Journal of Community Nutrition

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Comparison of Dietary Calcium and Iron Intake in Young Men Living Alone or Living with Roommates

  • Park, Young-Sook (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Kyung (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Byoun, Kwang-Eui (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University)
  • Published : 2002.11.01
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Abstract

A survey was performed to 238 male young men who were living alone (104 persons) or living with roommates (134 persons). Their average age was 22.6 years old, height 171.8cm, and weight 65.6kg. Their daily calcium intake level was averaged 271.9 $\pm$ 169.1mg, which was 38.8% of Korean Recommended Dietary Allowances(RDA). Comparing calcium intake of each mealtime, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks were composed of 18.6%, 30.0%, 34.0% and 17.4%, respectively. Their daily iron intake level was averaged 8.9 $\pm$ 10.8mg, which was 74.3% of Korean RDA. Comparing iron intake of each mealtime, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks were composed of 15.4%, 33.6%, 36.3% and 14.7%, respectively. Deficiency of these minerals in young male adults were severe and the nutrient qualities were also poor and the deficiency was more profound in calcium than in iron. And we observed iron nutrition differed significantly according to their living status, such as iron intake and its %RDA were significantly worse in single living subjects than the other. However calcium did not show significant difference. It was found mineral intake, especially iron, could be improved in young men living with roommates than living alone and regular breakfast could improve calcium and iron intakes. (J Community Nutrition 4(3) : 159~5163, 2002)

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