Korean J Nutr.  2009 Sep;42(6):523-535. 10.4163/kjn.2009.42.6.523.

Comparison of Eating Habits and Dietary Intake Patterns between People with and without Allergy

• Yang SH
• Kim EJ
• Kim YN
• Seong KS
• Kim SS
• Han CK
• Lee BH

• KMID: 2267333
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2009.42.6.523

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine and compare the eating habits and dietary intake patterns of people with or without allergy by the survey during August-September, 2008. The 131 subjects aged 10'-50' (AG = allergy group, n = 62; NG = non-allergy group, n = 69) participated in this study. The questionnaire included general characteristics, dietary habits, and food frequency. Income level tended to be higher in AG than in NG, and AG had more pets and flower pots than NG (p<0.01). In AG, most affected area of allergy was the skin and the subjects in AG experienced the mixed symptoms and more than 2 types of allergy. Family history of allergy was highly related with allergy of the subjects (AG: 66.1%, NG: 33.9%). Both groups did not exercise regularly, but frequency of alcohol drinking in AG was significantly higher than in NG (p<0.01). AG skipped meals and had snacking more often than NG (p<0.05). Most favorite snacks in AG were instant foods, fast foods, cookies, and ice cream (p<0.05). Therefore, AG tended to consume more allergy-related foods than NG. Highly-consumed allergy-related foods were egg, pork, walnut, onion, tuna, shellfish, and kiwi (p<0.05). Therefore, nutrition education and guidance is needed to establish good eating habits, food intakes, and life style in people having allergy.

Keyword

allergy; eating habits; dietary intake patterns; allergy-related foods

MeSH Terms

Aged
Alcohol Drinking
Eating
Fast Foods
Flowers
Food Habits
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Ice Cream
Juglans
Life Style
Meals
Onions
Ovum
Surveys and Questionnaires
Shellfish
Skin
Snacks
Tuna

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