An Analysis on Female College Students' Cognition about Obesity and Their Weight-Losing

作者:Zhang Xin-ding; Huang Liang-zhen*; Zhang Ting-hua
来源:21st Pan-Asian Congress of Sports and Physical Education, Jiangxi Normal Univ, Nanchang, PEOPLES R CHINA, 2010-04-23 To 2010-04-25.

摘要

[Purpose] The paper aims to know the female college students' cognition about obesity and their action to lose weight [Methods] The approaches as body measurement, questionnaire survey and mathematical statistics are employed to investigate and analyze the female college students body weight exponential distribution, their action to lose weight and relevant knowledge of obesity [Results] The detected ratio of over-weight and obese female college students are respectively 13 94% and 1 92% The accuracy rate of judgment in their figures is very low Most of them tend to believe that they are over-weight or obese They don't have a comprehensive Idea about the relevant knowledge of obesity 40 09% of female college students have tried to lose weight, among which 77 89% did it because they were unsatisfied with their figures The main methods they used to lose weight were dieting (39 30%), taking exercises (27 47%) and adjusting dietary structure (25 90%) The success rate of their weight reduction was only 14 22% [Conclusion]Female college students are the primary objects for preventing and controlling the unhealthy weight reducing behavior, therefore, it is recommended to provide special education on obesity and health to help the above-mentioned female college students in order to prevent and control their unhealthy weight reducing behavior