Association between neighborhood food environment and dietary intakes among Japanese elderly

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K15233
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Umezaki Masahiro 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 准教授 (30292725)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 買い物環境 / 高齢者 / 食生活 / サルコペニア / 人口減少 / 過疎

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the present project is to investigate the association between neighborhood food environment and dietary intakes among Japanese elderly. The questionnaire survey, together with GIS-based evaluation of food environment, and mesh-based population projection for the next 100 years, were conducted in five municipalities in Japan (Minami-awaji, Oga, Katsu-ura, Takahashi, Nagasaki). Within two years project period, we have completed the survey in four municipalities and will conduct the survey in a remaining municipality in 2017. The statistical analysis using the completed database will clarify the determinants of inappropriate energy and nutrients intakes among Japanese elderly.

Free Research Field

人類生態学