This study investigated the correlation between parents' nutrition quotient (NQ) and the nutrition quotient of Korean preschoolers (NQ-P) of picky eaters (PE) aged five years living in Dobong-gu, Seoul. The questionnaire was conducted online by parents of 187 preschoolers between May 25 and June 5, 2020. PE was defined as an average score of 3 or more on the picky eating questionnaires; non-picky eaters (NPE, n=120) and PE (n=67). The correlation between preschoolers and their parents was assessed using the NQ-P and NQ, respectively. Compared to the NPE, picky eating (p<0.001) was significantly higher, and vegetable preference (p<0.001), NQ-P (p<0.05), moderation dimension (p<0.05), frequency of vegetable intake (p<0.05) of balance dimension, and processed beverages (p<0.01) of moderation dimension were significantly lower in the PE. The correlation between the NQ and NQ-P was related to the diversity (p<0.05), moderation (p<0.05), and environment (p<0.01) of NQ in the NPE and not related to the PE. PEs should increase their frequency of vegetable intake and reduce their intake of processed beverages. To increase the NQ-P of PE, parents should eat a balanced diet. Future studies on the NQ-P of preschoolers aged 3 to 5 are needed.

Abstract
서 론
연구대상 및 방법
    1. 연구 대상
    2. 설문조사
    3. 통계분석
결과 및 고찰
    1. 일반사항
    2. 까다로운 식습관 평가
    3. 채소 선호도
    4. 까다로운 식습관을 가진 유아의 영양지수와 등급
    5. 까다로운 식습관을 가진 유아의 영양지수와 부모의 영양지수와의 관련성
요약 및 결론
References

• 염마영(덕성여자대학교 교육대학원 영양교육전공 시간강사) | Ma-Young Yeom (Part-Time Instructor, Nutrition Education Major, Graduate School of Education, Duksung Women’s University)
• 최은영(부천대학교 식품영양학과 조교수) | Eun-young Choi (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Bucheon University) Corresponding author