J Korean Soc Menopause.  2011 Apr;17(1):12-20.

Dietary Intake of Nutrients and Food in Postmenopausal Korean Women

• Heo J
• Park Y
• Park HM

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to determine the dietary intake of nutrients and food in postmenopausal Korean women.
METHODS
One hundred eighty-nine postmenopausal women were recruited from 10 different hospitals in Seoul. The dietary intake of nutrients and foods was obtained using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, including 102 foods based on the Korean food pattern.
RESULTS
Postmenopausal Korean women consumed energy and most of the nutrients adequately, except vitamin D, calcium, potassium, and folate. Intake of vitamin D and calcium was 60% and 78%, respectively, of the Korean Dietary Reference Intake (KDRI). Elderly postmenopausal women > 65 years of age consumed significantly less nutrients, such as fat, n-3 and n-6 fatty acids, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B complex, calcium, potassium, iron, fruit, fish, and mushrooms. The intake of vitamin D, calcium, potassium, and folate, was less than the KDRI in both groups of postmenopausal women.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that the intake of vitamin D, folate, calcium, and potassium was less than the KDRI in postmenopausal women and the nutritional status of elderly postmenopausal women was worse than younger postmenopausal women.

Keyword

Dietary intake; Food; Nutrients; Postmenopausal women

MeSH Terms

Agaricales
Aged
Calcium
Fatty Acids, Omega-6
Female
Folic Acid
Fruit
Humans
Iron
Nutritional Status
Potassium
Vitamin A
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin D
Surveys and Questionnaires
Calcium
Fatty Acids, Omega-6
Folic Acid
Iron
Potassium
Vitamin A
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin D