Yeon Jee-Young, Lee Soon-Kyu
Department Food and Nutrition, Seowon University, Cheongju 28674, Korea.
Nutrition Safety Policy Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, 187, Osongsangmyung-2ro, Heongduk-gu, Chungju, Chungbuk 28159, Korea.
Nutr Res Pract. 2016 Oct;10(5):546-554. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2016.10.5.546. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of sugar reduction, nutrition education, and frequency of snacking in children according to the self-perceived dietary preferences for sweet taste by mothers in Busan.
SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 277 mothers were surveyed, and their perceptions of sugar reduction and the frequency of snacking in children were assessed using a questionnaire. The subjects were classified into either a sweet (n = 91) or an unsweet (n = 186) group according to their self-perceived preferences for a sweet taste.
In the sweet group, the results for sweet products were sweetened ice (86.8%), confectionery (74.7%), processed milk (73.6%), carbonated beverages (71.4%), and fermented milk (53.9%). In the unsweet group, the results were sweetened ice (88.7%), carbonated beverages (78.5%), processed milk (75.8%), confectionery (69.4%), and fermented milk (50.5%). The necessity of sugar intake reduction was high in both groups (sweet = 89.0%, unsweet = 82.8%). Beverage purchases after identifying the nutrition labeling was significantly lower in the sweet group than in the unsweet group ( < 0.05). The reasons for the beverage purchases instead of water were "habitually" (50.5%) and "like sweet taste" (25.3%) in the sweet group ( < 0.01). Snacking in children was significantly higher in the sweet group based on the increased frequencies of carbonated drinks ( < 0.01), fast food ( < 0.001), candy and chocolate ( < 0.05), crackers ( < 0.01), ramen ( < 0.01), and fish paste/hotdogs ( < 0.01). The frequency of purchase education after identifying the nutrition labeling was significantly lower in the sweet group than in the unsweet group ( < 0.01).
These findings suggest that a perception of sugar reduction and practical nutrition education aimed at reducing the sugar intake are necessary to improve dietary habits.
背景/目的：本研究旨在根据釜山地区母亲对甜味的自我认知饮食偏好，调查儿童对减糖、营养教育及吃零食频率的认知情况。
对象/方法：共对277名母亲进行了调查，通过问卷评估她们对儿童减糖及吃零食频率的认知。根据她们对甜味的自我认知偏好，将研究对象分为喜甜组（n = 91）和不喜甜组（n = 186）。
在喜甜组中，甜品类产品的结果依次为甜味冰品（86.8%）、糖果（74.7%）、加工牛奶（73.6%）、碳酸饮料（71.4%）和发酵乳（53.9%）。在不喜甜组中，结果依次为甜味冰品（88.7%）、碳酸饮料（78.5%）、加工牛奶（75.8%）、糖果（69.4%）和发酵乳（50.5%）。两组中减少糖摄入量的必要性都很高（喜甜组 = 89.0%，不喜甜组 = 82.8%）。查看营养标签后购买饮料的情况，喜甜组显著低于不喜甜组（<0.05）。喜甜组购买饮料而非水的原因是“习惯使然”（50.
