Korean Food Exchange Lists for Diabetes Meal Planning: Revised 2023.
Jae Won Cho, Dal Lae Ju, YeonHee Lee, Bo Kyung Min, Meera Kweon, Eun Mi Kim, SuJin Song, Jae Eun Shim, Oh Yoen Kim, Suk Chon, Jeong Hyun Lim
Author Information
Jae Won Cho: Department of Dietetic, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea. ORCID
Dal Lae Ju: Department of Food Service and Nutrition Care, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea. ORCID
YeonHee Lee: Department of Food Service and Clinical Nutrition, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon 16499, Korea. ORCID
Bo Kyung Min: Department of Food Service and Nutrition Care, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong 30099, Korea. ORCID
Meera Kweon: Department of Food Service and Nutrition Care, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea. ORCID
Eun Mi Kim: Department of Nutrition, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul 03181, Korea. ORCID
SuJin Song: Department of Food and Nutrition, Hannam University, Daejeon 34430, Korea. ORCID
Jae Eun Shim: Department of Food and Nutrition, Daejeon University, Daejeon 34520, Korea. ORCID
Oh Yoen Kim: Department of Food Science and Nutrition (Health Science), Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea. ORCID
Suk Chon: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul 02447, Korea. ORCID
Jeong Hyun Lim: Department of Food Service and Nutrition Care, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea. ORCID
A food exchange list is a tool developed to help diabeticpatients control their energy intake and plan balanced meals. Korean food exchange lists were first developed in 1988, revised in 1995, and updated again in 2010. With rapidly changing dietary habits and increasing demand for diverse food cultures, the Korean diabetes Association in cooperation with 4 related organizations established a Task Force Team (TFT) to revise food exchange lists in March 2022. Starting with a workshop, TFT held 11 official revision meetings, culminating in a public hearing in May 2023. The final revised version of Korean food exchange lists was published in December 2023. Key outcomes of the revision are summarized as follows: 1. Based on the National Standard Food Composition Table 10.0 database, the existing classification system and nutrient standards for each food group remain unchanged this time. 2. Based on a survey conducted among diabetes educators, the number of items on the food exchange lists has increased from 339 in 2010 to 435 this time. 3. Considering patients' usual eating habits, meal planning examples were developed distributing food group exchange units by energy level based on 3 types of proportions of carbohydrate energy (40%-45%, 50%-55%, 60%-65%). 4. Due to limitations in real-time updates for rapidly changing information, detailed guidance on how to access and interpret the data is provided. These revisions will help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels and facilitate the implementation of healthy meal planning in various other conditions, including obesity.
