• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1060-1069
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• 2002

High insulin level is known to be a risk factor of coronary heart disease. High insulin level with normal glycemic control is known to be an indicator for insulin resistance. This study was aimed to find out the influencing factors for the fasting serum insulin levels in elderly females with normal glycemic control. One hundred thirty-eight older females aged over 60 years without diabetes medication and high blood HBA1c level were examined on the serum fasting insulin concentration, anthropometry and asked about nutrient intake and exercise habits. The elderly were categorized into 3 group according to the fasting insulin level. The high insulin group was in a state of hyperinsulinemia. Except vitamin C, the nutrient intakes showed no difference according to fasting serum insulin level. But the intakes of calorie and protein per kg body weight were significantly lower in the high insulin group. The intakes of most nutrients except vitamin B$_1$, C and niacin were lower than the korean RDA in all the insulin group. Especially, the intakes of vitamin B$_1$ and Ca were below 75% of the korean RDA. Weight, BMI, body fat percent, body fat mass and fat-free mass, circumferences of waist and hip, WHR of elderly females were significantly higher in the group with the highest insulin level. The body fat percent in the highest insulin group was 35.8%. showing a state of obesity. The high insulin group showed higher proportion of low exercise frequencies per week and short exercise duration. Therefore, the mean energy expenditure for exercise were lower in this group, showing a state of very low exercise activity. Age and waist circumference in elderly females could explain to the 14.5% variances of the fasting insulin level according to multiple stepwise regression. It can be concluded that aging and central body fat deposition influence independently the serum fasting insulin level in elderly females with normal glucose level.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2009

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a 8-week compound exercise and a home-based walking exercise on body composition, perceived health status, and stress of nursing students. Methods: A non-equivalent control group design with pre-post test was employed. Participants, having BMI below 23 and Percent Body Fat above 26%, were assigned to three groups; 21 for the compound exercise(A), 26 for the walking exercise(B), and 23 for the control group. For data analysis, ANOVA in SPSS was used. Results: Body Fat Mass(kg), Visceral Fat Area(cm2), and Percent Body Fat(%) of both group A and B were significantly decreased. Lean Body Mass(kg) and Fitness Score of both group A and B were significantly increased in comparing with the control group. Especially the score of PBF(%) in group A was significantly decreased than the group B. The perceived physical health status in both group A and B was significantly increased. Conclusion: Both 8-week compound exercise and walking exercise were effective in enhancing BFM(kg), VFA($cm^2$), PBF(%), LBM(kg), Fitness Score and perceived physical health status. Especially the Compound exercise program was much more effective in decreasing PBF(%) than the walking exercise program.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.166-174
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a 8-week dynamic yoga program on body composition and blood lipids in middle-aged post-menopausal women. Method: Twenty participants were allocated to the yoga group (YG, n=10) or the control group (CG, n=10). They were assessed for lean body mass, percent body fat, waist to hip ratio, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride both before and after intervention. The yoga group participated in the program lasting $50{\sim}60$ minutes, five times a week for 8 weeks. Results: Unlike the control group, the yoga group showed a significant decrease in total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, percent body fat, and waist hip ratio after the yoga training. However, changes in lean body mass, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride level during the intervention period were not different between the yoga group and the control group. Conclusion: The 8-week dynamic yoga program could be adopted to prevent cardiovascular diseases in middle-aged post-menopausal women by promoting body composition & blood lipids.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.3458-3464
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• 2009

본 연구는 40~50대 중년 남녀를 대상으로 신체계측을 통해 얻어진 신체계측치 및 혈관탄성도와 최대산소섭 취량의 관련성을 규명하기 위하여 일개 군 보건소 운동처방실을 방문한 남자 43명, 여자 53명을 대상으로 신체계측치 및 혈관탄성도, 최대산소섭취량 등을 측정하였다. 결과를 보면 1.남자의 신체계측치와 혈관탄성도의 상관관계에서는 비만도가, 여자에서는 허리-엉덩이비율이 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 2.남자의 신체계측치와 최대산소섭취량의 상관관계에서는 비만도, 체질량지수, 허리-엉덩이비율, 체지방율이 유의한 상관관계를 보였으며, 여자에서는 허리-엉덩이 비율, 체지방율이 유의한 상관 관계를 보였다. 3.남자의 혈관탄성도 및 심혈관계지표와 최대산소섭취량의 상관관계에서는 최대심박수가 유의한 상관관계를 보였고, 여자에서는 혈관탄성도, 최대심박수가 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 4.최대 산소섭취량을 종속변수로 한 다중회귀분석에서는 남녀 모두 체지방율, 혈관탄성도, 최대심박수가 유의한 변수로 나타났다. 즉 체지방율이 낮을수록, 혈관탄성도가 높을수록, 최대심박수가 높을수록 최대산소섭취량이 높았다. 따라서 40~50대 중년의 최대산소섭취량에 영향을 주는 요인에는 신체계측에 의한 비만관련지수, 혈관탄성도, 심혈관계지표등 여러 요인들이 복합적으로 관련되는 것으로 판단되어진다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.453-461
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to evaluate nutrient and food intake status and dietary, quality according to obesity based on nutrient and food group intake, in female university students. Surveys were conducted using questionnaires and 3 days, dietary record in 360 female university students residing in Seoul. The subjects were divided into two groups by percent of body fat: an overweight group(percent of body fat more than 23%, n=249) and normal group(percent of body fat below 23%, n=111). The overweight group had a larger proportion of subjects who binged compared to the normal group. There was no significant difference in energy intake between the two groups. The densities of plant calcium and dietary fiber in the overweight group were significantly lower than those of the normal group. However, animal fat density was significantly higher in overweight subjects. The Korean's dietary diversity score(KDDS) of the overweight group was 4.65, and that of the normal group was 4.67, indicating no significant difference. There was no significant difference of DQI-I between the overweight group(50.8) and normal group(51.1). However, the macronutrient ratio score was significantly lower in the overweight group. These results indicate that overweight female college students may have improper dietary habits, and have lower overall balance aspect macronutrient ratios.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.604-612
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the association of waist circumference (WC) with body composition among individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI) to distinguish muscle and fat mass, as both affect health differently. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We analyzed dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry data (derived from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey, which includes information on fat and lean mass) of 7,493 adults with a normal BMI. Subjects were categorized into four groups of increasing WC. The fourth group was defined as being centrally obese. Each number of subjects are as follows: 1,870, 695, 231, and 39 among men and 3,054, 1,100, 406, and 98 among women. We conducted a sex-stratified linear regression analysis of body composition according to WC group after adjustments for covariates. RESULTS: We observed a positive association of body fat with increasing WC in both men and women (all P for trend: < 0.001). The adjusted mean values for percent body fat with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) according to the four WC groups in ascending order were 17.8 (17.5-18.3), 21.0 (20.6-21.5), 22.1 (21.5-22.8), and 25.1 (24.2-26.1) in men and 29.7 (29.4-30.0), 32.0 (31.6-32.3), 32.9 (32.4-33.4), and 34.7 (33.2-36.1) in women. However, there was an inverted J-shaped association between muscle mass and WC. The fourth group had a higher percent body fat and lower muscle mass than other groups. The adjusted mean values for appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m²) with 95% CIs according to the four WC groups in ascending order were 7.55 (7.51-7.59), 7.62 (7.56-7.68), 7.65 (7.56-7.74), and 7.22 (7.04-7.41) in men and 5.83 (5.80-5.85), 5.96 (5.92-6.00), 6.03 (5.96-6.10), and 5.88 (5.73-6.03). CONCLUSIONS: There was a positive association between body fat and WC among individuals with normal BMI; conversely there was an inverted J-shaped association between lean body mass and WC. Our findings support the WC measurement should be included in obesity evaluations for adults with a normal BMI.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2001

Objectives : The Purpose of this study was to evidence the effect of Herbal Acupuncture therapy(Sangsik no.1) by comparing body fat and obesity degree of Group B(group of Herbal acupuncture therapy and general obesity treatment) with Group A(group of non-Herbal acupuncture therapy and general obesity treatment) in twenty four patients who have received OPD treatment at Sang Ji oriental medical hospital and chiefly diagnosed obesity from June 2000 to September 2001. Methods : We checked the change of Obesity degree with Inbody 3.0. Results and Conclusions : Two groups were no significance, but remarkably showed a significant decrease in Percent Body Fat. According to the above results, it is considered that Herbal Acupuncture therapy(Sangsik no.1) showed a significant decrease in Percent Body Fat, but Others were no significance.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.189-196
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• 1999

This study was conducted to investigate the relationships among the levels of fasting serum insulin, free fatty acid, lipids and anthropometry in normal-weight female college students. Serum insulin and free fatty acid levels were negatively correlated. However, insulin, triglyceride, and cholesterol levels were not correlated with fat mass or BMI(body mass index). The ability of anthropometric and biochemical indicators to predict fatness could be important for epidemiologic and clinical research. In the subjects, waist cirumference was correlated with BMI, fat mass and percent body fat, and HDLC/CHOL (high density lipoprotein cholesterol/cholesterol)was correlated with body weight, BMI, and fat mass. Our data suggests than waist circumference and HDLC/CHOL are predictors of fatness, whereas WHR apears to be a less important contributor to fatness in female college students.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2007

This study was designed to evaluate Saturday nutrition classes for obese elementary students in Chungnam Province. Obesity index, nutrient intake, nutrition knowledge, nutrition attitude, and self-satisfaction of 36 obese elementary students were compared before and after attending nutrition classes every other Saturday for 3 months. The average age, height, weight, body fat, % body fat, and obesity index were 11.9 years, 145.5 cm, 53.3 kg, 24.5 kg, 45.7%, and 32.4%, respectively. Most of the subjects(94.5%) viewed themselves as fat. Sixty-three percent of children were discontent with their body-image. All answered that they have experience with weight control. The major methods of weight control were exercise and reduction of snacks. The mean serum cholesterol, blood glucose, GOT/GPT, and hemoglobin were 177.4 mg/dL, 90.4 mg/dL, 25.8/25.5 IU/L, 14.5 g/dL, respectively. After attending nutrition classes, the daily intakes of energy, plant protein, plant fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, and cholesterol increased significantly. The scores for nutrition knowledge, nutrition attitude, and self-satisfaction also increased after nutrition classes, but there were no significant differences. Percent body fat decreased significantly after nutrition classes. In conclusion, nutrition education for elementary students is effective for the prevention and control of obesity. Further research is needed to develop a systematic program of nutrition education for obese children.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.1261-1267
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• 2010

본 연구는 체지방을 감소시키는데 효과적이라는 diacylglycerol (DG) 섭취와 유산소운동이 체구성비의 변화 및 혈중지질 개선에 미치는 영향을 규명하고 안정 시 대사량 변화를 관찰함으로써 임상적 및 대사적 측면에서 비만 개선 효과를 규명하는데 그 목적이 있었다. 본 연구의 대상은 의학적으로 다른 질병을 동반하지 않은 비만 남자 대학생으로서 연구의 의의를 충분히 이해하고 자발적으로 참여 의사를 밝힌 사람으로 선정하였으며, 체지방 측정 후 25%미만인 자와 흡연자는 대상에서 제외하였다. 모든 피험자들은 기본검사와 사전검사가 끝난 후 세가지(D, E, DE) 집단에 6명씩 무선 배정하였다. 첫 번째 실험군(D)은 diacylglycerol 섭취 조건으로 12주 동안 diacylglycerol을 섭취하였고, 두 번째 실험군(E)은 12주 동안 러닝 트레이닝을 실시하였다. 마지막 세번째 실험군(DE)은 12주 동안 diacylglycerol 섭취와 유산소 트레이닝을 실시하였으며, 본 연구결과 모든 그룹에서 12주 동안의 그룹별 처치가 진행됨에 따라 체지방이 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 안정 시 대사량은 D그룹을 제외하고 모든 그룹에서 증가하는 경향을 보였으며 운동과 다이아실글리세롤 섭취에 따라 콜레스테롤의 감소가 일어났다. 추후 카테콜라민, CAMP, HSL, Insulin 등과 같은 지방대사와 관련된 항목들에 대한 추가적인 분석이 이루어짐으로써, DG섭취와 트레이닝의 비만개선효과를 보다 신뢰성 높게 예측할 수 있으리라 본다.