Table of Contents

Introduction
Research Problem

Research Design
Research Findings
Research Limitations
Conclusion

Recommendation

Introduction
As more people are becoming
more aware about the
importance of Health

It seems necessary for

us to do a research to
have a deeper
understanding about
healthy eating habit

To create awareness of the importance of healthy eating

habit impact towards the health of each students
Healthy eating habit involves:
Balanced eating patterns which consist of all
elements in healthy eating plate
Reduce junk food

Healthy Eating Plate

Research Problem
Research Questions
What are the current eating
habits of JCUS students?

Research Objectives
To identify the JCUS students
eating habit

What are the attitudes of JCUS To know the JCUS students

students towards healthy eating
thoughts on healthy food
habit?
What are the effective way that To specify the ways which
would encourage JCUS students
inform students of healthy
to develop healthy eating
food choices in order to
habits?
increase the level of
awareness

Research Design & Method

Descriptive
Research

Questionnaire
Survey

Purposive
Sampling

58 Completed
75 Questionnaires

2 Incomplete
15 Empty

4 Sections with total of 8 Question

Measurement Scale

Respondents Profile
Categories

Gender

Age

Country

Types

Participants

Percentage

Male
Female
< 18 years old

28
30
4

51.7
48.3
6.9

18-25 years old

50

86.2

25-30 years old

6.9

China
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Vietnam
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand
N/A

19
14
11
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1

29.3
19.0
17.2
5.2
3.4
3.4
3.4
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7

JCU Students Eating Habits

Type of Foods

30
26
25

23

22

22

20

19

20
17

17

16

14

15

18
16

16

14
12

11

10
10

6
4

10

Very rarely

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

9
7

JCU Students Opinion of

Healthy Eating Habits
How often do student consume meals on regular
basis?

25

23

20
18
17
16
15
15

15

14
13
11
10

10

10

10
9

8
7

6
5

Breakfast

Lunch
Very rarely

Rarely

Dinner
Sometimes

Often

Supper
Very often

JCU Students Opinion of

Healthy Eating Habits
35

What is your definition of Healthy Eating Habits?

31

30

28

27
25

25

24

23

20

18
16

16

16

15
12
10
7

10

8
6

5
1

10

10

Eat a variety of foods Balance the food you Choose a diet with Choose a diet low in
Choose a diet
eat with physical
plenty of grain
fat, saturated fat and moderate in sugars
activities
products, fruits and
cholesterol
vegetables

Not determined at all

Slightly determined

Maybe

Quite Determined

Choose a diet
moderate in salt and
sodium

Very determined

Most Determined
Choose a diet with plenty of
grain products, fruits and
vegetables
Very
determined
9%

Not
determined
at all
10%

Slightly
determined
10%

Quite
determined
40%

Maybe
31%

40% students feel

that chose a diet with
plenty of grain
products, fruits and
vegetables as their
thoughts on
maintaining healthy
eating habits.

Least Determined
Chose a diet moderate in salt
and sodium

Very
determined
9%

Not
determined
at all
7%

Quite
determined
17%

Slightly
determined
21%

Maybe
46%

Many students are

unaware of the
recommended amount
of salt and sodium to
be consumed per day.

Effective Ways to Encourage Students

to Develop Eating Habits
30

Students thoughts about maintaining Healthy Eating

Habits

25

24
22

20

19
18
17

17

17
16

15

14
13
12
10

10
7
6

5
3

2
0

Healthy food are expensive It is difficult as there are too Maintaining healthy eating It is difficult to maintain as
many food choices
habits is not effective in foods classified as unhealthy
maintaining good health
often taste better

Sttrongly agree

Agree

Maybe

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Effective Ways to Encourage Students

to Develop Eating Habits
Agree

Disagree

It is difficult as there
are too many food
choices (32.8%)
Healthy foods are
expensive (31%)
It is difficult to
maintain as foods
classified as unhealthy
often taste better
(24.1%)

Maintaining healthy
eating habits is not
effective in
maintaining good
health (37.9%)
Healthy foods are
expensive (31%)
It is difficult as there
are too many food
choices (22.4%)

Effective Ways to Encourage Students

to Develop Eating Habits
50

The motivators behind their healthy eating habits.

44.8

44.8

45

43.1

40
36.2
34.5

35

36.2

34.5

34.5

31.0
29.3

30

27.6
25.9

25.9

24.1

25
19.0

20

17.2
15.5

15.5

15.5

13.8

15

12.1

13.8

13.8

12.1
10.3

10.3

10.3

8.6

10
6.9

6.9
5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5
0

Advice from
friends/family

Compete against Support from Prevent illness by Following trends

Profession
Advertisement
friends/family family/friends on adopting HEH
in social media
demands that from television or
members to have your decision in
you maintain HEH magazines which
the best results in maintaining HEH
(e.g. athlete or
shows the
health from HEH
personal trainer) positive effect for
maintaining HEH

Not effective

Slightly Effective

Maybe

Quite Effective

Very effective

Most Effective Way

From the findings, preventing illness by adopting
healthy eating habits is the most effective way.
Prevent illness by
adopting healthy eating
habits
Very
Effective
16%

Quite
Effective
36%

Not
Effective
5%

Significantly more aware that

healthy eating habits will be
Slightly
able to prevent them from
Effective
14%
suffering chronic illness in
their later years.
Proven it is one of the major
factor that motivates students
Maybe
29%
the most

Lest Effective Way

Compete against friends/family to have the best
results in health from Healthy Eating Habits is the
least effective way
Compete against
friends/family to have the
best results in health from
HEH.
Quite
Effective
12%

Very
Effective
5%

Maybe
45%

Not
Effective
12%

Slightly
Effective
26%

Students do not feel like

competition for healthy eating is
necessary
as it is solely base on your
own needs and maintenance.

Competing is a factor that will

not encourage students

Neutral Motivator
Support from family & friend on your decision in
maintaining Healthy Eating Habits is the mid position of all.
Support from family and friends
on your decision in maintaining
HEH
Very
Effective
7%
Quite
Effective
31%

Not
Effective
9%
Slightly
Effective
19%

Smallest percentage: 6 students

10% difference between them
in the seven graphs displayed

which made it the middle

Maybe
34%

position.

Research Limitations
Small number of respondents (58 samples)
Timing of the questionnaires
Bias (neutral/sometimes)
Further research on:
Relationship of the factors between gender and
healthy eating habit
Relationship of the factors between nationality
with healthy eating habit

Conclusion
Findings 1
Carbohydrates, fruits
and vegetables are
highly selected by
students.

Findings 2
Attitude towards eating
healthy eating habits
presented neutral
position towards it.

Findings 3
Prominent motivator
would be preventing
illness.

Least motivated
Majority of the students Diet with plenty of
component would have
had chosen lunch and
grain products, fruits
to be competing against
dinner as their most
and vegetables students
their friends and family
preferred meals of the
feel like the most vital
to have the best results
day.
component.
from healthy eating
habits.
Monetary wise is one
factor that is halting
them

Recommendations
Decrease the healthy food price

Give educational workshop on

healthy food consumption

Creating more outdoor activities for

students to participate

Q&A

References List

References List