Abstract
Dietary intakes and food beliefs of Korean elderly living in New York City and Seoul, Republic of Korea were compared in order to assess cultural adherence. A questionnaire about health, eating out, breakfast foods, traditional medicine foods, and a 24-hour recall were administered. Korean-American elderly were more likely to consume “Western style” breakfast foods, eat out in fast food restaurants, and use multivitamins. More subjects in the Republic of Korea recommended foods such as ginseng for health. All subjects consumed kimchee and rice at least once in the 24-hour recall. Diets in both groups were adequate in protein, vitamin C, thiamin, niacin, and phosphorus, but inadequate in energy, vitamin A, riboflavin, calcium, and iron.
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