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Knowledge of iron nutrition by university students in Japan, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia
Author(s) -
HORI KOHJI,
JAROENKORNBURI SUMONCHAT,
PURBOYO RAHMA BOEDI R.A.,
KIM SANGAE,
ISHIBASHI GENJI,
KAI SUMIKO,
KANG MOONSUN
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1995.tb00556.x
Subject(s) - nutrition education , family and consumer science , economic growth , east asia , political science , medical education , medicine , socioeconomics , psychology , sociology , economics , mathematics education , china , law
Current advances in iron nutrition are remarkable. This study was carried out to determine the level of knowledge among the university and college students in Japan, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. Although about 90% of the students participating in the study knew that iron deficiency causes anaemia, they have poor overall knowledge about iron nutrition. More Korean students believed that milk and its products are a good source of iron and the promoter for its absorption. This may be attributed to misunderstandings engendered by the mass media. Iron nutrition education in home economics classes at primary and junior high schools is important, and home economics teachers in South‐east Asia must emphasize this importance.