Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)
- Volume 11 Issue 2
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- Pages.216-222
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- 2005
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- 1225-9861(pISSN)
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- 2383-966X(eISSN)
A Study on Status and Subjective Recognition of Functional Foods Among Diabetic Patients
당뇨병 환자의 건강기능식품에 대한 이용 실태 및 주관적인 인식에 관한 조사
- Park, Yeong-Mi (Department of Nutrition care services, Seoul National University of Bundang Hospital) ;
- Son, Jeong-Min (Department of Nutrition care services, Seoul National University of Bundang Hospital) ;
- Jang, Hak-Cheol (Department of internal medicine, Seoul National University of Bundang Hospital)
- Published : 2005.05.02
Abstract
In Korea, there are many kinds of functional foods to manage diabetes, however, they have not been evaluated or investigated systematically. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of recognition and intake of functional foods among diabetic patients. The study subjects were 307 patients(male 135, female 172), who diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at Seoul National University of Bundang Hospital. Questionnaire survey was done from July to October, 2004 for the characteristics of patients and factors related to the use of functional foods. The mean age of the subjects was 64