Korean J Community Nutr.  1997 Oct;2(4):578-592.

A Study of the Dietary Intake Status and One Portion Size of Commonly Consumed Food and Dishes in Korean Elderly Women

• Kim SY
• Jung K
• Lee B
• Chang Y

Abstract

The use of semiquantitative food frequency to estimate dietary intake has become widespread in nutritional epidemiologic studies. It had been suggested that knowledge about a person's usual portion size of each meal in addition to consumption frequency will improve the accuracy of this method. This study was performed to investigate the dietary intake status(nutrient, food, and dish intake) and one portion size of commonly consumed food and dishes to develop a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire that will be used to expore the relationship between the incidence of cardiovascular disease and diet in Korean women after menopause. Intake of food or dish in 123 elderly women were measured by 3-day food records in March to May, 1996. The results obtained in this study were summarized as follow : 1) Calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin E intakes were less adequate than Recommended dietary allowances(RDA). 2) The subjects who consumed more than 20% of the energy from fat were 35% and the subjects consumed dietary cholesterol more than 300mg were 18%. 3) The most frequently consumed foods or dishes by the subjects were Korean cabbage kimchi

Keyword

semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire; dietary intake sstatus; one portion size

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Brassica
Calcium
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cholesterol, Dietary
Delivery of Health Care
Diet
Female
Humans
Incidence
Meals
Menopause
Portion Size*
Soybeans
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamins
Surveys and Questionnaires
Calcium
Cholesterol, Dietary
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamins