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KOREA
"The
Korean Nutrition Society"
The Korean Nutrition Society (KNS) is
the premier nutrition research society in Korea founded in 1967. Currently it
has 850+ members including nutritionists, physicians, dieticians, food chemists,
and food technologists. KNS is a member of The Korea Research Foundation and The
Korean Federation of Sciences & Technology Societies as well as The Federation
of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS) and International Union of Nutritional
Sciences (IUNS). The main goal of KNS is to provide and to share the latest
scientific nutrition information and findings among members. The promotion of
national health status by nutrition intervention is another side of the goal.
Address:
The Korean Nutrition Society
635-4 Yeogsam-dong, Kangnam-Ku
#804 KSTC, Seoul 135-703, Korea
Tel: +82-2-3452-0449 Fax: +82-2-3452-3018
E-mail:
kns96@chol.com
Website:
http://www.kns.or.kr
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Honorary Members:
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Jin Soon Ju (Hallym Univ.) |
Jung Yull Yu (Duksung
Womens’s Univ) |
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In Kyu Han (Seoul National
Univ.) |
Ki Yull Lee (Yonsei Univ.) |
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Nak Eung Sung (Ewha Womans Univ.) |
Sook He Kim (Ewha Womans Univ.) |
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Soo Jae Moon (Yonsei Univ.)
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Lillha Lee (Chung-Ang
Univ.) |
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Yang Cha Lee-Kim (Yonsei
Univ.) |
Hyun Suh Park (Kyung Hee
Univ.) |
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Wha Young Kim (Ewha Womans Univ.) |
Choon Hie Yu (Sang Myung
Univ.) |
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Hee Young Paik (Seoul National
Univ.) |
Sang-Sun Lee (Hanyang University) |
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President: Dr. Namsoo
Chang |
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Address: |
Dept. of Food and
Nutritional Sciences
Ewha Womans University
11-1 Daehyun-dong,
Seodaemun-gu,
Seoul 120-750, Korea |
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Tel: |
82-2-3277-3468
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Fax : |
82-2-3277-2862 |
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E-mail : |
nschang@ewha.ac.kr |
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Committee Members:
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President-elect:
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Sung Hee Cho
(Catholic Univ. of Daegu) |
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Vice-president(s)
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Myung-Hee Kang (Hannam Univ.) |
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Kang Pyo Lee (CJ
Food R&D) |
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Secretary
General: |
Mi Kyung Sung (Sookmyung
Women's Univ.) |
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Treasurer: |
Myung Sook Choi (Kyungpook
Nat. Univ.) |
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Secretary for the
Symposia: |
Hyojee joung
(School of Public Health, Seoul Nat. Univ.) |
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Editor-in-Chief (Korean Edition): |
Sun
Yung Ly (Chungnam Nat. Univ.) |
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Editor-in-Chief
(English Edition): |
In-Sook Kwun (Andong
Nat. Univ.) |
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Secretary for
Documentation: |
Hye Young P. Kim
(Yongin Univ.) |
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Executive
members: |
Youn Soo Cha (Chobuk
Nat. Univ.) |
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Yang-Ha Kim (Ewha
Womans Univ) |
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Hye-Kyung Park (KFDA)
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Young-Sun Song (Inje
Univ.) |
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Hyeon-Sook Lim (Chonnam
Nat. Univ.) |
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Young Ae Jang (KHIDI)
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Sun Hyo
Kim (Kongju Nat.
Univ) |
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Hyeyoung Kim (Yonsei
Univ.) |
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Jung Sook Seo (Yeungnam
Univ.) |
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Ki Won
Lim (Konkuk Univ.) |
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Hae Kyung Chung (Hoseo
Univ.) |
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Auditors: |
Jong Hee Chyun (Inha
Univ.) |
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Sang-Hyup Cha
(Han Naeng) |
Special Committees:
1. Committee of Dietary Reference
Intakes for Korean: established KDRI (Korean Dietary Reference Intakes) by
proposing the nutrient intakes that are considered necessary for the prevention
of nutritional diseases caused by nutritional deficit or excess.
2. Committee for Education and
Training of KDRIs: developing educational materials and education and
dissemination of the information about the newly released KDRIs.
3. Committee for Nutritional
Information: updated the CAN (Computer Aided Nutritional Analysis Program)
version 3.0 which has been used for the assessment of dietary intakes for
professional use.
4. Committee on Nutrition Policy:
working for establishment of sound policy to improve diet and to reduce
noncommunicable diseases based on up to date scientific knowledge.
5. Committee for Terminology: working
for standardization of Korean Terminologies in the field of nutrition.
6. Committee for Biofoods and
Functional Foods for Health: finding the new functional materials, evaluating
the functionality and safety, and establishing the standard requirement on
biofood.
7. Committee for Promotion of English
Journal in International Scientific Community: Working toward publication and
promotion of English journal (Nutrition Research and Practice) by joint effort
with other nutritional societies.
8. Committee for Nutrigenomics:
taking a research on nutrition and gene interaction to improve health and
longevity through individualized nutrition
9. Committee for Management of Food
Service and Commercial Dining Service: evaluating the nutritional balance and
safety in meal service and commercial dining services.
Activities in 2006
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Scientific Activities
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*Symposia: |
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April 10, 2006: |
“Direction for collecting & Utility
by Nutritional and Dietary Data” |
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May 26, 2006: |
“Maternal and Infant Nutrition” |
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”Utility of Dietary Patterns in
Assessing Chronic Disease Diets” |
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“Trends and Guidelines of Sugar
Intakes. |
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October 27, 2006: |
“Obesity Prevalence and Management
Status in Korea“ |
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*Workshops: |
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April 28, 2006: |
“Application of Dietary Reference
for Koreans” |
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“Demonstration of CAN-Pro 3.0” |
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July 18~21, 2006: |
“Biostatistics of Nutrition Major” |
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September 7, 2006: |
“Current Status and Future
Directions for Health Claims on Foods” |
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*Forum: |
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November 23, 2006: |
“Food & Nutrition Labeling
Regulation Enforcement and Application Plan” |
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Other Activities
 | Dr. Namsoo Chang was appointed as
the president of the Korean Nutrition Society during January 1, 2007 ~ Dec.
31, 2007. |
| Dr. Hee Young Paik was elected to
be a Council member of International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) at
the 18th International Congress of Nutrition held in Durban, and
will serve for 4 years. |
| Publishes two Journals regularly -
one in Korean and the other in English language. The Journal has over 1,000
subscribed readers in Korea and abroad. |
| DRIs committee has been working
for developing of KDRI since July, 2003. KDRIs had been released in November,
2005 |
| Terminology committee has been
working for the standardization of Korean terminologies in the field of
nutrition since January, 2004.
Nutrition Glossary was published in December, 2006. |
| Revised CAN Program version 3.0
for professional use. |
| Updated Nutrient DB for Foods.
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| Revised Food Values and Food
Values of Portions commonly used. |
| Revised the Korean Nutrition
Society website. |
3.
Awards of the Korean Nutrition Society
Outstanding
research paper of the year 2005:
1. "Calcium and
Phosphorus Balance Study by Soy Isoflavone Intake in Ovariectomized Rats",
Chang, Moon-Jeong, Kwon, Kyung-Jin, Kim, Sun-Hee,
The Korean Journal of
Nutr 38(1)：40-47,
2005
2."Effects of
Soybean Protein on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Mineral Content in
Ovariectomized Rats", Choi, Mi-Ja, Jung, Ji-Won,
The Korean Journal of
Nutr 38(4)：279-288,
2005
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Publications of the Korean Nutrition Society
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Journal of Korean Nutrition Society
Has
been published since 1968. Published 8 times per year since 2002.
Nutritional Sciences
Renamed in 1998 from "Korean Journal of Nutrition" first released in 1990.
Published 4 times per year from 2002.
Korean Dietary Reference Intakes (2005)
KDRIs is Dietary
Reference Intakes for Koreans. It is new system of Dietary recommendations
consisting of EAR (Estimated Average Requirements), RI (Recommended
Intake), AI (Average Intake), UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level)
The 7th Recommended Dietary Allowances for Koreans.(2000)
Recommended
Dietary Allowances for Koreans first established in 1962, updated every 5
years. The latest (7th) version of RDA was published in 2000 by
KNS.
CAN- Pro 3.0 (2006)
CAN-Pro 3.0 for
professional and general use are available for easy and precise nutrition
management, consulting, education, and research.
Nutrient Composition Tables for Foods and Menu.(1998)
Include nutrient
database of 3,000 commonly consumed Korean foods and 1,800 menus
Present Knowledge in Nutrition, 8th Edition. (2002)
Published the
Korean version of Present Knowledge in Nutrition (PKN), a major nutrition
book containing the most recent information.
Nutrition Glossary(2006)
Nutrition
Glossary is a English -Korean translation guide in Nutrition terms which
has been chosen for its usefulness to meet the ongoing needs of those in
nutrition and allied health professions, food science, biochemistry,
physiology, medical science, cookery science.
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5.
Special Course on Nutritional Metrology
(Organized by Dr.
Hee Young Paik, IUNS Council Member)
Theme: Isotopes in Health and
Nutrition Research
Date: Dec. 14-16, 2006
Instructors:
Dr.
Venkatesh Iyengar,
Tufts University,
U.S.A.
Dr.
Anura V. Kurpad,
St John's National
Academy of Health Sciences, India
Dr. K.
Cha, President, Biospace Co. Ltd., Korea
Dr. K.
Chun, Korean Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences
Dr. S.
Ahn , Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
Dr. S.
Choi, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Dr.
Seung Yeon Cho,
Yonsei
University
Dr.
Yunok Cho, Duksung Women’s Univ.
Dr.
Jinsook Yoon, Keimyung University
Dr.
Young Nam Kim, Korea National University of Education
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