Korean J Nutr.  2011 Dec;44(6):577-591. 10.4163/kjn.2011.44.6.577.

Korean Food Exchange Lists for Diabetes: Revised 2010

• Ju DL
• Jang HC
• Cho YY
• Cho JW
• Yoo HS
• Choi KS
• Woo MH
• Sohn CM
• Park YK
• Choue R

• KMID: 2268617
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2011.44.6.577

Abstract

A food exchange system for diabetes is a useful tool for meal planning and nutritional education. The first edition of the Korean food exchange lists was developed in 1988 and the second edition was revised in 1995. With recent changes in the food marketplace and eating patterns of Koreans, the third edition of food exchange lists was revised in 2010 by the Korean Diabetes Association, the Korean Nutrition Society, the Korean Society of Community Nutrition, the Korean Dietetic Association and the Korean Association of Diabetes Dietetic Educators through a joint research effort. The third edition is based on nutritional recommendations for people with diabetes and focuses on adding foods to implement personalized nutrition therapy considering individual preferences in diverse dietary environment. Foods were selected based on scientific evidence including the 2007 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data analysis and survey responses from 53 diabetes dietetic educators. While a few foods were deleted, a number of foods were added, with 313 food items in food group lists and 339 food items in the appendix. Consistent with previous editions, the third edition of the food exchange lists included six food categories (grains, meat, vegetables, fats and oils, milk, and fruits). The milk group was subdivided into whole milk group and low fat milk. The standard nutrient content in one exchange from each food group was almost the same as the previous edition. Korea Food & Drug Administration's FANTASY (Food And Nutrient daTA SYstem) database was used to obtain nutrient values for each individual food and to determine the serving size most appropriate for matching reference nutrients values by each food group. The revised food exchange lists were subjected to a public hearing by experts. The third edition of the food exchange lists will be a helpful tool for educating people with diabetes to select the kinds and amounts of foods for glycemic control, which will eventually lead to preventing complications while maintaining the pleasure of eating.

Keyword

food exchange lists; diabetes mellitus; Korean; meal plan; serving size

MeSH Terms

Appendix
Diabetes Mellitus
Eating
Fantasy
Fats
Hearing
Humans
Joints
Korea
Meals
Meat
Milk
Nutrition Surveys
Nutrition Therapy
Oils
Pleasure
Statistics as Topic
Vegetables
Fats
Oils

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