This study was designed to find out passible correlations between the growth rate and
daily food intakes of two hundreds E and Y kindergarden children in Seoul, Korea.
The subjects adapted in this study were 5-year-old boys and girls and their physical growth
index was calculated by means of body weight and height. Dietary survey was performed by
recording all the foods taken at daily basis for six days.
The results are summarized as follows:
1. Living circumstances of the subjects.
a) In most cases, subjects had two to three brothers and sisters.
b) About 39% of boys were brought up by cow´s milk and 3495, by mixed nourishment with mother´s milk and cow´s milk, while approximately 4096 of the girls were brought up, by mother´s milk and 37%, by mixed one. Of the whole subjects, 70961 were weaned at the age of 7^18 months.
c) Fruit juices were introduced to children at about 3 months old in 40961 of the subjects.
d) Approximately 60961 of the children had their meals regularly and the rest of the
subjects had irregularlity in their meal, mainly because of excess consumption of snacks.
e) About 20^40% of total income of sampled families were spent for foods.
f) The most favorate main dish was steamed rice, other favorate foods were beef and pickled cabages for boys, and ham and dried laver for girls. The least favorate foods for both sexes were oyster, shellfish and various vegetabes. Fruits, juice, milk, and ice cream are more popular snacks among children.
2. Nutrition survey
a) Insufficient caloric intakes were shown in both sexes, comprising 90% of daily recommended dietary allowences for boys and only 75% for girls. Iron intake was strikengly low, reaching only 6290 of R.D.A. for boys and 72% for girls.
b) The total caloric intake was composed of CHO 62%, protein 18%, and fat 21% respectively.
C) The consumption of animal protein comprises 55% of total protein intake. d) The cereal consumption was found to be the highest at the-level of 43%.
e) When the total caloric intake was ´divided into each meal and snack, snack took the
highest part in any other meal. Each figure showed as follow; breakfast 21%, lunch 271%,
supper 225vo and snack 3016 for boys, and 23%, 225vo, 25% and 30% for girls, respectively. 3. The result of statistical analysis.
a) There was a significant relationship between the growth rate and the caloric intake of the subjects at the level of 0.05b) The corelation between the growth rate and protein intake was found to be significant at the level of 0.02c) There was a highly significant relationship between the regularity of ;Heal ti*lle and caloric intake at the level of p>0,01.
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