The increasing rate of child obesity has developed into a serious concern in contemporary society. In Korea, additional concerns over unsanitary environments of food establishments near schools led to the enforcement in 2009 of the Special Act on the Safety Management of Children's Dietary Life in order to improve food safety and nutrition. Some of the main policies of the Special Act are the prohibition of Energy- dense Low-Nutrient density Foods (hereinafter referred to as EDLNF) at school canteens and in the outstanding businesses, along with restrictions on television advertisement for EDLNF products. Confectioneries, candies, sweetened-ice products, breads, chocolates, processed milk, fermented milk, ice cream, fish-meat sausages, fruit/vegetable beverages, carbonated beverages, mixed beverages, and lactic acid bacteria beverages are classified as applicable food types of EDLNF. To establish the nutritional standards for EDLNF, the intake proportions and the pattern of nutrients in children's preferred foods in Korea were analyzed, based on the 2005 National Health and Nutrition Survey of Korea. The foods containing more than 250 kcal, more than 17 g of sugar or more than 4 g of saturated fat and less than 2 g of protein per serving are considered EDLNF snacks. The Korean government is concentrating its efforts in promoting healthy environments for children in its research and in food policies. Further studies are necessary to investigate the current state of changes in the children's foods industry.
儿童肥胖的比例不断增加，已经成为当代社会一个严重的问题。在韩国，学 校附近食品摊的卫生环境尤其令人堪忧，所以2009 年《儿童饮食生活健康管 理特殊法》出台实施，旨在增强食品安全，提高食品营养。特殊法的一些主 要措施包括禁止学校餐厅和优秀企业出售高能量低营养食品(以下简称 EDLNF)，禁止电视台播放EDLNF 的广告。蜜饯、糖果、甜味冰制品、面 包、巧克力、加工牛奶、发酵乳、冰淇淋、鱼肉香肠、水果/蔬菜饮料、碳酸 饮料、复合饮料和乳酸菌饮料均属于EDLNF 类别。为了制定EDLNF 的营养 标准，以《2005 年韩国国家健康和营养调查》为基础，分析了韩国儿童偏爱 食物的摄入比例和营养类别。每份食物如包含超过250 千卡的热量，超过17 克的糖或超过4 克的饱和脂肪和少于2 克的蛋白质则被视为EDLNF 零食。韩 国政府正集中致力于通过调查研究和食品政策，以提高儿童的健康环境。需 要更多的研究著手调查目前儿童食品行业状态的改变。