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Consumption of Health Functional Foods by Elementary Schoolchildren in Korea

우리나라 일부 초등학생의 건강기능식품 섭취 실태

  • Kim, Sun-Hyo (Department of Foodservice Management and Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Han, Ji-Hye (Department of Home Economics Education, Graduate School of Kongju National University) ;
  • Kim, Wha-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Ewha Womans University)
  • 김선효 (공주대학교 외식상품학과) ;
  • 한지혜 (공주대학교 대학원 가정교육) ;
  • 김화영 (이화여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2010.02.01
  • Accepted : 2010.03.06
  • Published : 2010.04.30
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Abstract

We surveyed 837 students attending elementary schoolchildren in Korea for health functional foods (HFF) consumption and significant variables for their HFF consumption including demographic characteristics, parental health concern on offsprings, food eating frequency of subjects and beliefs on potential efficacy of HFF by subjects. The consumption prevalence of HFF was 45.9%, and among all types of HFF, nutritional supplements were taken most frequently, followed by apricot extract-fermented products > lactic acid bacteria containing products > EPA/DHA containing products > red ginseng products. HFF consumption was higher in subjects had parents of high education level (p < .05) and those from families with a high socioeconomic status (p < .01) in comparison to each corresponding group. Health concern on offsprings by parents (p < .001) and consumption ratio of HFF by family (p < .001) was higher in consumers than in nonconsumers of HFF. Total score of dietary assessment was higher in consumers than in nonconsumers of HFF (p < .01), and consumers had a more positive view concerning the potential efficacy of HFF than did nonconsumers (p < .001). Most consumers of HFF took HFF when they were healthy (42.5%), and they did not feel special effects through HFF consumption (47.7%). Most consumers of HFF got the information on HFF from family and relatives (24.8%), and most of them purchased HFF at pharmacy or oriental medicine clinics (53.9%). HFF consumers preferred multi-vitamins and Ca-supplements most among the vitamin mineral supplements belonged to HFF. Given the widespread consumption of HFF by elementary schoolchildren, the reasonable consumption of these products for the contribution to their overall health and well-being should be emphasized through nutrition education for them and their family.

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