Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Estimating and evaluating usual total fat and fatty acid intake in the Korean population using data from the 2019-2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys: a cross-sectional study

우리 국민의 총 지방 및 지방산 일상 섭취량 추정 및 평가: 2019 - 2021년 국민건강영양조사 자료를 활용한 단면조사연구

  • Gyeong-yoon Lee (Department of Public health, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Dong Woo Kim (Division of Human Ecology, College of Natural Sciences, Korea National Open University)
  • 이경윤 (서울대학교 보건대학원) ;
  • 김동우 (한국방송통신대학교 자연과학대학 생활과학부)
  • Received : 2023.09.26
  • Accepted : 2023.10.26
  • Published : 2023.10.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study evaluated usual dietary intakes of total fat and fatty acids among the Korean population based on the revised Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans 2020 (2020 KDRIs). Methods: This study utilized data from the eighth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2019-2021). We included 18,895 individuals aged 1 year and above whose 1-day 24-hour dietary recall data were available. To calculate the external variability using the National Cancer Institute 1-day method, data from the U.S. NHANES 2017-March 2020 Pre-pandemic dataset were employed. The total fat and fatty acid intake were evaluated based on the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs) and Adequate intake (AI) of 2020 KDRIs for each sex and age groups. Results: Approximately 86% of the Korean population obtained an adequate amount of energy from total fat consumption (within the AMDRs), indicating an appropriate level of intake. However, the percentage of individuals consuming saturated fatty acids below the AMDR was low, with only 12% among those under 19 years of age and 52% aged 19 years and older. On a positive note, approximately 70% of the population showed adequate consumption of essential fatty acids, exceeding the AI. Nevertheless, monitoring the intake ratio of omega 3 (n-3) to omega 6 (n-6) fatty acids is essential to ensure an optimum balance. Conclusions: This study explored the possibility of estimating the distribution of nutrient intake in a population by applying the external variability ratio. Therefore, if future KNHANES conduct multiple 24-hour recalls every few years-similar to the U.S. NHANES-even for a subset of participants, this may aid in the accurate assessment of the nutritional status of the population.

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This research was supported by Korea National Open University Research Fund.

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