- “Along with its rapid economic growth, Korea has been undergoing considerable changes in the diet.”1
Researchers from Major of Food and Nutrition, School of Human Ecology, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; Department of Pediatrics, InJe University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; and Graduate School of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; have presented an article titled: “Secular trends in dietary patterns and obesity-related risk factors in Korean adolescents aged 10-19 years.”
The researchers from Korea have also noted:
- “… data from three consecutive Korean Nutrition Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).”
- “Using data from the three KNHANES, 4347 adolescents (1572 from 1998, 1484 from 2001, and 1291 from 2005), who completed a 24-h diet recall, were included in the analysis.”
- “Percentiles of BMI were used to determine obesity; abdominal obesity was identified by waist circumference; and serum triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol=high density lipoproteins (HDL)-cholesterol were measured for obesity-related risk factors.”
- “… three dietary patterns: ‘traditional’ (45.8% of total population), ‘modified’ (19%), and ‘western’ (35.2%).”
- “Secular trends were observed in dietary patterns, with a decline in the traditional diet pattern and gradual increases in the modified and western patterns.”
- “The percent of energy from fat increased over time, and it was positively associated with abdominal obesity in boys.”
- “The western dietary pattern increased the risk of being overweight (P=0.05) and having elevated serum triglycerides (P=0.07) in boys.”
