Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)

The Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회)
권호 표지

Feasibility of Using Digital Pictures to Examine Individuals Nutrient Intakes from School Lunch: A Pilot Study

디지털 사진을 이용한 점심급식의 영양소 섭취량 분석: 예비조사

  • Jung, Hyun-Hye (Seouldeungmyeong Elementary School) ;
  • Yoon, Ji-Hyun (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Kyung-Suk (Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, Daejin University) ;
  • Chung, Sang-Jin (Dept. of Foods & Nutrition, Kookmin University)
  • 정현혜 (서울등명초등학교) ;
  • 윤지현 (서울대학교 식품영양학과 및 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 최경숙 (대진대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 정상진 (국민대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2009.04.01
  • Accepted : 2009.05.11
  • Published : 2009.08.02
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of using digital pictures to assess individuals' nutrient intakes from school lunch. The subjects for the study were 29 male students and 40 female students from two classes in a middle school located in Daejeon Metropolitan City, Korea. The school lunch service was self-operated and the students were allowed to portion the foods by themselves. The teacher in charge of each class took digital pictures of every student's lunch plate that was tagged with an i.d. number, before and after eating for two consecutive days. The researchers estimated the amount of food, which an individual actually consumed by comparing pre- and post-pictures of their plate with reference food pictures for better visual estimation of the food amounts. Individual energy and nutrient intakes were calculated using CAN-Pro (ver 3.0) using the food intake data visually estimated from the digital pictures and school lunch recipes. The teachers in charge reported that about 10~15 additional minutes were needed to take the pictures used for the study and this additional time did not place much burden on the service process during the lunch period. The results showed that the students' actual energy and nutrient intakes from the same school lunch menus were quite varied as the serving portions were not regulated and left-overs were not prohibited. This pilot study suggests that examination of individual nutrient intake using digital picture is a feasible method in the context of school lunch service.

Keywords

References

  1. Baxter SD, Thompson W, Litaker MS, Frye FH, Guinn CH (2002): Low accuracy and low consistency of fourth-graders' school breakfast and school lunch recalls. J Am Diet Assoc 102(3):386-395 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90089-1
  2. Burghardt JA, Devaney BL, Gordon AR (1995): The school nutrition dietary assessment study: summary and discussion. Am J Clin Nutr 61(1 Suppl):252S-257S
  3. Cho H (1998): A study on the nutritional status of elementary school children attending a rural type school lunch programs. Korean J Food Nutr 11(1):47-53
  4. Gordon AR, Devaney BL, Burghardt JA (1995): Dietary effects of the national school lunch program and the school breakfast program. Am J Clin Nutr 61(1 Suppl):221S-231S
  5. Hanes S, Vermeersch J, Gale S (1984): The national evaluation of school nutrition programs: program impact on dietary intake. Am J Clin Nutr 40(2 Suppl):390-413
  6. Hong W, Chang H (2003): The relationship between food service satisfaction and plate wastes in elementary school students. Korean J Food Cookery Sci 19(3):390-395
  7. Jang HS (2001): Evaluation of nutrient intakes and diet quality of rural middle school students. Korean J Comm Nutr 6(S3): 486-494
  8. Jung HJ, Moon SJ, Lee LH, Yu CH, Paik HY, Yang IS, Moon HK (1997): Evaluation of elementary school foodservice menus on its nutrient contents and diversity of the food served. Korean J Nutr 30(7):854-869
  9. Kim G, Lee J (2002): A study on the lunch of the middle school students in Busan. Korean J Food Nutr 15(4):370- 376
  10. Kim MH, Lee KH (2003): A comparison of the perceptions of children and their mothers of the effects of school lunch programs on children's dietary behaviors. J Korean Soc Food Sci Nutr 32(4):636-644 https://doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2003.32.4.636
  11. Kim JN, Ko SH, Kim JY, Kim HY (2000): A study on plate waste and nutrient intake of school lunches in elementary school. J Korean Soc Dietary Cult 15(1):29-40
  12. Lee KE (2005): Adolescents' nutrient intake determined by plate waste at school food services. Korean J Comm Nutr 10(4):484-492
  13. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2008): National School Lunch Program. Available from: http://www.moe. go.kr. Accessed March 20, 2009
  14. Swanson M (2008): Digital photography as a tool to measure school cafeteria consumption. J Sch Health 78(8):432-437 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00326.x
  15. The Korean Nutrition Society (2005): Dietary Reference Intakes for Korean. The Korean Nutrition Society. Seoul.
  16. Wang DH, Kogashiwa M, Ohta S, Kira S (2002): Validity and reliability of a dietary assessment method: the application of a digital camera with a mobile phone card attachment. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 48(6):498-504 https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.48.498
  17. Wang DH, Kogashiwa M, Kira S (2006): Development of a new instrument for evaluating individuals' dietary intakes. J Am Diet Assoc 106(10):1588-1593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2006.07.004
  18. Williamson DA, Allen HR, Martin PD, Alfonso AJ, Gerald B, Hunt A (2003): Comparison of digital photography to weighed and visual estimation of portion sizes. J Am Diet Assoc 103(9):1139-1145 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8223(03)00974-X