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Current status, perception and practicability of restaurant staffs related to reducing sodium use in Seongnam, Korea

성남 지역 외식업소의 나트륨 저감화 현황과 종사자의 저감화 실행에 대한 인식 및 실천용이도

  • Ahn, So-Hyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Shingu College) ;
  • Kwon, Jong Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Shingu College) ;
  • Kim, Kyungmin (Department of Food and Nutrition, Baewha Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Yoonna (Department of Food and Nutrition, Shingu College) ;
  • Kim, Hye-Kyeong (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2019.07.30
  • Accepted : 2019.09.24
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: With the increase of going out to eat, reducing the sodium in restaurant foods has a crucial impact on reducing sodium intake. This study aimed to assess the current status and perceptions of restaurant staffs related to reducing sodium use in restaurants. Methods: Restaurant managers and chefs (n = 312) in Seongnam area completed a questionnaire on the current status related to sodium use, the barriers to practice for reducing sodium use, support needs, and the practicability of methods for reducing sodium use in restaurants. Results: The percentage of restaurants in the preaction stage (including the precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation stages) for reducing sodium use was 79.7%. Logistic regression analysis showed that measuring salinity while cooking was associated with measuring seasoning (OR, 4.761; 95% CI, 2.325 ~ 9.751), action/maintenance stages of behavior change (OR, 2.829; 95% CI, 1.449 ~ 5.525) and providing salinity information of restaurant foods (OR, 6.314; 95% CI, 2.964 ~ 13.45). Maintaining taste and hindering the cooking process were the main barriers to reduce sodium use. The total practicability of actions for reducing sodium was higher in staffs who worked in restaurants that measured seasoning and salinity while cooking (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). The hardest item to practice was 'purchase foods after comparing sodium content in the nutrition labeling'. 'Avoid serving salt-fermented foods as side dishes', 'serve small portions of kimchi and less salty kimchi', and 'put up promotional materials for reducing sodium intake' were selected as easy items to perform. The majority (82%) was willing to reduce sodium in restaurant foods under the support of local government and they desired the promotion of participating restaurants and education on cooking skills to reduce sodium. Conclusion: Measuring seasoning and salinity while cooking is a meaningful practice that is associated with stages of behavior change and the practicability of actions for reducing sodium. It is necessary to provide support and education with a gradual approach to staffs for reducing sodium in restaurant foods.

본 연구는 외식업 종사자를 대상으로 나트륨 저감화에 대한 인식 및 업소의 나트륨 저감화와 관련된 현황, 나트륨 저감화 방법에 대한 실천용이도, 실행을 위한 지원방법 등을 조사하여 외식의 나트륨 저감화 정책과 사업에 기초적인 자료를 마련하고자 진행되었다. 성남지역 외식업소의 관리자 및 조리종사자 312명의 설문조사를 분석한 결과, 나트륨 저감화 실행을 위한 행동변화는 고려전단계, 고려단계, 준비단계를 합한 행동전단계에 속하는 비율이 79.7%로 나타났고, 조리 시 소금 및 장류를 거의 계량하지 않는다고 답한 비율이 38.5%, 조리 시 염도를 거의 측정하지 않는다고 답한 비율이 79.2%에 달하였으며 업소 메뉴의 염도정보를 제공하는 비율은 10.4%에 불과하였다. 로지스틱회귀분석 결과 조리 시 소금 및 장류계량 가능성은 나트륨 저감화 교육이나 캠페인 경험에 의해 증가되고, 조리 시 염도측정은 조리 시 소금 및 장류계량, 나트륨 저감화 행동변화단계 중 행동 및 유지단계, 업소 메뉴의 염도 제공과 유의적인 상관관계가 있었다. 나트륨 저감화 실행의 주요 장애요인은 '맛이 없음'과 '다른 방법으로 맛을 내려면 번거로움'으로 나타났다. 외식업소의 나트륨 저감화 실행방법 중 '영양표시의 나트륨 양 비교하여 식재료 선택하기'가 실천이 가장 어렵고, '장아찌, 젓갈 등의 짠 음식을 반찬으로 내는 것 피하기', '김치의 제공량 줄이기', '덜 짠 김치제공하기', '식당 내 나트륨 저감화 홍보자료게시' 등은 실행하기 쉬운 항목으로 응답하였다. 또한 조리 시 소금 및 장류 계량, 염도측정을 하는 업소 종사자는 하지 않는 업소 종사자에 비해 나트륨 저감화 방법에 대한 평균 실천용이도가 유의적으로 높았다. 외식업 종사자의 대부분 (82%)이 지자체의 지원이 이루어진다면 나트륨 저감화에 참여할 의향이 있다고 응답하였고, 참여음식점에 대한 인증 팻말 등의 홍보와 나트륨 저감화 조리법 기술지원을 희망하였다. 결론적으로 조리 시 소금 및 장류계량, 염도측정은 나트륨 저감화 실행의 행동변화단계 및 저감화 방법에 대한 실천용이도와 유의적인 연관성이 있으므로 외식업소의 나트륨 저감화를 위한 구체적인 실행지침으로 유효하며, 외식업소 종사자들에 대한 단계적인 지원과 교육이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

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