The purpose of this study was to obtain baseline data of nutritional management for women's bone health according to age. This study was conducted through questionnaire, bone mineral density(BMD) measurement by DEXA and dietary survey by 24hr recalls to 134 adult women. Subjects were divided into three groups: young women group who aged 20-29(n=48), middle aged women group who aged over 30 and were pre-menopause(n=36), postmenopausal women group(n=48). The body fat percent of postmenopausal women group was the highest among the three groups. BMD of lumbar spine(L1-L2) were 0.93 g/cm2 for young women, 0.97 g/cm2 for middle aged women, and 0.88 g/cm2 for postmenopausal women, respectively(p〈0.05). BMD of femoral neck(p〈0.05), trochanter(p〈0.05), and ward's (p〈0.001) were significantly decreased as age increasement. Drinking alcohol and skipping meals were significantly higher in young women groups than in the other groups, however frequency of doing regular exercise was significantly lower in young women groups. Young women group consumed the significantly higher amount of cereals(p〈0.05), sugar and sweeteners(p〈0.001), meats(p〈0.01), eggs(p〈0.01), milks(p〈0.05) and oils(p〈0.001) than middle aged and postmenopausal women. Also, energy(p〈0.001), animal protein, (p〈0.01), plant oil(p〈0.001), animal fat(p〈0.001), retinol(p〈0.001), vitamin E(p〈0.01), and cholesterol(p〈0.001) intakes of young women were highest among the three groups. However, young women group consumed the significantly lower amount of dietary fiber(p〈0.05), vitamin C(p〈0.01), folate(p〈0.05) and fruits(p〈0.01) than the other groups. To summarized the our results, young women who were in still undergoing bone formation activity to develope peak bone mass, had more dietary habit and lifestyle problems than middle aged and postmenopausal women. The results of this study revealed that nutritional management and education for bone health should be emphasized in young women not only aged women.

• 최미경 | Choi, Mi-Kyeong
• 김미현 | Kim, Mi-Hyun