Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회지)

Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회)
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Patterns of Health Foods Usage by Food Lifestyles of the Adults in Seoul

서울 지역 성인들의 식생활 양식유형에 따른 건강식품사용현황

  • Cho, Mi-Sook (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Baewha Women's College) ;
  • Kang, Nam-E (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Seoul Health College) ;
  • Yang, Eun-Ju (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Michigan State University) ;
  • Kang, Myung-Hwa (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hoseo University) ;
  • Chung, Hae-Kyung (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hoseo University)
  • 조미숙 (배화여자대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 강남이 (서울보건대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 양은주 (미시간주립대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 강명화 (호서대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 정혜경 (호서대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2001.07.30
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Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the pattern of health food usage of the adults by food lifestyles pattern in contemporary Seoul. This study views health food consumption as a cultural practice in which people produce (and reproduce) diverse social relationships and cultural meanings. It also identifies food lifestyles and health food usage pattern of Korean adult in Seoul. This topics were discussed based on field research data collected by nutritional survey with questionnaire. To identify the relationships between pattern of health food and food lifestyles, 503 men and 437 women aged 18 to 65 years were divided into 5 groups of food lifestyles : Health Eaters, In-a-Dither, Traditional Eaters, Conscientious and People on the Go. As a substantial percentage of the subjects were used some kinds of nutrients supplement. The higher the age and family income were, the higher the percentage of health food usage was. There was the significant difference between sexes in usuage of health food. Health food usage was higher in the food lifestyle pattern of Health Eater than other food lifestyles.

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