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KMID : 1036720160490040258
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Journal of Nutrition and Health
2016 Volume.49 No. 4 p.258 ~ p.268
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Estimated dietary intake of vitamin A in Korean adults: Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007~2012
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Kim Seong-Ah
Jun Shin-Young
Joung Hyo-Jee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate dietary vitamin A intake and examine major food sources of vitamin A
in Korean adults.
Methods: Using data from the 2007~2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a total of 33,069 subjects over 19-years-old were included in this study. We estimated individual daily intakes of retinol, carotenoids such as α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein/zeaxanthin, and lycopene, and vitamin A by linking food consumption data with the vitamin A database of commonly consumed foods. We compared individual vitamin A intakes with the reference value of Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans.
Results: Average dietary vitamin A intakes of study subjects were 864.3 μg retinol equivalent/day (495.7 μg retinol activity equivalent/day) in men and 715.0 μg retinol equivalent/day (403.6 μg retinol activity equivalent/day) in women. Exactly 42.9% and 70.6% of total subjects consumed less vitamin A than the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) based on retinol equivalent and retinol activity equivalent, respectively. The major food sources of vitamin A were Korean radish leaves, carrot, red pepper, and laver, and the top 20 foods provided about 80% of total vitamin A intake.
Conclusion: This study provides basic data for estimation of vitamin A intake in Korean adults. Further research will be needed to analyze the association of insufficient or excess intakes of vitamin A and health problems in the Korean population.
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KEYWORD
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vitamin A, retinol equivalent, retinol activity equivalent, KNHANES
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