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청소년의 식이섭취와 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용에 관한 연구 (A Study of Dietary Intake and Vitamin/Mineral Supplement Usage among Adolescents)

  • 박은숙
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.30-40
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    • 1995
  • 본 연구는 청소년의 비타민.무기질 보충제의 복용 실태의 식이로 부터 섭취하는 비타민.무기질의 양에 대해 알아보고자, 대도시, 중소도시, 농촌에 거주하는 인문계 여자고등학생 706명을 대상으로 하여 연구하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 조사대상자의 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용율은 43.8%였다. 도시지역 거주자가 농촌지역 거주자 보다, 가족의 월수입이 높을수록, 부모의 학력이 높을수록 비타민.무기질 보충제 복융율이 유의성 있게 높았다. 2) 건강에 대한 인지도, 건강염려증 척도, 체중에 대한 인지도, Broca 지수, 질병의 유무는 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용율에 유의적인 영향을 주었다. 건강상태가 좋지않다고 느끼며, 건강염려증의 점수가 높은 사람일수록 비타민.무기질 보충제의 복융율이 높았으며, Broca 지수가 정상이 아닌 군과 질병이 있는 군의 비타민.무기질 보충제의 복용율이 높았다. 3) 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자의 신장은 비복용자와 차이가 없었고, 체중은 비복용자가 복용자에 비해 많았다. 4) 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자와 비복용자 사이에 영양지식, 식습관의 차이는 나타나지 않았으나, 식습관이 양호한 군이 식습관이 불량한 군에 비해 비타민.무기질 보충제의 복용율이 높았다. 그러나 식습관 군별의 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자와 비복용자 사이에 영양지식의 점수 차이는 없었다. 5) 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자는 식이로 부터 비타민 A, 비타민 $B_2$, 나이아신, 비타민 C의 섭취량이 비복용자에 비해 적었다. 연구 대상자 모두 에너지, 비타민 $B_1$, 비타민 $B_2$, 나이아신, 칼슘, 철분의 섭취량이 권장량 보다 적었다. 특히 철분은 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자의 60.1%, 비복용자의 74.1%가 권장량의 2/3 미만을 섭취하였으며, 기타의 비타민.무기질도 권장량의 2/3미만을 섭취하는 대상자가 많았다. 6) 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자의 60.8%가 종합비타민을 복용하였으며, 비타민.무기질 보충제를 복용하는 복용하는 이유는 힘을 내기 위해서가 39.9%, 주의의 권유에 의해서 28.3%, 질병의 치료를 위해서 17.4%이다. 비타민.무기질 보충제 비복용자의 비타민.무기질 보충제를 복용하지 않는 이유는 건강하기 때문이 36.0%로 가장 많았으며, 귀찮아서, 식이로 충분히 섭취하기 때문에, 효과가 없어서의 순이었다. 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용자의 비타민.무기질 보충제 복용에 대한 견해는 효과가 있다. 23.3%, 효과가 없다 18.4%이며, 비복용자는 효과가 있다 16.6%, 효과가 없다 14.4%로 나타났다.

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다문화가정 결혼이주여성 대상 식사조사를 위한 반정량 식품섭취빈도 조사지의 개발 및 평가 (Development and evaluation of semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for marriage migrant women in multicultural families)

  • 김정현;김오연;이민준;박은주
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제54권1호
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    • pp.76-94
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구는 결혼으로 한국에 이주한 다문화여성의 영양상태를 파악할 수 있는 SQ-FFQ를 개발하고 이 조사지의 신뢰도와 타당도를 검증하기 위하여 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 SQ-FFQ는 결혼이주여성 대상 선행 연구, 국민건강영양조사의 SQ-FFQ 및 국민건강영양조사 결과를 고려하여 다소비, 다빈도 식품목록과 영양소별 섭취량에 대한 기여도가 높은 급원식품들을 고려하여 41개의 식품항목으로 선정하였다. 1회 섭취 분량은 0.5인분, 1인분, 1.5인분의 3개의 구간으로 나누었고 섭취빈도는 지난 1년 동안 평균적으로 얼마나 자주 먹었는지를 10개의 구간으로 분류한 SQ-FFQ를 개발하였다. 개발한 조사지의 재현성 및 타당도를 평가하기 위하여 서울과 대전 일부 지역의 건강가정·다문화가족지원센터를 방문한 35명의 결혼이주여성을 대상으로 SQ-FFQ (2회) 및 3일 식사 기록지를 조사한 후 1, 2차 반정량 식품섭취빈도 간의 영양소 섭취량 차이 및 SQ-FFQ와 3일 식사기록 간의 영양소 섭취량의 차이를 분석하였다. 1-2주간격으로 조사한 식품섭취빈도조사지의 재현성을 검토한 결과 에너지와 다량영양소 (탄수화물, 지방, 단백질)의 섭취량 간에는 유의적인 차이가 없었고, 비타민 A, 리보플라빈, 칼슘, 칼륨의 경우 1차 조사의 평균 섭취량보다 2차 조사의 평균 섭취량이 유의적으로 약간 높았다. 1차 및 2차 조사에서 도출된 동일 영양소 섭취량 간의 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 모든 동일 영양소 섭취량 간의 상관관계는 전반적으로 높은 상관관계를 보였다 (r = 0.453-0.885). 식품섭취빈도 조사와 3일 식사기록의 결과 비교를 통한 타당도 검증 결과, 식사 기록법보다 식품섭취빈도 조사법에서 에너지, 탄수화물, 탄수화물, 비타민 C, 티아민, 엽산, 비타민B12, 칼슘, 나트륨의 섭취량이 유의적으로 높아 식품섭취빈도법이 식사기록법보다 다소 과대 추정되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 1차 식품섭취빈도조사와 식사기록법의 상관관계는 대부분의 영양소에서 유의적으로 나타났는데, 식물성 지방이 0.602로 가장 높았고, 총 섭취 에너지, 탄수화물, 지방, 티아민의 상관계수도 0.512-0.599로 다른 영양소들에 비해 상대적으로 높았다. 반면 비타민 A와 C, 칼슘, 철, 나트륨 등의 영양소에 대해서는 유의적인 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구에서 결혼이주 다문화여성의 식생활 및 영양소 섭취실태를 파악하고자 개발된 자기기입식 SQ-FFQ는 신뢰성이 검증된 조사도구이며 에너지와 주요 영양소의 섭취 상태를 추정할 수 있는 도구로 사용하기에 적합한 것으로 사료된다. 그러나, 본 연구 결과는 최종 35명을 대상으로 분석하여 도출된 것으로 향후 대상자 수를 확대하여 적용해 볼 필요가 있다. 또한, 일부 영양소의 섭취 결과에 대한 타당성을 확보하기 위해서 조사식품 항목에 대한 조정을 고려해 보아야 할 것이며, 특히, 미량영양소의 경우 계절의 영향을 많이 받기 때문에 정성적인 조사를 병행하는 등의 보완이 필요하다. 또한 식품 및 영양소 섭취량 산출을 위한 분석 데이터베이스 구성을 위한 근거자료들이 더 확보되어야 할 것이다.

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY COMPARING BLOOD METAL CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN STROKE AND NON-STROKE PATIENTS IN KOREANS

  • Lee, Sun-Dong;Ko, Seong-Gyu;Kim, Rok-Ho;Hu, Howard;Amarasiriwardena, Chitra J.;Park, Hae-Mo
    • 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국환경보건학회 2005년도 Proceedings of KSEH.Minamata Forum
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2005
  • Results from previous studies revealed that metal level in the body is related to certain types of diseases. For example. serum copper level with chronic heart failure, iron and transferrin in the blood serum with acute cerebral vascular diseases, Zn in the CNS, lead with neurotoxicity, hypertension, genetic damage, arsenic with cancer skin lesion, Al with neurobehavioral function (cognitive impairment and memory disorder), and etc. The rate of stroke has increased in recent years and several metals were found to be responsible for causing stroke. This study compared several blood metal concentrations between stroke and non-stroke patients. Patients with stroke (116 samples) and non-stroke (111 samples including lowback pain and others) participated in this study. Total of 227 blood samples were collected and participants completed questionnaires regarding age, gender, occupation, residence, alcohol, smoking, and etc. To be qualified into the stroke group, patients have never experienced stroke previously. Subjects only included ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage patients diagnosed by brain CT and brain MRI. Patients with high risk of metal exposure such as herbal intake and job related exposure were excluded. 10ml of blood samples were analyzed by ICP-MS method at the Center of Nature and Science at Sangji University. Metal geometric mean (SD) concentrations in blood of study subjects showed higher values, 2.64-36.12%, than WHO reference values in Mn, Ni, Hg, Se, and As. Metal concentration in blood of stroke patients non-adjusted for potential confounders was higher except for Hg and also higher except for Ni in adjusted for potential confounders. Co was significantly higher in stroke patients (p=0.002) than non-stroke patients adjusted for potential confounders. Regression coefficient values of stroke patients was 0.17-8.25 in each metals. Odd ratio of stroke patients had 0.96 (Ni)-2.68 (Co) compared to non-stroke cases. This result means that Co increase of 1 raises the risk ratio of stroke by 2.86 times. Based on the results, metal concentration in blood seems to affect incidence of stroke.

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계절별, 요일별로 측정한 성인 남녀의 영양소 섭취량에서의 개인간 변이와 개인내 변이 (Within- and Between-Individual Variation in Nutrient Intakes with Day of the Week and Season in Korean Adults)

  • 권은실;안윤진;심재은;백희영;박찬;김규찬;주영수;김동현
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제37권10호
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    • pp.917-927
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    • 2004
  • This study was performed to examine component of variance in nutrient intakes and to estimate the level of accuracy with varying degree of precision in order to achieve estimates of usual nutrient intakes. Three-day dietary records including both weekdays and weekends were collected every 4 season over a I-year period from 36 males and 93 females aged 40 - 65 y. For each nutrient, we partitioned total intake variance into weekly (weekday vs weekend), seasonal, within- and between- individual variation as components of variance, using analysis of variance. It was found that major components of variance were within- and between-individual variation. Particularly, within-individual variation (57.2 - 87.1 %) was greater than between-individual variation (12.2 - 37.4%) for all nutrients. Weekly and seasonal variation contributed small components of variance for most nutrients. For protein, fat and carbohydrate, there were a little significant weekly variation (0.00 - 1.35%) in females but not in males. For some micronutrients, there were moderately significant seasonal variation (0.15 - 5.48%) in both sexes. Ratio of within- to between- individual variation ranged 1.4 (vitamin B$_2$) -4.5 (vitamin B$_1$) in males and 1.6 (carbohydrate) -2.9 (fat) in females. With total 12-day dietary records data, the maximum percentage deviation of observed intakes from usual (true) intakes ranged 12-37%. To estimate usual individual intakes within 20% of the true mean with 90% confidence level, 3 - 9 days of dietary survey were required for energy, protein, carbohydrate, phosphorus and iron, 13 - 19 days for fat and calcium, 25 - 29 days for vitamin A and vitamin C. Correlation coefficients between observed and true nutrient intakes were 0.71 - 0.91 for males, 0.81-0.91 for females. In conclusion, mean intakes of several nutrients can be reliably measured with the record method, using a limited number of days. Both nutrients of interest and the primary objectives should be taken account when planning method of assessment and number of replicates.

Dietary Calcium and Non-phytin Phosphorus Interaction on Growth, Bone Mineralization and Mineral Retention in Broiler Starter Chicks

  • Rao, S.V. Rama;Raju, M.V.L.N.;Reddy, M.R.;Pavani, P.;Sunder, G. Shyam;Sharma, R.P.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권5호
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    • pp.719-725
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    • 2003
  • An experiment was conducted to study the requirement of calcium (Ca) and non-phytin phosphorus (NPP) in commercial broilers during starter phase. Seven hundred and twenty day-old Vencob male broiler chicks were randomly distributed into 144 stainless steel battery brooders, 5 birds in each. Four levels each of Ca (6, 7, 8, and 9 g/kg) and NPP (3, 3.5, 4, and 4.5 g/kg diet) were fed in a factorial design in a corn-soya basal diet. Levels of dicalcium phosphate and oyster shell grit were adjusted to obtain the desired levels of Ca and NPP. Each diet was fed ad libidum to chicks in 9 battery brooders from one d to 21 d of age. Body weight gain and feed intake were depressed (p<0.01) by increasing the dietary Ca level (8 and 9 g/kg) at lower levels of NPP (3 and 3.5 g/kg diet). The growth depression observed at lower NPP level was alleviated by reducing the Ca content to 6 g/kg diet. The tibia ash content and tibia breaking strength increased with increase in both Ca (>6 g/kg) and NPP (>3 g/kg) levels. The leg abnormality score decreased (p<0.01) with increase in NPP content in the diet at all levels of Ca tested. The serum Ca and inorganic P levels were increased with increase in the level of the respective mineral in the diet, but the serum concentration of Ca and P were inversely related to the level of NPP and Ca, respectively /kg diet. In general, the excretion of macro minerals (Ca, and P), and micro minerals {zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu)} was significantly lower at lower levels of Ca and NPP tested (6 and 3 g/kg diet, respectively). The mineral excretion increased with increase in dietary Ca and NPP levels, more conspicuously at the disproportionate ratio of these minerals (>2:1, Ca and NPP). Similarly, the retention of Zn, Mn, and Fe in liver was significantly higher (p<0.01) at lower levels of Ca and NPP tested. Results from this study indicate that the commercial broilers do not require more than 3 g NPP and 6g Ca/kg diet during starter phase (up to 21 d of age) for optimum weight gain, feed efficiency and utilization of Ca, P, Zn, Mn, Fe and Cu. However, the requirements of these minerals for optimum bone mineralization were higher than the levels suggested above.

수유부에서 두유 보충이 모유, 혈액 및 뇨 중 Isoflavone 농도에 미치는 영향 (The Effects of Soy Milk Supplement on Isoflavone Concentration of Breast Milk, Plasma and Urine from Breast Feeding Woman)

  • 이현주;장영은;이혜옥;김정숙;김승보;조여원
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제36권7호
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    • pp.736-742
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    • 2003
  • Soybeans have been a major protein source for many centuries in Korea. Soybeans contain phytochemicals which are isoflavones, biochemically active component. Isoflavone is a kind of phytoestrogen, structurally and functionally similar to estrogen. It has been reported that the breast milk and blood of breast feeding mothers who consume soy products contain isoflavones. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of soy milk supplement on the isoflavones (daidzein, genistein) concentration of breast milk, plasma and urine from breast feeding woman. Seventeen healthy women who delivered at Kyung Hee Medical Center were recruited. For the first 2 weeks after delivery, seventeen women ingested 400 ml (isoflavone 43.2 mg) of soy milk on the given time starting from the day of giving birth. For the next 2 weeks, soy milk ingestion was withdrawn. Dietary intake and anthropometric data were checked and breast milk, blood, and 24 hr urine samples were collected on the day of giving birth, the 14th (the last day of the supplement phase) and 28th (the last day of the withdrawal phase) day, respectively. HPLC analysis was used to measure the concentration of isoflavones. Dietary intakes of the subjects were inadequate for the Korean RDA regardless of soy milk supplementation. Especially, intakes of vit A, calcium, and iron were very low. The Anthropometric data such as LBM, TBW, PIBW, BMI checked on the day of 14th decreased and maintained their levels by the 28th day. Daidzein concentration in breast milk was not affected by soy milk supplementation. However, genistein concentration decreased by the 28th day (14th day: 0.89 $\pm$ 0.10 $\mu$g/ml, 28th day : 0.48 $\pm$ 0.07 $\mu$g/ml) (p < 0.05). Plasma daidzein and genistein concentrations were not changed by the 14th day and decreased by the 28th day (14th day: 49.64 $\pm$ 3.30 ng/ml, 26.72 $\pm$ 2.90 ng/ml, 28th day: 38.30 $\pm$ 4.40 ng/ml, 6.51 $\pm$ 0.50 ng/ml, respectively) (p < 0.05). Twenty four hour urine concentrations of daidzein and genistein significantly increased by the 14th day and decreased by the 28th day (14th day: 5.80 :t 0.3 mg/d, 4.17 $\pm$ 0.2 mg/d, 28th day: 6.72 $\pm$ 0.4 mg/d, 5.09 $\pm$ 0.5 mg/d, respectively) (p < 0.001). The rate of urinary recovery of daidzein was greater than that of genistein. The results of this study indicate that the supplement of dietary soy milk to the lactating women elevates the contents of isoflavone in the breast milk.

산모의 임신말기 영양상태와 임신 중 체중증가, 출생체중과 혈청 렙틴 농도와의 상관관계에 관한 연구 (Maternal Nutritional Status at the End of Pregnancy, and Correlation among Pregnancy Weight Gain, Birth Weight and Serum Leptin Levels)

  • 박진희;김승보;조금호;조여원
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제39권5호
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    • pp.467-475
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    • 2006
  • The necessity of adequate pregnancy weight gain for optimal pregnancy outcome has been recognized. However, the specific components of pregnancy weight gain that might be critical for fetal growth and development have not been elucidated clearly. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of pregnancy weight gain and birth weight with serum leptin levels in women delivered newborns. The subjects were recruited from K university hospital. The subject's characteristic data (age $32.1\;{\pm}\;4.3\;y$, gestational age $39.5\;{\pm}\;1.1wk$, pre-pregnancy weight $58.0\;{\pm}\;8.6\;kg$, pregnancy weight gain $12.7\;{\pm}\;5.5\;kg$, newborn's birth weight $3.5\;{\pm}\;0.5\;kg$) were gathered. Maternal dietary assessment was carried out at the end of pregnancy. After delivery, blood samples were collected from 20 mother-newborn pairs. Serum levels of various lipids and leptin were analyzed. Maternal daily consumption of iron, zinc, folate were lower than the RDA of each nutrient and index of nutritional quality was less than 1 showing that the quality of maternal diet was low. The levels of serum leptin of mothers and infants were $10.2\;{\pm}\;6.7\;ng/ml$ and $1.7\;{\pm}\;0.6\;ng/ml$, respectively. The serum leptin concentrations of male infants $(1.9\;{\pm}\;0.7\;ng\;ml)$ were not different from that of females $(1.7{\pm}0.5\;ng/ml)$. A negative correlation was found between the maternal pre-pregnant BMI and weight gain during pregnancy (r = -0.54, p < 0.05). There was a positive correlation between the pregnancy weight gain and the newborn's birth weight (r=0.59, p < 0.01 There were also positive correlation between newborn's birth weight and newborn's serum leptin levels (r = 0.57, p < 0.01). No correlations were found between maternal serum leptin levels and that of newborn's. Efforts should be made to attain adequate diet and weight gain during the pregnancy to reduce the likelihood of low or over birth weight of newborns.

새로운 식품원료로 등록된 식용곤충의 영양성분 비교 분석 (Comparative Analysis of Nutritional Components of Edible Insects Registered as Novel Foods)

  • 백민희;황재삼;김미애;김수희;구태원;윤은영
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제27권3호
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    • pp.334-338
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구에서는 갈색거저리, 흰점박이꽃무지 및 장수풍뎅이 유충의 영양성분을 비교분석하였고, 이를 통해 식용곤충 이용 시 곤충 선택 기준확립에 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 3종 식용곤충의 영양성분 비교결과, 조단백질, 조지방, 탄수화물은 각각 흰점박이꽃무지, 갈색거저리 및 장수풍뎅이 유충에서 가장 높았다. 아미노산 함량 비교 분석 결과, 총 아미노산 함량과 필수 아미노산의 함량은 갈색거저리 유충에서 가장 높았다. 지방산의 조성은 갈색거저리와 흰점박이꽃무지 유충이 유사하였으며, 이들은 장수풍뎅이 유충에 비해 불포화 지방산 함량이 높았다. 또한, 무기질 함량의 비교 분석 결과, 칼슘과 철은 장수풍뎅이 유충에서 가장 높은 반면 인과 칼륨은 흰점박이꽃무지 유충에 가장 많이 함유되어 있었다. 위와 같은 결과를 통해 각각의 곤충이 함유하는 영양성분에 따라 노인, 어린이 및 임산부 등 다양한 영양 요구를 가지는 대상에 따라 필요한 곤충을 선택하여 섭취가 가능할 것이며 식용곤충을 다양하게 조합하는 경우 보다 풍부한 영양분을 섭취할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

위암발증 원인균에 대한 생활습관 및 영양섭취에 있어서 농촌지역 주민조사 (Dietary Factors and Life Style Affecting the Causal Infection on the Gastric Cancer of Adults in Rural Korea)

  • 주진순;이정선;우영국;권태봉
    • 한국식품영양학회지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.330-338
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    • 1997
  • 위암발증 원인을 밝히기 위하여 농촌지역 일반 주민들의 Helicobater pylori의 감염율과 생활습관 및 영양섭취 실태와의 상관관계를 검토하기 위하여 강원도 춘천시 인근 농촌 지역 주민들을 조사하였다. 조사 대상자는 40대 이상인 지역 주민 183명으로 남자 81명, 여자 102명에 대하여 설문조사와 식사량 조사, 혈액 생화학적 분석 및 혈청 ELISA법에 의한 Helicobater pylori의 감염 정도를 분석하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 조사 대상자의 학력은 74.3%가 국졸이하였고, 월수입은 80.3%가 100만원 이하였다. 2. 조사 대상자의 직업은 75.3%가 농업에 종사하였으며, 가족형태는 62.8%가 핵가족이었다. 3. 출산 자녀수는 75.9%가 2명에서 5명의 자녀를 출산하였고, 음주자는 46.4%이며 매일 술을 마시는 사람이 12%였다. 흡연자는 21.9%였으며, 비흡연자는 78.1%였다. 4. 평균신장은 157.4cm였고 여자의 평균 신장은 151.9cm, 남자의 평균 신장은 164.4cm였고 남녀간에 유의차가 있었다(p<0.001). 5. Helicobater pylori의 감염율은 총 조사 대상자 중 64.5%였으며, 남자가 65.4%, 여자가 63.7%였다. 감염율은 흡연자, 학력 수준이 낮을수록, 월수입이 적을수록, 출산 자녀수가 많을수록, 50대의 연령에서 많은 것으로 나타났다. 6. Helicobater pylori의 감염 음성자와 양성자간의 영양소 섭취실태를 보면 음성자가 에너지, 총지질(p<0.05), 동물성 지질(p<0.05), 철분 섭취량(p<0.001), 비타민 A의 섭취량(p<0.01), 비타민 C 섭취량(p<0.05)에 있어서 유의적으로 높은 섭취량을 나타내었다. 그러나 칼슘 섭취량은 음성인자가 낮았다.

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영양적으로 균형 있는 아동급식사업용 도시락의 적정한 용기 크기 및 음식 구성 (Appropriate Size and Dish Combination of Nutritional-Balanced Lunch Boxes Delivered to Children Under the Government-Funded Meal Service Program in Korea)

  • 아사노가나;윤지현;윤보람
    • 대한지역사회영양학회지
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.565-575
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to propose the appropriate sizes and dish combination for nutritional-balanced lunch boxes delivered to children under the government-funded meal service program in Korea. The study was based on the 3 : 1 : 2 Meal Box Magic, a nutrition education method developed in Japan. A total of 290 lunch menus, comprising of 10 day menus from 29 organizations having delivered lunch boxes to children during summer vacation of 2008, were analyzed and used as the base data for lunch box combination. Dishes of the menus were classified into 6 groups: Rice group, Protein side dish group (including meat, fish, egg, and bean dishes), Vegetable side dish group, Kimchi group (including kimchi and jangajji), Soup stew group, and the other group. Nutrient analysis was conducted for 100 ml of these dishes by CAN Pro 3.0 utilizing volume and weight conversion data used for analysis of the Korea Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and those from the Nutrient Composition of Food for Consumers. All the possible combinations of 5 dishes, comprising of 3 dishes from Rice group, Protein side dish group, and Kimchi group, respectively, and 2 dishes from Vegetable side dish group, were made using the frequently served dishes from the respective dish group. Nutrient analysis of each combination was conducted based on the assumption that a lunch box was 600 ml and filled up to 80% by dishes using the volume ratio of 3 : 1 : 1.5 : 0.5 for Rice group : Protein side dish group : Vegetable side dish group : Kimchi group. The mean and standard deviation of energy and nutrients of all combinations calculated by weighting the serving frequency of each dish selected for the combinations were $621\pm81$ kcal for Energy, $22.1\pm5.0$ g for Protein, $120\pm45$ mg for Calcium, $4.1\pm1.1$ mg for Iron, $201\pm130\;{\mu}g$ RE for Vitamin A, $0.34\pm0.10$ mg for Thiamin, $0.27\pm0.10$ mg for Riboflavin, and $24.3\pm9.6$ mg for Vitamin C. The energy percentages from Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat were 66%, 14% and 20%. The analysis results met the nutrition standard of lunch boxes for male elementary students in grades 4 through 6 under the government-funded meal service program regarding calories, nutrients except calcium and riboflavin, and macronutrient distribution ranges. Accordingly appropriate box sizes were suggested for different age and sex groups to meet the respective nutrition standards. In addition, milk or dairy products were suggested to accompany lunch boxes to supplement calcium and riboflavin intake. The method of selecting box sizes and making dish combination suggested in this study could be useful for the organizations preparing lunch boxes under the government-funded children's meal service program where nutrition professionals are not available.