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Journal of Education and Training Studies Vol. 4, No. 12; December 2016 ISSN 2324-805X E-ISSN 2324-8068 Published by Redfame Publishing URL: http://jets.redfame.com
A Study on Chocolate Consumption in Prospective Teachers Leyla Ozgen1 1
Faculty of Vocational Education, Department of Food and Nutrition Education, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Correspondence: Leyla Ozgen, Faculty of Vocational Education, Department of Food and Nutrition Education, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey. Received: October 31, 2016 doi:10.11114/jets.v4i12.1955
Accepted: November 18, 2016
Online Published: xx, 2016
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v4i12.1955
Abstract This study was planned and conducted to determine the chocolate consumption habits of prospective teachers. The study population was comprised of students attending the Faculty of Education at Gazi University in Ankara and the sample consisted of 251 prospective teachers selected with simple random sampling. 96.4 % and 3.6 % of the prospective teachers were aged 19-35 and 25-30, respectively. In the study, 91.1 % of the female prospective teachers and 75.3 % of the male prospective teachers agreed with the statement chocolate consumption is good for cardiovascular diseases, while 4.1 % of the female prospective teachers and 8.6 % of the male prospective teachers disagreed. 77.1 % of the female prospective teachers and 27.2 % of the male prospective teachers agreed with the statement daily chocolate consumption lowers the blood pressure, while 15.3 % of the female prospective teachers, and 55.6 % of the male prospective teachers disagreed (x2=58.583, p
