Eating out is easily accessible as the economical hawker center, coffee shop, fast food restaurant, food court, restaurants and higher-ends restaurants are spread all over the Kuala Lumpur. Foods of all types and form are readily available at the doorsteps of its population. Such convenience, coupled with the abundance of variety, and reasonably price food has prompted a significant proportion of its population to eat out regularly. Convenience food where no preparation and cooking are needed is readily available and consumed by many as their mid-day meal. Other forms of food, such as instant noodles, that requires little cooking is also commonly consumed among the young people, especially college student. Depending on the type of work and industry, there are many families in Kuala Lumpur with two working parents so that children in such families often do not have anyone to prepare home-cooked meals. Their children basically need to eat out before go home, especially the teenagers that are studying in college.
Several studies have reported relations between eating behavior with poor self-esteem, body image, peer and family relationship ( Riedan & Koff, 1997; Budderberg-Fisher et al., 1996; Grant & Fodor, 1988 )
University / College students encounter pressures in not only having to cope with their studies but also to deal with personal, social and family concerns. When beset with psychosocial problem, they may succumb to poor eating behavior. 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).
This exploratory study aims to examine the eating habits among the student in TCHT, and investigate ...
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When I arrived here at college I was extremely disappointed with the selection of food here in the cafeteria. I frequently found myself eating only hamburgers and pizza over and over again, simply because I did not like the other choices. About four months into the school year I had do go to the doctor for a virus and when the nurse weighed me I was a little surprised by what I saw. I had gained a little over ten pounds, close enough to what some refer to as the “Freshman 15.” It is a common fear among college students that they are going to gain fifteen pounds during the course of adjusting to college life. However experts have stated that the idea of the so called “Freshman 15,” is not that accurate. Every college student is obviously not going to gain fifteen pounds. However I believe that it is possible and it is a problem for many college students. College life completely changes eating habits among college students. Most students do not make the right choices about eating and exercising. College students across the country are severely unhealthy in their behaviors, and for some students the “Freshman 15” may be a reality.
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Researchers study eating disorders to try to understand their many complexities. “Eating disorders are complicated psychiatric illnesses in which food is used to deal with unsettling emotions and difficult life issues” (Michel & Willard, 2003, p. 2). To help those with eating disorders, one must understand the causes, effects and treatments associated with the disorders. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Compulsive Overeating are three common eating disorders found in society today. “No one knows exactly what causes eating disorders. However, all socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural groups are at risk” (Matthews, 2001, p.3). Eating disorders are difficult to diagnose but can be deadly if left untreated.
People eat food every day without thinking twice about it, because it is a necessity for us to live. How often do you think about what is in the foods that you eat? How many calories does it have? Are there any vitamins and minerals in it? Is it high in fat? For most of us and especially college students who live a busy life on the go, the answer to that question is probably no. Since becoming a recent graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts, I have been more interested in food and what people are eating. Also since more young Americans are becoming obese I want to find out what they are eating and where. Going to college and seeing how students have poor eating habits I want to find out why they are eating this way. Is it because they are away from home for the first time? Or is it because that is the only food that is available for them? I also want to find out if students would eat healthier if it was provided for them? My hypothesis is that students eat unhealthy because it is more convenient for them. There is usually no time to cook a homemade meal and most college students are always in a hurry so it is easier to pick up takeout. Also most college students don’t know how to cook. I also believe that most college students don’t care if the food is unhealthy for them, as long as it tastes good. Hopefully, in the following pages I will uncover the wide world of college eating.
On some days, teachers would pile us with homework and also as the school examinations were around the corner, we had to ensure we used our time wisely. Thus to avoid wasting time by preparing food from scratch I usually go to the hawker centre that is a stone's throw away from my hair. This one advantage of having hawker centres in singapore. As hawker centres are ubiquitous in singapore, under most public housing blocks or next to it , we can find a food court. Thus, this allows me to save on travelling to hawker centres and thus can use the time that I had save to concentrate on my studies. However, I have also learnt that regular consumption of food from hawker centres unhealthy, at time I would take the extra effort to cook for myself. Thus, I treasure the hawker centres in Singapore as they had help throughout the stressful period of examinations by helping me to save time and by helping me to release my stress through devouring these delectable