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behavior with poor self-esteem, body image, peer and family relationship ( Riedan & Koff, 1997; BudderbergFisher et al., 1996; Grant & Fodor, 1988 )
Studies in Korea and Japan have reported poor eating
habits and inappropriate dieting behavior among high school and university students (Kim,Kang & Kim, 1999; Nakamura et al., 1999).
PROBLEM STATEMENT
It is believed that if the students are practice bad
eating habits, it will posed a major health issue and danger to them.
For example if they consume mal- nutritional food
such as high consumption of fast food, these will cause negative health effect on their body.
College students.
To identify the factors that influencing the Taylors
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is the eating habits among of the Taylors
College students?
What are the factors that influencing the Taylors
Taylors College students to more understand about the bad eating habits?
LITERATURE REVIEW
Adolescent. Development theory states that a young
person is shape by his or her environment, both the immediate environment of home, family, community and the wider environment created by the media, prevailing policy and cultural norm (WHO / UNFPA/ UNICEF study group, 1998).
Many adolescents got are suffering from health
problems from as a result of the rapid psychological changes. They have become so idealized that being fat can handicap a person socially and severely damages self-esteem.
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and it is observed that the crisis of the teenage behavior has shown violence in the eastern society (Media Power Magazine, 2005)
from carbohydrate 50-60%, from protein 10-15%, and from fat 25-30%. Protein intake should be quality protein and two-third of the protein should be animal protein.
Contents of fast food and snack food Children and teenagers are eating more frequently, getting a greater proportion of their nutrient intake from snack, eating more meal away from home and consuming more fast food (Crockett and Sims, 1995).
Fast food are quick, reasonable price and readily
available alternative cooking, while convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast food a typically high in calories, fat, sugar and salt (Webners, 2003).
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Generally, junk food offer little in term of protein,
vitamins or minerals and lots of calories from sugar or fat. The term empty calories reflects the lack of nutrients (Webners, 2003).
Consequences of unhealthy eating habits One potential source of health problem is eating habit of young people. Since in 1984, Blum studied the state of an adolescent health in Minnesota, found that 70 percent ate salty snacks or sweets everyday and one third did so several times a day.
Overall underlying these trends has the great impact
of shifting obesity and other consequences such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes mellitus problem in youth population.
Obesity In 2003, One billion people out of the world population of 6.3 billion were overweight.
one billion overweight people about 22 million were
mellitus, hypertension, respiratory disorder, orthopedic problem and psychological problems during the youth (LeBlanc, 2002).
Hypertension Hypertension can be caused by atherosclerosis, imbalance in the rennin-angiogenesis system, and hyperinsulinemia, which increases sodium retention in the body and speeds atherosclerosis (Dwyer, 1995).
Diabetes Person with diabetes have bodies that do not produce or respond to insulin, a hormone produced by the beta cell of the pancreas that is necessary for the use or storage of body fuels (Mahar and Kathleen L, 1996)
Heart Disease The major nutrient components affecting the development of coronary heart disease are cholesterol, saturated fats and LDL in Japan, coronary artery prevalence has increased over the past decade, as have correlated risk factors such as blood cholesterol concentrations and obesity.
Autopsy studied in children showed that fatty arterial
lesions begin early life: in one study all youth aged>11y had lipid deposits of various degrees in the aorta, in Spain, the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (Sarah, 2000)
Relevant Studies
Age Gender Education Race / Ethnicity
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Independent variables ( Students ) Dependent Variables
Age Gender Education Ethnicity
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Sample Selections and Size The study is conducted at the Taylors College. The population for the study is the student in the Taylors College itself. All questionnaires will be distributed among the student. Interview also will be conducted among the student in Taylors College. Data Gathering Process For this research, the data gathering process is using the primary data source. The primary data source in this research will be collected through the following: Through questionnaire that will be give to the student. Through personal interview.