• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2023

This study investigated the correlation between parents' nutrition quotient (NQ) and the nutrition quotient of Korean preschoolers (NQ-P) of picky eaters (PE) aged five years living in Dobong-gu, Seoul. The questionnaire was conducted online by parents of 187 preschoolers between May 25 and June 5, 2020. PE was defined as an average score of 3 or more on the picky eating questionnaires; non-picky eaters (NPE, n=120) and PE (n=67). The correlation between preschoolers and their parents was assessed using the NQ-P and NQ, respectively. Compared to the NPE, picky eating (p<0.001) was significantly higher, and vegetable preference (p<0.001), NQ-P (p<0.05), moderation dimension (p<0.05), frequency of vegetable intake (p<0.05) of balance dimension, and processed beverages (p<0.01) of moderation dimension were significantly lower in the PE. The correlation between the NQ and NQ-P was related to the diversity (p<0.05), moderation (p<0.05), and environment (p<0.01) of NQ in the NPE and not related to the PE. PEs should increase their frequency of vegetable intake and reduce their intake of processed beverages. To increase the NQ-P of PE, parents should eat a balanced diet. Future studies on the NQ-P of preschoolers aged 3 to 5 are needed.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2017

The objectives of this study were to assess food intake frequency and food behavior of infants and toddlers by using the Nutrition Quotient (NQ). A total of 368 subjects (infants 111, toddlers 257) in Ganghwa county were analyzed in this study. The NQ was examined using an NQ questionnaire, which consisted of 19 food behavior checklist items. The items were grouped into five categories: balance, diversity, moderation, regularity, and practice. All data were statistically analyzed by SPSS 20, and significant difference was evaluated by Student's t-test and $x^2-test$. The BMIs of infants and toddlers were $16.54kg/m^2$ and $16.01kg/m^2$, respectively. The frequencies of consumption of vegetables and fruits were higher (p<0.001) in girls and toddlers compared to boys and infants, respectively. Food behavior of meal regularity (p<0.001), breakfast eating (p<0.001), and chewing well (p<0.001) were also higher in toddlers compared to infants. Total NQ score of infants and toddlers were 62.05 and 64.91, respectively, which were within medium grade. The NQ score of toddlers was higher than that of infants (p<0.0.5). NQ score was positively correlated with parent's education, monthly income, age, and exercise. Therefore, children and their parents need proper nutrition education and counseling to correct their eating habits and improve their nutritional status.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.596-612
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• 2020

부산·경남지역 만 3-5세의 미취학 아동을 대상으로 NQ-P (균형, 절제, 환경)를 이용한 식행동 평가 및 식행동에 영향을 줄 수 있는 요인을 파악한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 부산과 경남지역에 거주하는 214명의 미취학 아동의 부모를 대상으로 미취학 아동의 식품 섭취 빈도를 살펴본 결과, 균형 영역에서 성별에 따른 채소류 섭취 (p < 0.01), 비만도에 따른 육류와 생선류 섭취 (p < 0.05)에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 환경 영역에 해당하는 문항별 성별, 연령, 지역, 비만도에 따른 유의한 차이는 없었으나, 절제 영역에서 가공육 섭취빈도에서 성별에 따른 섭취빈도에 유의한 차이가 있었다 (p < 0.05). 부산·경남지역의 미취학 아동의 NQ-P 점수는 영양지수 평균 점수는 58.28점으로, 하위 3개 요인 중 균형요인은 60.08점, 절제요인은 47.64점, 환경요인이 67.83점으로 등급별 기준에 의해 총점과 영역별 점수 모두 '중하' 등급이었다. NQ-P 점수는 절제영역에서 남아 44.54점, 여아 50.79점으로 여아가 유의적으로 높았다 (p < 0.01). 외식횟수에 의해서도 점수의 차이가 있었는데, 외식횟수가 높은 경우에 NQ-P 총점 (p < 0.05), 절제 (p < 0.001), 환경 (p < 0.05) 요인의 점수가 낮은 것으로 분석되었다. 부모의 건강관심도가 높은 그룹에서 NQ-P 총점, 환경요인 점수가 유의하게 높았고 (p < 0.01), NQ-P 총점에 따라서도 균형, 절제, 환경 영역에서 점수차이가 유의한 것으로 나타났다 (p < 0.001). 이상의 결과를 통해 부산·경남지역의 미취학 아동의 식습관은 '중하'에 속하여 지속적으로 식습관 개선을 위한 교육 및 모니터링이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 미취학 아동의 식행동이 성별, 외식횟수, 부모의 건강관심도에 따라 차이가 있는 것으로 나타나, 영향요인을 고려하여 보호자 및 미취학 아동 대상 영양교육 프로그램을 개발하는 것이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the nutrition quotient (NQ) by gender and understand which factors influence NQ in preschool children. Methods: Subjects were 245 children (110 boys, 135 girls) aged 4-6 years and their parents. The questionnaire composed of demographic characteristics, eating behavior factors and the NQ questions. The NQ consisted of 19 food behavior checklist items and all items were grouped into 5 factors: balance, diversity, moderation, regularity, and practice. Inbody J05, a measurement device that measures individual's body composition was used to measure children's anthropometric data. All data were statistically analyzed by SPSS program (Ver. 20) and the statistical differences in variables were evaluated by Student t-test, ${\chi}^2-test$, One-way ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test. Results: The total NQ score of the subjects was 65.3. The NQ score of girls (67.0) was significantly higher than that of the boys (63.2) (p<0.01). The girls' average scores of NQ factors including diversity (p<0.01) and practice (p<0.05) were higher than those of the boys. The analysis of related-factors influencing NQ scores showed that there was a significant difference among the groups according to feeding methods during infancy (p<0.05), breast feeding group being the highest. Furthermore, the NQ score showed a significant difference depending on how to correct children's unbalanced diet as well as parents' nutrition knowledge. The NQ score of obesity group tended to be lower than that of underweight group although there was no significant difference. Conclusions: Overall results indicated that the girls had better quality of diet and eating habits than the boys. Children and their parents need proper nutrition education and counseling to correct children's eating habits and to improve diet quality in kindergartens and in children care centers.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 대전지역 만 3세부터 만 11세까지 어린이 222명을 대상으로 3~5세 유아, 6~8세 초등학교 저학년, 그리고 9~11세 초등학교 고학년의 세 연령군으로 나누어 연령별 식행동의 변화가 나타나는지 살펴보고, 식행동과 비만도와의 관련성을 보고자 하였다. 식행동 조사도구로는 최근 개발된 NQ 설문지를 사용하였으며 각 연령별로 NQ 점수와 NQ를 구성하고 있는 '균형', '다양', '절제', '규칙', '실천'의 다섯 영역 점수를 산출하여 비만도에 따라 비교, 분석하였다. 대상자 NQ 점수는 연령에 따른 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 NQ의 다섯 가지 구성요인으로 본 점수 중 '균형' 요인과 '실천' 요인 점수는 연령별 차이를 보이지 않았으나, '다양' 요인 점수는 3~5세와 6~8세에 비해 9~11세에서 유의적으로 높게 나타난 반면 (p < 0.001), '절제' 요인 점수는 3~5세에 비해 6~8세와 9~11세에서 (p < 0.01), 그리고 '규칙' 요인 점수는 3~5세와 6~8세에 비해 9~11세에서 유의적으로 낮았다 (p < 0.05). 대상자를 정상군과 과체중 비만군의 두 군으로 나누었을 때, 3~5세의 경우, 비만에 따른 NQ 점수 및 구성요인 점수에 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 6~8세의 경우는 NQ 점수 (p < 0.001) 및 '절제' (p < 0.001), '규칙' (p < 0.001), '실천' (p < 0.05) 점수에서 과체중 비만군의 점수가 정상군보다 낮았으며, 9~11세의 경우는 '절제' 요인 점수에서만 과체중 비만군의 점수가 정상군보다 낮게 나타났다 (p < 0.001). 연령별로 체중과 NQ 점수와의 상관관계를 본 결과 3~5세의 경우, 체중과 NQ 점수 및 구성요인 점수 사이에 상관관계를 보이지 않았으나 6~8세의 경우 체중과 NQ 점수 사이에 유의적인 음의 상관관계 (p < 0.01), 또 체중과 '절제' (p < 0.001), '규칙' (p < 0.001) 및 '실천' (p < 0.05) 점수 사이에 각각 유의적인 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 9~11세의 경우도 체중과 NQ 점수 사이에 음의 상관관계 (p < 0.05)를보였고, 체중과 '다양' (p < 0.05) 및 '절제' (p < 0.001) 점수 사이에 각각 음의 상관관계를 보였다. NQ 설문지 19개 문항의 응답빈도를 다섯 가지 구성요인으로 나누어 정상군과 과체중 비만군의 응답빈도를 비교해 본 결과, 3~5세는 '균형' 요인 중 과일섭취 (p < 0.05), 콩 제품 섭취 (p < 0.05) 및 야식 빈도 (p < 0.05)에서, 6~8세는 '절제' 요인 중 단 음식 섭취 (p < 0.01), 패스트푸드 섭취 (p < 0.001), 라면 섭취 (p < 0.01), 야식빈도 (p < 0.001), 길거리 음식 사먹기 (p < 0.05) 응답빈도, 그리고 '규칙' 요인 중 정해진 식사시간 (p < 0.05), TV와 컴퓨터 게임 사용시간 (p < 0.001)에서 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 9~11세는 '절제' 요인 중 단 음식 섭취 (p < 0.05), 패스트푸드 섭취 (p < 0.001), 야식빈도 (p < 0.01), 길거리 음식 사먹기 (p < 0.01), 그리고 '실천' 요인 중 음식 꼭꼭 씹어 먹기 (p < 0.05)에서 두 군간에 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 본 연구결과, 연령별로 NQ 구성요인 점수에 차이를 보여 나이가 어릴수록 '다양' 요인에 포함된 항목들에 대한 식행동 지도가 필요하고, 초등학교 고학년으로 갈수록 '절제' 요인 및 '규칙' 요인에 포함되는 식행동에 대한 지도와 교육이 중점적으로 시행되어야 함을 알 수 있었다. 또 6~8세의 비만한 어린이에게서 NQ 점수와 '절제', '규칙', '실천' 점수가 낮았고, 9~11세의 경우 '절제' 점수가 낮았으며 특히 두 연령층 모두 '절제' 요인 점수는 3~5세에 비해 현저하게 낮았으므로 초등학교 어린이의 비만 예방을 위해서는 '절제' 요인에 포함된 식행동 항목에 대한 교육을 집중적으로 하는 것이 실효성이 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또 본 연구에서 비만에 따른 식행동의 차이는 6~8세에서 가장 크게 나타나는 등 연령에 따라 다르게 나타났으므로 각 연령에 맞는 어린이 비만예방을 위한 적절한 맞춤형 식행동 지도 및 영양교육이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to identify nutrition quotient for elderly (NQ-E) and to investigate factors affecting NQ-E of the elderly using welfare center and senior citizen's center in Changwon city. A self-administered questionnaire was conducted between June 2021 and early August 2021 for 320 elderly (≥65 years, male, n=52, female, n=268). As a result of the survey, the mean NQ-E score was 61.12, which was within the medium-high grade. The scores of balance, moderation, and dietary behavior factors were within the medium-high grade, while diversity factor was within the medium-low grade. According to the results of the Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, NQ-E showed positive correlations with the 'with family' (p<0.01), 'education level' (p<0.01), 'health functional foods consumption' (p<0.01), 'monthly household income' (p<0.05), 'nutrition education experience' (p<0.05), 'reading nutrition labeling of health functional foods' (p<0.01), 'perception of the efficacy of health functional foods' (p<0.01), and 'the number of times of leisure activities per week' (p<0.01) and negative correlations with the 'gender' (p<0.05), 'age' (p<0.01), 'smoking' (p<0.05), and 'social frailty' (p<0.01). As a result of multiple regression analysis, 'gender' (p<0.05), 'perception of the efficacy of health functional foods' (p<0.05), 'the number of times of leisure activities per week' (p<0.05), and 'social frailty' (p<0.05) were found to be factors affecting NQ-E. Based on the results of this study, customized services by characteristic, nutrition education, and counseling for the elderly should be implemented and the development of various programs and continuous support of the community are necessary so that the elderly can carry out social exchange.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.22-39
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• 2017

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the nutritional status and dietary behavior of Korean and Chinese elementary school children using Nutritional Quotient (NQ). Methods: The survey was conducted by distributing questionnaires to the parents of the child, after selecting four elementary schools located in Pusan city of Korea and three elementary schools located in Luoyang city, Henan Province of China, from Grade 1 to Grade 6 in each school. Results: The NQ scores of Korean children and Chinese children were 64.99 and 66.57, respectively, which did not show a statistically significant difference. Korean children significantly showed higher diversity score (p<0.001) than Chinese, but Chinese children significantly showed higher moderation (p < 0.001), regularity (p < 0.001) and practice score (p < 0.01) than Korean. NQ grades showed a statistically significant difference. According to food security of the household, NQ scores of the Chinese children of secure household were significantly higher than those of food insecurity household (p < 0.01). In particular, it showed a significant difference in the practice (p < 0.001), moderation (p < 0.05) and regularity score (p < 0.05). Korean children's NQ score showed a significant correlation with the score of following the Dietary Guidelines of parents, but Chinese did not show such a correlation. Conclusions: There were differences in children's dietary behaviors and parents' impact to children's dietary attitude between Korean and Chinese. NQ developed for Korean could be successfully applied to Chinese.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.194-205
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• 2019

본 연구는 취학전아동 대상 영양지수 (Nutrition Quotient for Preschoolers, NQ-P)를 이용하여 대전 지역에 거주하는 411명의 취학 전 아동을 대상으로 식행동을 평가하였다. 연구 대상자의 평균 NQ-P 점수는 $58.5{\pm}9.2$점으로, 전국 단위 조사 결과와 비교하였을 때 '중하' 등급에 해당한다. NQ-P 세 영역의 점수는 균형 영역은 $60.5{\pm}12.6$점, 절제 영역은 $50.2{\pm}15.7$점, 환경 영역은 $65.0{\pm}17.3$점으로, 각각 '중하', '중상', '중하' 등급에 해당한다. 성별에 따라 식행동을 평가하였을 때, 평균 NQ-P 점수는 남아는 $58.5{\pm}9.4$점, 여아는 $58.6{\pm}9.0$점으로 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 성별에 따른 세 영역의 점수도 모두 차이가 없었다. 연령 그룹에 따라 식행동을 비교한 결과, 평균 NQ-P 점수는 만 3~4세 아동에서 $57.8{\pm}9.4$점, 만 5~6세 아동에서 $59.2{\pm}9.0$점으로 차이가 없었다. 균형과 절제 영역은 연령그룹에 따라 점수 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 환경 영역은 만 5~6세 아동이 만 3~4세 아동보다 높은 점수를 얻었다 (67.9 vs. 61.7점). 비만도에 따라 NQ-P 점수와 균형, 환경 영역의 점수는 차이가 없었으나, 절제 영역의 점수는 과체중/비만인 아동에서 낮게 나타났다 (46.6 vs. 51.0점). 만 3~4세 아동과 비교했을 때, 만 5~6세 아동이 채소 반찬, 가공 육류의 섭취가 많은 편이었고, 식사 중 돌아다니지 않고 식탁 (밥상)에 앉아서 먹는 경향이 높았다. 과체중/비만인 아동은 가공 음료의 섭취 빈도가 높은 결과를 보였다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 대전에 거주하는 미취학 어린이의 식행동 개선이 필요한 것으로 나타났으며, 이를 위해 효과적인 영양 교육이나 상담 등이 제공되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.518-527
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• 2015

Controlled release of medications remains the most convenient way to deliver drugs. In this study, we precipitated gold nanoparticles with quercetin. We loaded gold-quercetin into poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles (NQ) and tested the biological activity of NQ on HepG2 hepatocarcinoma cells to acquire the sustained release property. We determined by circular dichroism spectroscopy that NQ effectively caused conformational changes in DNA and modulated different proteins related to epigenetic modifications and c ell cycle control. The mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell cycle, apoptosis, DNA damage, and caspase 3 activity were analyzed by flow cytometry, and the expression profiles of different anti- and pro-apoptotic as well as epigenetic signals were studied by immunoblotting. A cytotoxicity assay indicated that NQ preferentially killed cancer cells, compared to normal cells. NQ interacted with HepG2 cell DNA and reduced histone deacetylases to control cell proliferation and arrest the cell cycle at the sub-G stage. Activities of cell cycle-related proteins, such as $p21^{WAF}$, cdk1, and pAkt, were modulated. NQ induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells by activating p53-ROS crosstalk and induces epigenetic modifications leading to inhibited proliferation and cell cycle arrest.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2017

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the nutrition quotient (NQ) by mother's parenting style which may influence the NQ in preschool children. Methods: Subjects were 310 mothers and their 4-6 year old children. The questionnaire composed of demographic characteristics, mother's parenting style at meal time and eating behavior as measured by NQ questions. The NQ questions consisted of 19 food behavior checklist items and all items were grouped into 5 factors: balance, diversity, moderation, regularity, and practice. Mother's parenting style was classified by using words for nutrition education at meal time. All data were statistically analyzed by SPSS program (Ver. 23) and the statistical differences in variables were evaluated by Student's t-test, ${\chi}^2$-test, One-way ANOVA. Results: We observed that in children whose mothers use the parenting style at meal time of 'explanation' and 'compliment & cheer up' had high dietary regularity, diversity, practice. The children of mothers who use the parenting style at meal time of 'persuasion' and 'reward' were found to have a lower degree of balance, diversity, and practice. Especially, children of 'reward' style mothers had lower moderation of dietary life. On the other hand, among the parenting style at meal time of 'comparison & demand', 'treating' and 'faire', there was no significant difference in the NQ factor by each group. NQ grade was higher among those who used more explanation (p < 0.001) and persuasion (p < 0.01) and with use of less persuasion (p < 0.01) and reward (p < 0.01). The positive association observed between the frequency of dietary education of mothers and higher NQ grade indicated the degree of dietary practices of those children. On the other hand, the children of mothers who rarely practice the dietary education at home had lower NQ grade (p < 0.001). Conclusions: In order to promote children's proper dietary behaviors, it is important to provide nutrition education to children as well as provide guidance on parenting style at meal time.