An investigation of the intake of the health food among the salary men in Seoul

사무직 남성의 건강보조식품 섭취실태에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study was to investigate the intake of the health food among the salary men. The subjects consisted of 517 men in Seoul. This study used a constructed questionnaire as instrument tool. The results obtained were summarized as follow : The subjects who consumed lactobacillus were 40.2% and those who consumed drinks of solution type were 32.3%. The subjects who purchase health food by a recommendation from family, relative or acquaintance were 47.3% and those who purchase it by advertisement were 16.9%. The subjects who took the health food for relieving easily fatigue were 36.1% and for the prevention of disease were 25.6%. Most of the subjects took lactobacillus regardless of age, educational levels and income. However, the subjects who were educated below college were tended to take dog-soju more frequently compared to the other subjects. The subjects who felt their health condition good were significantly(p<0.05) consumed the health food more than those who felt their health condition bad. The subjects who had low nutritional knowledge score were significantly(p<0.05)consumed the health food more frequently than those who had high nutritional knowledge score.