Korean Journal of Community Nutrition

Kangmo Ahn

4 Articles

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Effects of Nutrition Education Promoting Vegetable, Fruit, and Fish Intake on the Severity of Atopic Dermatitis in Children: Results from a One-year Follow Up Study: Heejin Lee, Kangmo Ahn, Youngshin Han, Sang Jin Chung; Korean J Community Nutr 2013;18(5):515-524. Published online October 31, 2013; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2013.18.5.515

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is believed to be associated with the intake of antioxidant nutrients and fatty acids due to its immunological dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of nutrition education promoting vegetable, fruit, and fish intake on the severity of AD in children. Children with AD aged 6 months to 5 years were randomly assigned into education and control groups, and followed for 1 year. Seventy-six children completed the study (38 for control, 38 for education). The education group received education promoting the intakes of antioxidant-rich foods (vegetables, fruits) and n-3 fatty acid foods (fish). A 24-hour food recall was collected for the diet information. After education, all vegetables (p < 0.001), fruits (p < 0.01), and fish (p < 0.05) intakes per 1000 kcal increased significantly in the education group, whereas only vegetable intake increased in the control group (p < 0.001). The SCORAD index, the severity of atopic dermatitis, decreased significantly in the education group (p < 0.05). Increased consumption of dietary vitamin E was significantly associated with reduction in the SCORAD index, after adjusting for age and gender (p < 0.05). A nutritional education program to increase vegetable, fruit, and fish intake may be effective in reducing the severity of AD, and vitamin E intake may be associated with the decreased severity of AD. More controlled studies on the relationship between these intakes and severity of AD, with intensive diet and/or supplement intervention programs, are needed to obtain conclusive results.

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Nutritional Intervention for a Korean Adolescent with Atopic Dermatitis: a Case Report
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Clinical Nutrition Research.2021; 10(4): 364. CrossRef
Evaluation of nutritional status and adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes among atopic dermatitis children under 12 years of age: based on Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (2013–2015)
Hye Won Kim, Ji-Myung Kim
Journal of Nutrition and Health.2020; 53(2): 141. CrossRef

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The Comparison of Growth and Nutrient Intakes in Children with and without Atopic Dermatitis: Seung Joo Park, Jae Sun Lee, Kangmo Ahn, Sang Jin Chung; Korean J Community Nutr 2012;17(3):271-279. Published online June 30, 2012; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.3.271

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The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has increased recently all over the world. Several studies worldwide reported growth retardation associated with AD, but few studies were reported in Korea. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identity the differences in growth and nutrient intakes between Korean children with and without AD. The participants were 71 AD children and age, gender-matched 81 control children aged 10 to 36 months. Demographic information was gathered by questionnaires. Height and weight were measured at clinic and health centers. Height and weight for age, and weight for height were converted as deviation in Z scores using World Health Organization Standard. A 24 hour dietary recall method was performed to estimate nutrient intakes. A higher percentage of AD children had insufficient energy and intakes of calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and vitamin B2 , defined as intakes lower than 75% of the Dietary Reference Intakes for Korean, compared to the control group (P < 0.001, P < 0.001 0.001, P = 0.003, P = 0.001, P = 0.014, P = 0.001, respectively). The percentages of children with height and weight for age Z score below than-1 (stunted) were significantly higher in the AD group (P < 0.001 0.001 and P < 0.001 0.001, respectively). Multiple food restriction, defined as > or = 3 food elimination, was associated with insufficient energy and intakes of calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamins A and B2 . In conclusion, children with AD need regular nutrient assessment and education about alternative food choices to avoid r food elimination in order to prevent growth retardation or inadequate nutrient intakes. Further longitudinal studies for growth and nutrient intakes should be performed to understand the patterns of growth in children with AD.

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Nutrient Intake and Food Restriction in Children with Atopic Dermatitis
Hyunjin Lim, Kyunghee Song, Ran Kim, Jiyeon Sim, Eunah Park, Kangmo Ahn, Jihyun Kim, Youngshin Han
Clinical Nutrition Research.2013; 2(1): 52. CrossRef

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Excessive Food Restriction in Children with Atopic Dermititis: Seokhwa Lee, Heejin Lee, Youngshin Han, Kangmo Ahn, Sangil Lee, Sang Jin Chung; Korean J Community Nutr 2011;16(6):627-635. Published online December 31, 2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2011.16.6.627

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The prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis (AD), a non-infective chronic inflammatory skin disease, is increasing worldwide. Avoiding the allergen is the basic principle in the treatment of AD. However, when the allergen is food, excessive restriction can lead to nutrition deficiency. The objective of the study was to examine the status of the dietary restriction and compare the caregiver's restriction practice with doctor's recommendation in Korean children with AD. A total of 158 children diagnosed with Atopic Dermatitis were recruited for this study. Information about foods that aggravate AD symptoms and food restriction were collected from the mothers of 158 children aged 6 month-5 year with AD using questionnaires. Food restriction recommendation by doctor was collected through medical chart. McNemar and Margianl homogeneity tests were used to detect a relationship between food restriction recommended by doctor and current practice by mother. There were significant proportion differences of food restriction for each food between by doctor and mother. We found 75.9% of children were avoiding eggs although only 61.4% were recommended for egg restriction by a doctor. Children with restriction of more than 4 kinds of food were 53.2% compared to 13.3% by doctor. Excessive restrictors tended to be younger and diagnosed at younger age. The caregivers of excessive restrictors had trends of "being older" and "having higher income". Avoidance of common foods in children without food allergy could result in malnutrition or impaired growth. Nutrition education is needed for sound practice and nutrition care in children with Atopic Dermatitis as well as interactive communication between caregivers and experts.

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Evaluation of nutritional status and adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes among atopic dermatitis children under 12 years of age: based on Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (2013–2015)
Hye Won Kim, Ji-Myung Kim
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Mijung Jang, KyooSang Kim
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Sang-Mi Lee, Hoikyung Kim
Korean Journal of Human Ecology.2014; 23(4): 733. CrossRef
The Comparison of Growth and Nutrient Intakes in Children with and without Atopic Dermatitis
Seung-joo Park, Jae Sun Lee, Kangmo Ahn, Sang-Jin Chung
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition.2012; 17(3): 271. CrossRef

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Associated Factors with Severity of Atopic Dermatitis in Children: Jae Sun Lee, Sunmi Jo, Heechul Lee, Kangmo Ahn, Sang Jin Chung; Korean J Community Nutr 2010;15(6):776-782. Published online December 31, 2010

Abstract PDF: The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has increased over the past decades. A variety of factors are related to the development of atopic dermatitis, including genetics and environmental factors. The purpose of the study was to examine factors associated with severity of atopic dermatitis in 104 children aged 6-60 months. To investigate the association between severity and other factors children were divided into two groups, mild (n = 62) and severe (n = 42) groups, based on SCORAD index which measures the severity of atopic dermatitis. Results showed that family history, family's smoking, period of having AD and the levels of the serum total IgE were significantly higher in severe group. More than 6 months of breastfeeding and weaning after 6 month were not associated with severity of AD, but the number of food eliminated was associated with severity. Only vitamin C intake was significantly different by severity after adjusting for energy intake, family history, family's smoking and period of having AD (p = 0.033). There was no association between the severity of atopic dermatitis and growth of children. This study concluded that the severity of atopic dermatitis was associated with family history, family's smoking, period of having AD, children's serum total IgE, and vitamin C intakes. The result of this study should provide the significant information for better management of AD.

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