• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.716-724
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• 2014

This study was conducted as a comparative analysis, using the SPSS 17.0 program for a survey conducted from March to July 2013, on the level of perception and preference factors of Koreans and Americans residing in Virginia, USA(89 male and female adults of 20 years of age or above). For the information on the degree of obesity, a survey was used and the subjects provided with their heights and weights. The researcher used this data to calculated their BMI and distinguished the degrees of obesity. For the BMI, the obesity diagnosis of Korean Society for the Study of Obesity was used for Koreans, and the WHO's obesity diagnosis on adults were employed for Americans. First, regarding the Korean participants, the level of obesity appeared in the order of normal (79.6%), overweight (14.3%), and underweight (6.1%). Also, the level of perceptions of their health conditions appeared in the order of average (51.7%) and good (34.7%). No one perceived their health to be in poor condition. Meanwhile, for the American participants, the order was as follows: overweight at about 45%, normal weight at about 35%, obesity at about 12.5%, and underweight at about 7.5%. In terms of the level of perception of health during ordinary times, about 55% of the American participants answered that they are in good health. Therefore, the Americans were found to perceive their health to be in relatively better condition than the Koreans residing in the USA. Also, concerning the level of interest in health while eating food at ordinary times, the American participants were discovered to be more interested (about 62.5%) than the Korean participants. The research on their preference for salty taste was conducted as a survey, and the subjects were asked to choose an item according to their subjective feeling. Regarding the preference for salty taste, both Koreans and Americans residing in the USA responded as moderate. However, a higher proportion of Americans than Koreans responded to favor salty taste. Concerning the reason for their preference for salty taste, Koreans responded with various reasons whereas Americans mostly responded that it is because they eat salty food frequently. For any changes in dietary behavior related to eating salty food, both Korean and American respondents thought that the amount of their daily intake of salt is appropriate and that they consider taste as most important in selecting a snack. Based on the above data, the results of this research indicate a need for actual improvement in the diet with regard to salty food along with diverse policies for promoting life with a low salt diet in future.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2019

최근 급속한 경제 발전으로 국민의 식생활 습관 및 패턴이 변화하고 있으며, 특히 서구화된 식생활로 인해 당뇨병의 위험이 증가하고 있다. 그러나, 국내에는 당뇨병의 예방 및 치료에 참고할 기초 식생활 조사 연구가 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 대구 경북 지역 일반인 및 진단받은 지 1년 이내의 당뇨병 환자를 대상으로 식행동 및 식생활 태도, 식품과 영양소 섭취량을 조사하였다. 연구 대상자는 대조군 26명, 환자군 18명으로 총 44명을 조사하였으며, 본 연구 결과 체질량지수, 과식, 정제된 곡류의 섭취, 기름을 많이 사용하여 조리한 음식의 섭취, 나트륨 함량이 많은 식품의 섭취는 당뇨병의 발병과 관련이 있는 위험요인으로 나타났다. 또한 영양소 중 식물성 지질, 베타카로틴, 식물성 칼슘, 구리, 비타민 K는 당뇨병과 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 당뇨병의 예방 및 관리를 위해서는 적절한 체중 조절 및 지방 함량과 나트륨 함량이 적은 식품과 덜 정제된 곡류를 선택하여 적절한 식사량으로 섭취하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 사료된다.