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Objectives: Since juveniles' unhealthy diets, and their problematic behavior resultingfrom drinking cause serious harm to those who are in a period of growth, we attemptedto find out the relationship between juveniles' dietary habits and their drinking alcohol. Methods: The data was collected from 74,186 people in a 2012 web-based survey ofKorean juveniles' health behavior, which was jointly conducted by the Ministry ofEducation, Science, and Technology, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the KoreaCenters for Disease Control. This study conducted a logistic regression analysis usingSPSS 18.0. Results: Juveniles who consume fast food at least once in a day have a significantlyhigher chance of binge drinking (OR=3.063, 95% CI=2.332∼4.023), problematicdrinking(OR=6.041, 95% CI=4.947∼7.379) than those who don't. It also indicates thatjuveniles who don't eat breakfast have a significantly higher chance of binge drinking(OR=1.358, 95% CI=1.158∼1.593), problematic drinking(OR=1.762 95% CI=1.548∼2006) than those who eat breakfast every day. Conclusions: Irregular breakfast or a frequent intake of fast food causes problematicdrinking, and binge drinking. Therefore, when planning programs for the prevention of juvenile drinking, it seems necessary to include education of healthy dietary habits.