Supplements Use and Related Factors in Korean College Students Using Internet

초록

The purpose of this study were to investigate supplement use of the Korean college students using internet. One thousand three hundred fifty six college students(male : 739, female : 617) were participated in this study. The questionnaire about dietary supplements use, demographic characteristics, eating behavior, health-related lifestyles, nutrient intake was self-administered and the data were collected via internet or mail. The result are summarized as follows : 1) Different category of supplements was taken by 60.1% of the subjects. 2) The main reasons for taking supplements was prevention and treatment of illness, recovery from fatigue. Especially women students' main reason for taking supplements was weight control. 3) The higher supplement use was the higher the confidence in internet information. Therefore, it may be suggested that most subjects recognized information source of supplement from internet useful.