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Family Meal Patterns, Food Preparation Skills, and Sense of Urgency Relative to the Application of Nutrition Principles

The purpose of this study is to examine the reasons for discrepancy between principles of nutrition and actual implementation of healthy eating patterns in college-age students. Specific areas of concern include knowledge of nutrition principles and perception of importance, family of origin meal patters, self-perception of meal preparation skills, and sense of urgency toward eating nutritiously.

The sample for this study will include 500-600 students from FSN 100, winter semester 2001. Data will come from self-kept diaries of food intake and exercise for three days. A follow-up survey of these same students will be conducted, including selected questions from the Dietary and Health Knowledge Survey, an assessment of family of origin meal patterns, and students' self-perceptions of meal preparation skills.