s cafeteria. We thought

the school’s cafeteria did not provide enough vegetables and fruits. We suggested that school’s cafeteria should provide the food with less oil, less salt, and low calories.

ii Table of Contents Abstract.........................................................................................i Introduction…………………………………………………..p. 1 Statement of Problem... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ... p.