Dietary Survey of the College Women

일부지방 여대상의 식생활실태조사

In view of the nationel health, the health of women during their childbearing age is important. In Korean, several studies reported that incidence of anemic case was high among these group. The present study was conducted to investigate the dietetic life and dietetic problems among college women during their child-earing age. One hundred thirty seven college women (Age ranges 18.5 to 21.8) who lived in Gwangju area were randomly selected and were practiced dietary survey by three day records in November 1979. Also, hemoglobin level was determined. The result are summarized as follows; their diets were found to be lacking I total amounts of food it takes (878.6$\pm$266.9 gm) and in such foods as cereals, potatoes, beans, green and yellow vegetables, oils and fats and small fishes. but animal food intakes were sufficient in such foods as fishes, meats and eggs. The average calorie intake (1729.3$\pm$437.0kcal) was insufficient against R.D.A (2000kcal) and the daily energy expenditure (2024.7kcal). Lacking nutrients were Fe and Vitamin A these percentages of R.D.A. were 75.61% and 80.14% The mean body height (16.1$\pm$8.1cm) was higher tendency compared to other studies, but the mean body weight (49.8$\pm$4.1kg) was lighter. The average Hb level was 12.75$\pm$2.94gm%, and 13.64% of the subjects was anemic (12gm% below) The differences of each nutrient intake between the anemic and the healthy group not noted statistically significant.