Awareness of Weight Reduction and Health of Female College Students -Intention of Doing Sports（2）-

We studied the consciousness about weight reduction behavior, dietary habits and motivation to do sports of young females by using a self-report questionnaire survey. The subjects were 386 female college students （fiscal 2007, Grade 1, 18.6±0.6 years old） in Nishinomiya district. Although their BMIs were almost within normal range（ 20.2±2.0）, 84% of female students had a desire to get slimmer. Most of female students were aware of the necessity of daily exercise, and recognized that the amount of their exercise had been inadequate or unsatisfactory so far