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      Body-related Perspectives and Weight Control Methods of Korean-Chinese Nursing School Students in Yanbian, China: A Pilot Study

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          Abstract

          Objectives

          This study aimed at identifying the current nutrition knowledge, body-related perspectives, and weight control behaviors of Korean-Chinese college students.

          Methods

          We conducted a pilot study by employing a healthy weight education program targeting Korean-Chinese nursing school students at the Yanbian University of Science and Technology in Yanbian, China.

          Results

          This pilot study included 40 participants (38 women and 2 men; mean age, 20.5 years). The current weight status of the participants was as follows: 7.9% underweight, 78.9% normal weight, 7.9% overweight, and 5.3% obese. However, nearly two-thirds of the participants were dissatisfied with their current body size (43.6% a little dissatisfied; 20.5% very dissatisfied). Fifty percent of the participants perceived their current body size as being either slightly fat (35.0%) or very fat (15.0%). The following unhealthy weight control methods were commonly used among the 24 participants who practiced weight control: (1) laxatives or diuretics (91.7%), (2) saunas or spas (87.5%), and (3) a one-food diet (79.2%). In addition, the nutrition knowledge of the participants increased by 24 points from 117 points (pretest) to 141 points (posttest) through the healthy weight education program.

          Conclusion

          The findings of this study indicate an urgent need to educate Korean-Chinese college students on healthy weight control methods and body-related perspectives.

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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Osong Public Health Res Perspect
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Osong Public Health Res Perspect
                Journal ID (publisher-id): kphrp1
                Title: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
                Publisher: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
                ISSN (Print): 2210-9099
                ISSN (Electronic): 2233-6052
                Publication date (Print): August 2017
                Publication date (Electronic): 31 August 2017
                Volume: 8
                Issue: 4
                Pages: 275-281
                Affiliations
                [a ]Department of Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Korea
                [b ]Department of Nursing Science, Yanbian University of Science and Technology, Yanji, China
                [c ]Mercy Corps, Shenyang, China
                Author notes
                Corresponding author: Jounghee Lee, E-mail: joungheelee@ 123456kgu.ac.kr
                Article
                Publisher ID: phrp-08-275
                DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.4.08
                PMC ID: 5594711
                SO-VID: 8e7a6ea7-59ed-4f94-95a4-e40511f34cc8
                Copyright © Copyright ©2017, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

                History
                Date received : 06 March 2017
                Date revision received : 08 May 2017
                Date accepted : 21 August 2017
                Categories
                Subject: Original Article

                Keywords: body weight,weight loss,weight perception,college students,china
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                Keywords: body weight, weight loss, weight perception, college students, china

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