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The impact of nutrition literacy on the food habits among young adults in Turkey

  • Kalkan, Indrani
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.352-357
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    • 2019
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Youth is the crucial stage between childhood and adulthood during which an individual acquires new behavior and practices including dietary habits, that may be influenced by his peers, social circle, nutrition knowledge level and other factors. The increase in awareness of young adults is of special importance from the perspective of health and prevention of obesity related chronic diseases. To measure the nutrition literacy level of university students using the Turkish version of Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale (ANLS). We evaluated their food habits using the Adolescent Food Habit Checklist (AFHC) tool and analysed it, if the eating habits were affected by nutrition literacy level. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on randomly selected 276 students studying in the Faculty of Health Sciences of Istanbul Aydin University, Turkey. Data was collected by means of ANLS and AFHC tools by face to face interview method. SPSS statistical sofware (IBM SPSS Statistics 19) was used to analyse the obtained data. RESULTS: Participants comprised of 47.1% males and 52.9% females with mean age of $20.0{\pm}1.60years$. Mean body mass index (BMI) was determined as $22.4{\pm}3.76$ ($23.6{\pm}3.63$ males $21.3{\pm}3.57$ females). Functional, interactive and critical nutritional literacy scores for male participants were $22.49{\pm}5.71$, $17.45{\pm}4.84$, and $28.28{\pm}7.13$ respectively (total $64.98{\pm}10.15$). For females the values were $24.66{\pm}5.13$, $20.17{\pm}4.28$, and $32.20{\pm}5.65$ (total $69.72{\pm}8.59$) respectively. For all the three sub-categories of nutrition literacy, the scores acquired by females were significantly higher than males (P < 0.001). In the AFHC tool, the mean score acquired by males were $9.26{\pm}4.18$ whereas for females it was $10.37{\pm}3.40$ significantly higher as compared to males (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: The food habits of female participants were better than males; in accordance with their nutrition literacy status. It may be concluded that food habits are influenced by nutrition literacy and therefore stress much be given to increase the nutrition awareness among children youth as well as adults.

한국 노인의 넘어짐과 연계된 인체손상에 대한 이해와 예방: 체계적 문헌 고찰 (Understanding and Prevention of Fall-related Injuries in Older Adults in South Korea: A Systematic Review)

  • 임기택;이지은;박하은;박수영;최우철
    • 한국전문물리치료학회지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.34-48
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    • 2019
  • Background: Fall-related injuries in older adults are a major health problem, and the risks and mechanisms of these injuries should be affected by race, culture, living environment, and/or economic status. Objects: Research articles have been systematically reviewed to understand fall-related injuries in older adults in South Korea. Methods: 128 published research papers have been found through the Korea Citation Index and the Korean Studies Information Service System, and reviewed in various perspectives, including incidents, fall death rates, medical costs, causes, injury sites and types, locations where falls occurred, prevention strategies, scholarly fields interested in fall injuries, and the role of physical therapy. Results: Fall-related injuries were found to be more common in women than in men, and the number of incidents increased with age, with the highest rate found in individuals over 85 years old. Risk of fall injury was associated with education level, comorbidities, and fear of falling. Common places where falls occurred included the bathroom, living room, stairs, and hallway. Common types of injury included bruises, fractures, and sprains in the lower extremities. Intervention strategies included exercise programs, education, and protective clothing. Scholarly fields interested in fall-related injuries in older adults included medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physical education, pharmacology, oriental medicine, biomedical engineering, design, clothing, and textiles. Physical therapy intervention using proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation has been used to improve one's balance. Conclusion: Any movement during the activities of daily living can lead to a fall. Physical therapists are highly educated to analyze human movements and should be involved in more research and practices to solve fall-related injuries in older adults.

지속가능한 토양환경 관리를 위한 토양질 지표의 선정과 평가체계 (Framework on Soil Quality Indicator Selection and Assessment for the Sustainable Soil Management)

  • 옥용식;양재의;박용하;정영상;유경열;박철수
    • 환경정책연구
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.93-111
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    • 2005
  • 토양의 질(Soil Quality)에 대한 개념은 과거 식량생산을 위한 기반으로서의 토양에 대한 연구부터 1970년대 후반 Warkentin and fletcher(1977)에 의해 제안된 환경의 구성 요소로서의 토양에 대한 연구에 이르기까지 수많은 변화를 거쳐 왔다. 토양의 질에 대한 개념은 그 관점에 따라 다르지만 토양이 본래의 기능을 효과적으로 수행할 수 있는 용량으로 요약할 수 있다. 국제경제협력개발기구(OECD)에서도 토양의 질을 농업환경의 주요지표로 설정하여 토양유실과 토양탄소를 토양질 평가의 세부지표로 제시하였으며, 각 국가별로 활발한 연구가 수행 중에 있다. 본 논문에서는 현재까지 제안된 토양질의 주요 개념을 살펴보고 국내외의 토양질 평가체계를 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 토양질의 평가 체계는 최소자료군(Minimum Data Set)을 이용한 토양질 지표의 선정, 선별된 지표의 표준점수화함수(Standard Scoring Function), 각 지표의 통합을 통한 토양질의 점수화의 세 단계로 구분하여 분석하였다. 토양의 질 지표는 물리 화학 생물학적 지표로 분류할 수 있으며, 이 중 토양침식, 전용적밀도, 토심, 입단안정화도, 토성, 수분보유력, 유효수분함량은 물리적 질 지표로 주로 사용된다. 화학적 질 지표로는 유기물, pH, 전기전도도, 질소 인산 가리, 중금속 등이 있고, 생물학적 지표로는 미생물탄소 질소, 무기화 가능한 질소, 토양호흡이 주로 사용된다. 또한, 토양질 지표의 직접적인 측정이 어려운 경우에는 토양특성 환산식(Pedotransfer Function)을 이용하여 각 지표의 값을 추정할 수 있다. 현재 선진국에서는 SINDY를 비롯한 다양한 프로그램을 구축하고 있으며, 국내에서도 국가적인 차원의 자료구축을 통해 선별된 최소자료군의 계량화모델을 확립하여 웹기반의 프로그램을 구축해야 할 것이다. 현재까지 토양질의 계량화에 대한 연구는 주로 작물의 수량을 중심으로 이루어졌지만 향후 지속가능한 토양환경의 관리를 위해서는 환경의 질과 인간의 건강을 종합적으로 고려한 토양의 질 지표 개발에 대한 연구가 필요할 것이다.

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