한국성인의 비타민무기질제 사용 실태조사를 통한 영양정보교육의 필요성연구

• 영문명: General Pattern of the Nutrition Information on the Vitamin Supplement use Among Koreran Adults
• 발행기관: 대한약학회
• 저자명: 김태정(Tae Jung Kim) 조정현(Jung Hyun Cho) 정경철(Kyoung Chul Jung) 장현수(Hyeon Soo Jang) 정주호 (Ju Ho Jung) 손의동(Uy Dong Sohn)
• 간행물 정보: 『약학회지』제52권 제5호 (2008년), 323~330쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.10.31

영문 초록

This study was conducted to investigate the actual conditions of vitamin supplement usage, the importance of their agents for health management, and the distribution of basic data for their correct consumption. For a period of one month 2003, the study was conducted based on questionnaires to the parents of students in both a middle school and a high school, and the personnel of K Company at random. The material used the survey sheets by setting up the previous investigation. The collected data analyzed the frequency and percentage of the following items: General demographic characteristics of consumers; the supplements taking; the reasons for taking them; the kinds of supplements taken; the media used for distributing data on their use; the potential use in the future, etc. According to the survey, the number of people who were taking supplements was higher than the number of people who weren’t taking them. Multi-vitamins were mostly consumed. The rate of supplements consume was high in people of a higher income bracket, had the time to exercise and to enjoy physical recreation. Most of the consumers who were taking the supplements said they did it to maintain their health and to recover from the fatigue. Those who weren’t taking them said they had enough vitamins from eating the appropriate food, and they were also concerned about the effectiveness of taking the supplements. The majority of useful information or advice for purchasing vitamins came from doctors, medical experts, relatives, and various media sources such as TV, newspapers, and magazines.

키워드

health management vitamin supplement nutrition