According to a survey among consumers of health functional food in South Korea in 2021 on the impact the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) had on their intake on health functional products, around 42 percent of respondents answered that their consumption of such products had increased. The survey found that vitamins were the most popular products to boost one's health among all age groups.
Impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the intake of health functional products in South Korea as of April 2021
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MezzoMedia. (April 29, 2021). Impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the intake of health functional products in South Korea as of April 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270095/south-korea-impact-of-coronavirus-on-health-functional-food-intake/
MezzoMedia. "Impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the intake of health functional products in South Korea as of April 2021." Chart. April 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270095/south-korea-impact-of-coronavirus-on-health-functional-food-intake/
MezzoMedia. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the intake of health functional products in South Korea as of April 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270095/south-korea-impact-of-coronavirus-on-health-functional-food-intake/
MezzoMedia. "Impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) on The Intake of Health Functional Products in South Korea as of April 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270095/south-korea-impact-of-coronavirus-on-health-functional-food-intake/
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