SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Teenagers who watch cooking or eating shows online are more likely to have an unhealthy diet than those who do not, a survey showed Sunday. A survey conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency covered 60,000 middle and high school students from 800 schools nationwide. It found [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Going on a diet has once again been named the most popular New Year’s resolution among South Koreans, according to a new big data study. Artificial intelligence-based big data analysis firm Daumsoft released a list of popular New Year’s resolutions on Monday, which showed that for 2018, South Koreans were [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Dieters have turned out to be one of the secrets behind the success of ‘meokbang’, a unique internet culture originating in South Korea where people stream themselves binge eating for viewers. According to a research team at Ewha Womans University, many of those who are on a diet in [...]
JEJU, South Korea, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Jungang Girls’ High School is one of the biggest high schools on the island with 1,400 students in 37 classes. The school has seen its obesity rate rise in recent years, with students spending more and more hours studying with little physical activity, accompanied by an [...]
SEJONG, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study suggests that the South Korean government’s anti-smoking policies may need to be supplemented by diet and weight loss programs to better control weight gain, which sometimes follows smoking cessation. Researcher Choi Seng-eun at the Korea Institute of Public Finance, in a report on the effects of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s per capita rice consumption is forecast to hit a new low in 2017 due to people’s changing eating habits, a report showed Monday. The average annual consumption of rice per person is likely to reach 59.6 kilograms this year, compared with 61.9 kg a year earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Setting the picture of your dream body as your smartphone wallpaper may actually help with your weight problem. According to 365mc Hospital (a Seoul obesity clinic), frequently exposing oneself to such “wannabe” pictures – whether they be of glamorous celebrities, or simply of their fitter-selves from the past – [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s daily sodium intake per capita was 3,871mg in 2015. Although this is a big improvement from the 4,546mg recorded in 2012, it still far exceeds the WHO recommended amount of 2,000mg. On Wednesday, researchers from Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital shed new light onto the sodium intake [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The health ministry said Tuesday it will expand a pilot program connecting health care clinics with patients with chronic disease through a mobile application. Under the program pushed forward by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 25 state-run clinics across the country will assist 3,500 people over the age [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of South Korean workers are becoming health-conscious, leading to soaring popularity for simple meal alternatives that can satisfy hunger and provide the right balance of nutrients. According to Olive Young, a CJ franchise for health and beauty products, sales of these alternative foodstuffs, including powdered products, [...]