Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 10 hrs ago
More South Koreans See Healthier Convenience Foods as Good for Them
A survey of 10,000 adults in South Korea found that ideas about healthy food are changing.
In the past, people often associated healthy eating with fresh ingredients such as tofu and bean sprouts, or traditional foods such as kimchi and soybean paste.
The survey found that more people now see convenient foods as healthy if they have less calories, sugar or fat.
Examples include non-fried instant noodles and protein drinks.
The shift reflects a growing interest in foods that make it easy to prepare a meal while limiting some nutrients.
The survey does not say what changes may happen next.
A survey found that South Koreans’ idea of healthy food has shifted toward convenient meals with reduced calories, sugar and fat.
The survey was conducted jointly by Seoul National University’s Health Culture Project Group and the Chosun Ilbo.
It covered 10,000 adults in South Korea.
In the past, people more often associated healthy eating with fresh ingredients such as tofu and bean sprouts, and traditional foods such as kimchi and doenjang.
The article links the shift to the increase in single-person households.
- Who
- South Korean adults surveyed by Seoul National University’s Health Culture Project Group and the Chosun Ilbo.
- What
- The survey found more people view convenient foods with reduced calories, sugar and fat as healthy.
- When
- The article was published on October 12, 2026. The survey date is not stated.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The article links the shift to the increase in single-person households.
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- Survey respondents
- 10,000 adults
- Survey organizers
- Seoul National University’s Health Culture Project Group and the Chosun Ilbo
- Earlier healthy-food examples
- Tofu, bean sprouts, kimchi and doenjang
- Newer healthy-food examples
- Convenient foods with reduced calories, sugar and fat
Sources
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