• 제목/요약/키워드: inadequate micronutrient intake

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초등학생의 미량영양소 섭취부족 위험 진단을 위한 간이 식습관평가표 개발 (Development of an Eating Habit Checklist for Screening Elementary School Children at Risk of Inadequate Micronutrient Intake)

  • 연미영;현태선
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제42권1호
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    • pp.38-47
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    • 2009
  • 초등학교 $4{\sim}6$학년 어린이 142명 (남 80명, 여 62명)을 대상으로 식습관과 식이섭취조사를 실시하여 미량영양소 섭취부족의 위험이 있는 어린이를 선별할 수 있는 간단한 식습관평가표를 개발한 결과는 다음과 같다. 미량영양소 섭취부족 위험지표는 비타민 A, 리보플라빈, 비타민 C, 칼슘, 철분, 아연의 여섯가지 영양소에 대하여 권장섭취량에 대한 섭취 백분율과 평균 적정섭취비율 (MAR), 이들 여섯가지 영양소 중 평균필요량 미만으로 섭취한 영양소의 개수를 임의로 선정하였다. 식습관의 각 문항에 대한 점수를 구하기 위하여 응답 보기에서 가장 좋은 식습관에 대하여 0점, 가장 좋지 않은 식습관에 대하여 2점을 부여하고, 이 두가지 식습관 사이에 중간 정도의 보기가 있는 경우 1점을 부여하였다. 부여된 점수로 계산한 각 문항의 식습관 점수와 미량영양소 섭취부족 위험지표와의 Pearson 상관계수를 계산한 결과 유의적인 상관관계를 나타낸 식습관 문항은 세끼 식사 여부, 아침식사 시간의 여유, 저녁식사의 규칙성, 식욕, 그리고 김치, 우유, 과일, 콩의 섭취 빈도에 관한 8개 문항으로 나타나 이들을 평가표에 포함 시킬 문항으로 선정하였다. 또한 이 8개 문항에 가중치를 부여하기 위해 MAR과 단계적 회귀분석을 실시하였고 그 결과 유의수준이 0.05 미만인 4개 문항의 배점을 1점으로 낮추었다. 식습관평가표의 영양부족위험 진단기준을 설정하기 위해 MAR < 0.75를 미량영양소 섭취부족군, MAR ${\geq}$ 0.75를 적정군으로 하여 총점 분포를 살펴본 후 각 총점의 민감도, 특이도, 양성예측도를 평가하였고 이 결과에 따라 식습관평가표의 총점이 3점 이하 일 때 저위험군, $4{\sim}5$점일때 중간위험군, 6점 이상일 때 고위험군으로 결정하였다. 식습관평가표의 진단기준에 따라 본 조사대상자를 세 집단으로 분류하고 영양소섭취를 비교한 결과 에너지와 단백질은 세 집단간 대상자 분포의 유의적 차이가 없었으나, 11개의 미량영양소 중에서는 비타민 A, 티아민, 리보플라빈, 니아신, 엽산, 칼슘, 인, 철, 아연 등 9개 영양소에서 평균 필요량 미만으로 섭취한 대상자의 비율이 고위험군이 가장 높았으며, 중간위험군, 저위험군의 순으로 유의적인 차이를 나타냈다. 그러나 비타민 C의 경우 중간위험군과 고위험군 간에는 차이가 없었으며, 저위험군은 유의적으로 낮았고, 비타민 $B_6$의 경우 세 군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 8문항의 식습관평가표는 복잡한 식이섭취조사를 실시하지 않고도 초등학생의 미량영양소 섭취부족 위험을 간편하게 선별할 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 초등학생이 쉽고 간편하게 사용할 수 있으므로 이들을 대상으로 영양판정이나 영양교육을 실시할 때 활용할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 다양한 지역의 학생을 대상으로 활용하여 타당성 검토를 거치면 영양사업과 영양교육의 도구로서 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

비타민과 무기질의 새로운 영양학적 의미 (New Nutritional Concepts of Vitamins and Minerals)

  • 윤희상
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제48권12호
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    • pp.1295-1309
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    • 2005
  • Nowadays, the nutritional deficits are rarely seen in Korea. However, an increased availability of the highly palatable energy dense, nutrient-poor foods increases the risks of obesity and deficits of vitamins and minerals in the general population. Also, optimum intake of vitamins and minerals, which varies with age and genetic back ground, might not suffice the poor, young, obese, and elderly people. Young girls and individuals participating in weight reductions and aesthetic components are prone to micronutrient deficiencies because they restrict food intake and specific micronutrient rich foods. An inadequate intake of vitamins or minerals is associated with reduced physical performance and exercise capacity, increased obesity, decreased cognitive function, increased DNA damages such as single- and double-stranded breaks or oxidative DNA lesions, and accelerated aging process and increased neuronal damages with mitochondrial oxidative decay. Most of these deleterious effects of the deficit could be prevented by a one tablet of multivitamins with a good balanced diet. High dose B vitamins are frequently administered to overcome the metabolic inadequacy to the people with the less functional enzymes with increased Km values for their coenzymes due to the single gene mutation or due to the single nucleotide polymorphisms. And some certain antioxidant vitamins are also used in large quantities to overcome the oxidative stress and to repair the damages. In this review, new nutritional concepts of some vitamins and minerals, which are widely used and useful for the children, will be discussed.

Nutritional status of toddlers and preschoolers according to household income level: overweight tendency and micronutrient deficiencies

  • Kim, Kirang;Shin, Sam Cheol;Shim, Jae Eun
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • 제9권5호
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    • pp.547-553
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    • 2015
  • BACKGROUNDS/OBJECTIVES: The effects of malnutrition on growth of toddlers and preschoolers by socioeconomic status are not well known. This study aimed to examine the effects of dietary intake on growth outcomes in toddlers and preschoolers by household income level. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The study population was a total of 1,687 children aged 1 to 5 years that participated in the KNHANES from 2009 to 2011. Growth of children was assessed by height for age (HFA) and weight for height (WFH). Children were classified into three groups according to children's HFA and WFH compared to the $10^{th}$ and $90^{th}$ percentiles of the 2007 Korean Children and Adolescent Growth Standard. Average monthly household income was divided into quartile groups. Dietary intake data were obtained by using the one day 24-hr recall method. Risks of inadequate intake of nutrients and unfavorable growth were estimated by using a multiple logistic regression model adjusted for sex, age, region, and energy intake. RESULTS: The low HFA group (<$10^{th}$ percentile) had significantly lower intakes of energy, carbohydrate, and thiamin as compared with the high group (${\geq}90^{th}$ percentile). For WFH status, vitamin C intake was lower in the low group than in the high group. Household income level was related to WFH status but not HFA. Children from lower income households were more likely to have high WFH than those from higher income households (P for trend = 0.038). Household income status was also significantly related with risk of inadequate intake of micronutrients such as thiamin (P for trend = 0.032) and vitamin C (P for trend = 0.002), showing higher odds of inadequate intakes in children from lower income households. CONCLUSIONS: Children from lower income households were prone to be overweight and to have inadequate intakes of micronutrients such as thiamin and vitamin C. To reduce nutritional and health disparities, collective action in the public sector is required from early life.

Micronutrients Are Not Deficient in Children with Nonorganic Failure to Thrive

  • Hong, Junho;Park, Sowon;Kang, Yunkoo;Koh, Hong;Kim, Seung
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.181-188
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: Inadequate calorie intake is one of the most important causes of nonorganic failure to thrive (NOFTT) and is thought to lead to multiple micronutrient deficiencies. However, there have been few studies on NOFTT and micronutrients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the micronutrient status of children with NOFTT. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in 161 children (106 with NOFTT and 55 health controls) at a single institution. Data on weight for age, height for age, body mass index, and biochemical parameters, indicating the children's nutritional and micronutrient status were reviewed via electronic medical records, and the two groups were compared. Results: Except inorganic phosphate levels, no statistically significant differences were seen in the laboratory findings indicating the children's nutritional and micronutrient status; notably, the inorganic phosphate levels were within the normal range in both groups. We then compared the severe NOFTT (weight for age below the first percentile) and control groups; however, no statistically significant differences were seen for any of the measured parameters. Conclusion: Most children with NOFTT in this study had normal micronutrient levels and other laboratory findings. Therefore, element deficiencies should not be considered a natural consequence of NOFTT or in healthy children. Close monitoring and additional evaluations are needed.