Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture (한국식생활문화학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 2
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- Pages.155-165
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- 1999
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- 1225-7060(pISSN)
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- 2288-7148(eISSN)
Nutritional State and Dietary Behavior of the Free-Living Elderly Women
서울지역 여자 노인의 영양실태와 식생활 형태 - 노인대학을 중심으로 -
- Chang, Nam-Soo (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Kim, Ji-Myung (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Kim, Eun-Jung (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Ewha Womans University)
- Published : 1999.05.30
Abstract
The issue of health and nutritional wellbeing becomes one of the utmost concerns for the welfare of the elderly in a society of increased aging populations. This study was conducted to assess nutritional state and to identify possible dietary factors that might influence health and nutritional state of the free living elderly women. Two hundred sixty two elderly women, aged 60-90 who are actively participating in a continuing education program for the elderly in Seoul area, were interviewed using a dietary habit questionnaire and a 24-hour recall. Anthropometric measurements such as heights, weights, body mass index, and tricep skinfolds and dental status were significantly different between the two age groups, <75 and
Keywords
- Elderly women;
- nutritional state;
- dietary behavior;
- food habits;
- nutritional;
- supplements;
- chewing ability