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Children's vitamins and minerals intake from dietary supplements in Korea
Author(s) -
Lee Ji Yeon,
Jang Young Ai,
Moon Jae Jin,
Lee Haeng Shin,
Lee Hae Jeong,
Lee Yoonna,
Kim Doo Hee,
Koh Eunmi,
Lee Hye Yeong,
Yoon Hye Sung,
Kim Choil
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.lb345
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , environmental health , reference daily intake , population , dietary reference intake , pediatrics , zoology , nutrient , chemistry , organic chemistry , sociology , biology
With increasing intake of dietary supplements (DS) including health functional foods (FF) among children and a recent rescission of restrictions in shape/form of FF, children's excessive vitamins/minerals (V/M) intake became a matter of concern in Korea. A nationwide survey was conducted to estimate children's V/M intake from various dietary sources employing 3 representative samples of children for summer & fall of 2008 and spring of 2009 by stratified multistage sampling of 120 survey sites/season based on the 2005 census population. About 30 households from each survey site were screened for residing children of 0–19 years and @ 1,700 households remained as eligible sample per season. Trained dietitians visited households to perform face‐to‐face interview to children regarding DS and OTC V/M products consumption during 1 month prior to interview. Name & type of product, quantity & frequency of use, compliance with recommended dose, etc. were questioned. Out of 5,328 children responded, 19% reported 1 or more DS consumption. Consumption rate was higher in boys (20.1% vs. 17.8%) and youngsters (21.0% compared to 14.3% in adolescents). Although only a minor portion of children showed V/M intake higher than UL, most of them were 0–6 years. Because current maximum levels of V/M in DS were set for adults, using separate doses or directions for children is recommended. Supported by a grant 09082KFDA999 from KFDA in 2008 – 9.