2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The study on the mastication and psychosomatic health in children
| Project/Area Number |
20500595
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied health science
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
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Principal Investigator |
SATOU Chifumi Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 大学院・保健衛生学研究科, 教授 (60154069)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 咀嚼 / 児童 / 健康行動 / ストレス / 不安 / 精神的健康 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of mastication on the psychosomatic health status in children. The study was constructed in the following 3 steps : 1) the effects of gum chewing on work efficiency and fatigue (the short-term effects of the mastication), 2) the long-term effects of mastication, 3) the effects of mastication on psychosomatic health status in children. The researches suggested that the mastication might improve the levels of anxiety, mental fatigue and stress in young adults and children. The children who chewed food properly had less stress and obesity. Further effects of mastication for child health should be considered in the future by forming eating habits in childhood, improving masticatory function and giving effective education of mastication.
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