Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)
- Volume 9 Issue 2
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- Pages.223-230
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- 2000
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- 1226-0851(pISSN)
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- 2234-3768(eISSN)
A Expectation of Over Middle Aged People about Dietary Living during Their Elderly Life
노년기 식생활에 대한 중.장년 층의 가치관
- Koo, Nan-Sook (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Taejon Univ.) ;
- Park, Ji-Yeun (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Taejon Univ.)
- Published : 2000.06.30
Abstract
The survey was conducted by using questionnaires in order to investigate the expectation of over middle aged people on dietary living during their elderly life. Many persons(41.9%) anticipate that some kind of change will happen in dietary living during their elderly life. They are willing to prepare their own meals by themselves (73.5% of male and 86.6% of female). It is expected that they prefer various kinds of foods, korean traditional foods, home-made foods, natural food to processed food, and nutritionally balanced foods. The balance of nutrition and easiness of digestion should be primarily considered as a base of food choice, and then taste or convenience. The result of this study indicates that korean traditional food culture can not be easily changed. If food industries had a plan to produce some items for future silver generation, they should make efforts to develop processed foods considered the nutrition and digestibility, natural foods packed conveniently for home-cooking, and food preparation equipment used easily by elderly people.