title: Revised dietary guidelines for Koreans.
abstract: With rapidly changing dietary environment, dietary guidelines for Koreans were revised and relevant action guides were developed. First, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was established with experts and government officials from the fields of nutrition, preventive medicine, health promotion, agriculture, education and environment. The Committee set dietary goals for Koreans aiming for a better nutrition state of all after a thorough review and analysis of recent information related to nutritional status and/or problems of Korean population, changes in food production/supply, disease pattern, health policy and agricultural policy. Then, the revised dietary guidelines were proposed to accomplish these goals in addition to 6 different sets of dietary action guides to accommodate specific nutrition and health problems of respective age groups. Subsequently, these guidelines and guides were subjected to the focus group review, consumer perception surveys, and a public hearing for general and professional comments. Lastly, the language was clarified in terms of public understanding and phraseology. The revised Dietary guidelines for Koreans are as follows: eat a variety of grains, vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, poultry and dairy products; choose salt-preserved foods less, and use less salt when you prepare foods; increase physical activity for a healthy weight, and balance what you eat with your activity; enjoy every meal, and do not skip breakfast; if you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation; prepare foods properly, and order sensible amounts; enjoy our rice-based diet.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Seoul, 156-800, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ai
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Haeng Shin
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bok Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoonna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hae Jeung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Jin
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Cho-il
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017678:Sex Distribution