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KMID : 0380919960250030423
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Nutrition
1996 Volume.25 No. 3 p.423 ~ p.432
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The Study of the Relationship between Food Habits and Bone State in the Elderly
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Cho Kyung-Jae
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Abstract
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To investigate the effect of food habits on the bone state of the senior citizens, two groups were tested: one(111 senior citizens) was healthy ordinary senior citizens over 65 years old and the other(51 senior citizens) was patients distinguished as having osteoporosis. The present dietary intake was estimated by a 24-hr recall method, and individual dietary history. For the data analysis, percentages and frequencies were calculated and x²-test was undertaken to test the relation among values. The following results were obtained: patient group with osteoporosis was less in height and weight than the group of ordinary senior citizens(160.33㎝, 59.99㎏). It was much less than the average Korean senior citizens(15㎝, 54.9㎏). Food appetite in the group of patient was worse than that of ordinary senior citizens group. According to their dietary history(58.8%), the food intake pattern was most of vegetables(62.0%). Eventhough they haven’t been intaken milk after recognizing of their osteoporosis(74.5%). Most of them didn’t improve their food habits to help Ca metabolism. Also they have depress of their life(50%). All subjects certainly took insufficient energy, Ca, protein from their diets. Moreover the major source of Ca were vegetables, seaweeds and legumes.
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KEYWORD
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food habits, bone state, osteoporosis
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