Journal of Nutrition and Health
- Volume 15 Issue 3
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- Pages.171-180
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- 1982
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- 2288-3886(pISSN)
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- 2288-3959(eISSN)
A Survey of Nutrition and Blood Contents of Rural Women in Korea
일부 농촌지역 부인의 영양실태 및 혈액성상에 관한 연구
- Lim, Hyeon-Sook (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of Science, Chonnam National University) ;
- Hwang, Geum-Hee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of Science, Chonnam National University)
- Published : 1982.09.30
Abstract
The nutritional survey and blood sampling was conducted from May 23 to 27, 1971, in order to investigate the state of the nutritional intake in relation to blood contents of rural women. This survey covered a total of 47 women residing in Youngam-gun, Cholla-namdo, Korea. The daily diet of these subjects was observed by 24-hour recall method and weighing method for 3 days and hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit(Hct), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), serum protein, serum albumin, A/G ratio, serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), transferrin saturation (TS), serum cholesterol and blood specific gravity (SG) were measured. The results were summarized as follows ; The rate of intake of vegetable foods was high, especially cereals, and that of animal foods was low, especially eggs and milk and milk products. The daily intake of niacin was sufficient, and the intakes of energy and iron were also tend to be adequate. On the contrary, the intakes of vitamin A,
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