Dietary supplement use of early childhood population in Korea: Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (2007‐2009) (LB468)

• Published in: The FASEB journal 2014-04, Vol.28 (S1), p.n/a
• Main Authors: Kang, Minji, Shim, Jae Eun, Kim, Kijoon, Paik, Hee Young
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0892-6638; 1530-6860
• DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.lb468

Relative to the increasing trend of dietary supplement intake in Korea and many other countries, few studies have been conducted in Korea, especially studies targeting early childhood population. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of dietary supplement use in accordance with the demographic and dietary characteristics using data from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (2007‐2009). The study included 1,608 subjects aged 1‐5 years who responded to 24h diet recall. The most frequently consumed type of dietary supplement was multi‐vitamin and mineral products. The prevalence of taking dietary supplement was 41.7% and the supplement users distributed more in higher level of household income. There were no significant differences in the distribution of genders and residential areas according to the dietary supplement use. Nutrients obtained from dietary intake alone were higher in dietary supplement users than non‐users in macronutrients, several vitamins and minerals. However, the differences were disappeared after controlling for household income and energy intakes. Therefore, nutrition and health effect of additional nutrients from dietary supplement were expected. Further studies are needed to assess the dietary supplement use on the growth and health in Korean early childhood population. Grant Funding Source: supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning(grant no. 2013R1A1A2057600)