Ok-Kyeong Yu

Effects of Nutrition Education on Overweight and Obese Children in Chonbuk Area -Focus on Food Habit, Eating Behaviors, Dietary Attitude, Nutrition Knowledge and Nutrients Intake-

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of nutrition education focus on food habit, eating behaviors, dietary attitude, nutrition knowledge, and nutrients intake. The nutrition education was provided to 103 overweight and obese children in Chonbuk area. Nutrition education lessons were conducted 40 min/lesson, 12 times in year (6 times/semester). We assessed the change in knowledge using a questionnaire on food habit, eating behaviors, dietary attitude, nutrition knowledge and nutrients intake using 24 hr recall method. After the nutrition education, dietary habits were significantly improved. Especially, the answer of `Don`t eat when feel full` were significantly improved (boys (p

Okara, a soybean by-product, prevents high fat diet-induced obesity and improves serum lipid profiles in C57BL/6J mice

This study aimed to validate the anti-obesity effect of okara, a soyfood byproduct, in diet induced obese mice. Thirty two C57BL/6J male 4 week old mice were divided into four dietary groups (n=8) fed either normal diet (ND), high fat diet (HD), HD with 10% okara (OL), or HD with 20% okara (OH) for 12 weeks. Body weight gain and epididymal fat weight of OL and OH group were significantly lower than HD group. Similarly, the serum and hepatic lipid profiles in OH were significantly lower than HD group. The fecal triacylglycerol and TC levels in OL and OH increased compared to HD. Also, the expression of PPAR-α was higher in OH than HD group; PPAR-γ and FAS levels were lower in OH compared to HD. In this study, okara consumption appears to protect mice against diet induced obesity (DIO) and metabolic dysregulation related to obesity.

A Meta-Analysis of Influencing Soybean Food Interventions on the Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors Utilizing Big Data

빅데이터 분석은 기존 데이터베이스 관리 도구로부터 데이터를 수집, 저장, 관리, 분석할 수 있는 역량을 말한다. 따라서 메타분석은 여러 실증연구의 정량적인 결과를 통합과 분석을 통해 전체 결과를 조망할 수 있는 기회를 제공하는 통계적 통합 방법이다. 일반적으로 대사증후군 위험요인을 허리둘레, 수축기혈압, 이완기혈압, 공복혈당, 중성지방 그리고 고밀도지단백콜레스테롤 요인으로 정의한다. 메타분석 결과 공복혈당 사전 사후 경로에서 가장 큰 효과 크기(r = -.324)인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 콩 식품의 중재효과는 10%의 설명력을 확인할 수 있었다. 두 번째 큰 효과크기는 허리둘레 사전 사후 경로(r = .256)인 것으로 나타났다. 그런데 콩 식품의 습취는 허리둘레 (복부비만) 개선효과가 없는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 학문적 실무적 의의를 논의하였다.

Evaluation for Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Rice and Rice Snack Extracts: An In-vitro Study

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is usually caused by foods such as wheat, egg, milk, and peanuts, leading to common health problems in early childhood with complications like urtication. The aim of this study was to evaluate ethanol extracts of rice and rice snacks concentrated until the ethanol was completely eliminated and hot-air dried. In vitro analyses were carried out using murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. We measured cytotoxicity, nitric oxide (NO) production, and inflammatory cytokine level. The NO level of the cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was significantly reduced by rice and rice snack extracts. level decreased in contrast to the LPS group, although a significant difference was not observed. On the other hand, IL-6 significantly decreased in both rice and rice snack extracts in a dose-dependent manner. The results of the present study suggest that rice and rice snack decreased NO and inflammatory cytokine levels. Therefore, rice could be useful as a raw material for relieving child atopic dermatitis caused by snacks made from wheat.