Korean J Community Nutr.
1999 Mar;4(1):64-73.
Dietary Living in North Korea according to the Defectors
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- 1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Korea.
- 2Department of consumer Studies and Resource Management, Seoul, National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Colthing and Textiles, Seoul, National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Child development and Family Studies, Seoul National University, Cheongju, Korea.
- 5Department of Family and Child Welfare, Sangmyong University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- We performed a study to understand the dietary situation in North Korea and to compare the difference between the North and the South. Two hundred North Korean defectors from the North since 1990 participated in this survey. Information was collected from December, 1997 to February, 1998 by mailing pre-tested questionnaires, which had been confirmed by 10 previous interviewers. The final data from 157 defectors(107 male and 33 female with 17 unidentified gender) were analyzed. We found that (1) North Koreans are lowr in height, weight and BMI than South Koreans, (2) The North Korean diet is very simple and monotonous. It is limite to their local and unprocessed foodsand dishes, which is far from the trend of globalization and readiness. (3) On the other hand, in the North, the government control on foods diminished because food shortage leads to free market activity where housewives manage their own foodservices, and to accelate their eating-out behaviors. (4) Profound differences between the South and the North in dietary life are noticed by the defectors as English words and Korean words. Efforts to understand and learn about each other is necessay before not too late.
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