A Study on the Development of Method for Measuring Nutrient Intakes at the Worksite.
- Author:
Young Ju KIM
1
;
Ryowon CHOUE
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
worksite nutrition program;
dietary assessment method;
validity
- MeSH:
Counseling;
Education;
Korea;
Motor Activity;
Nutrition Assessment;
Nutritional Status;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Workplace*
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
1999;5(2):137-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In Korea, the practice of nutrition education program at the worksite has not yet been implemented, especially for the workers who are at risk for health. Accordingly, the worksite nutrition program, education, and nutrition counseling are necessary. In this study, the worksite nutrition program was developed from June, 1997 to May, 1998. For this program, we surveyed the workers' age and the levels of education, income and physical activity. We developed the proper dietary intake questionnaire to evaluate the employees' nutritional status and the nutrition index which is a simple tool to assess nutrient intakes of the employees at the worksites. To demonstrate the validity of the developed nutritional assessment tools, the CAN(Computer Aided Nutritional) program and Hyunmin system developed by the Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Dietetic Association respectively, were used as references. The result of the validity test for the dietary assessment method that we have been developed revealed that the method was valid showing no significant difference among the various methods. However, the carbohydrate intake measured by the CAN program was higher than those of others. The validity test results for the nutrient index method showed that there was no significant difference among the methods, except the carbohydrate intake measured by the Hyunmin system was lower that those of others. As a result, we concluded that the dietary assessment methods that we had been developed, were valid method to measure the nutrient intakes of the employees at the worksites.
