Nutritional Sciences
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.107-112
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- 1999
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- 1229-232X(pISSN)
Comparison of Nutrient Intakes of Elderly Korean and American Women Using Diet Quality Index
- Chung, Chin-Eun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Ansan College) ;
- Sungsoo Cho (Kellogg Institute, Battle Creek, U.S.A.)
- Published : 1999.11.01
Abstract
Diet quality index DQI) offers a new way of comparing eating habits across populations and across countries. Nutrients and food consumption data from 100 elderly Korean women aged 65 and older were collected in Seoul or Kyunggi-do, Korea by the 24 hour recall method. Diet quality index (DQI) was computed for 1049 elderly women (65 and older) from the 1994-1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) in the US according to US dietary guidelines, and applied to the diet of elderly Korean women for purposes of comparison. A modified 16-point DQI awarded 2 points each for moderate consumption of fat (