Dietary supplement use in Korean children and adolescents, KNHANES 2015–2017

To date, there have been few studies on dietary supplement (DS) use in Korean children and adolescents, using nationally representative data. This study aimed to investigate the current status of DS use and its related factors, among Korean children and adolescents from the Korean National Health an...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2021-04, Vol.24 (5), p.957-964
Main Authors: Jeon, Ji Hyun, Seo, Moon Young, Kim, Shin-Hye, Park, Mi Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age groups
Birth weight
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Chronic illnesses
Cross-Sectional Studies
Descriptive labeling
Dietary Supplements
Disease
Family income
Households
Humans
Infant
Nutrition
Nutrition Surveys
Nutritional Epidemiology
Overweight
Pediatrics
Population studies
Prebiotics
Probiotics
Questionnaires
Republic of Korea
Research Paper
Teenagers
Vitamin D
Vitamins
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Summary:To date, there have been few studies on dietary supplement (DS) use in Korean children and adolescents, using nationally representative data. This study aimed to investigate the current status of DS use and its related factors, among Korean children and adolescents from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) data. A cross-sectional study. Data from the KNHANES 2015-2017. Participants completed 24-h dietary recall interviews, including DS products that the subjects consumed. The study population was 4380 children and adolescents aged 1-18 years. Approximately 20.3 % of children and adolescents were using DS; the highest use was among children aged 1–3 years old, and the lowest use was among adolescents aged 16–18 years. The most frequently used DS was prebiotics/probiotics, followed by multivitamin/mineral supplements. Factors that were associated with DS use were lower birth weight in children aged
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980020003419