This study was designed to investigate dietary life related to sodium of participants in hypertension and diabetes preventive education at the public health center located in Incheon Metropolitan City. Subjects were comprised of 301 adults (males: 102, female: 199) of age 50 years and above. The questionnaire for dietary life and salty taste assessment were performed on the subjects. Data were analyzed using SPSS package (ver. 18.0). According to the result of questionnaire for dietary behavior, 70% of the subjects were in the low salt intake group (p<0.001). In the result of questionnaire for dietary frequency, all ages groups were in the low salt intake group (p<0.01). The data of questionnaire for dietary behavior showed that the subjects of age above 75 years preferred salted seafood, soup, and kimchi (p<0.01). The data of questionnaire for dietary frequency showed that the subjects of age between 65 and 74, least chose fried kimchi, noodle, and soybean paste soup with clams (p<0.05), and the healthy adult groups chose kimchi stew, ssam and ssamjang (p<0.05). The score for dietary behavior in male subjects was higher than female subjects (p<0.01). In particular, the score for dietary frequency was the lowest in the subjects of age between 65 and 74 (p<0.01). The mean value of salty taste assessment in the subjects was 0.41% which is higher than the ideal value of 0.3% (p<0.01). Offering more nutrition education and continuous feedback of healthcare center may be needed to improve the health status of the adults.

Abstract
 서 론
 연구방법
  1. 조사 대상
  2. 조사내용 및 방법
  3. 통계분석
 결과 및 고찰
  1. 조사대상자의 일반적인 특성
  2. 조사대상자의 소듐 관련 식행동, 식품섭취빈도 및 짠맛 미각 판정 검사
  3. 성별, 연령, 질병 유무에 따른 소듐 함유 식품에 대한식행동 비교
  4. 성별, 연령, 질병 유무에 따른 소듐 함유 식품에 대한섭취빈도 및 짠맛에 대한 자가진단검사 비교
 결 론
 References

• 박희옥(가천대학교 식품영양학과) | Hee-Ok Pak
• 손춘영(동남보건대학교 식품영양학과) | Chun-Young Sohn
• 박정화(원광디지털대학교 한방건강학과) | Jung-Hwa Park Corresponding author