Association between eating behavior and cognitive function during growth: a longitudinal study of elementary and middle school students

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13962
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto Women's University (2023); Tokushima Bunri University (2021-2022); Nishikyushu University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Momoi Katsumasa 京都女子大学, 発達教育学部, 講師 (30751060)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 食行動 / 認知機能 / 運動機能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to observe changes in the relationship between cognitive function and eating behavior as a function of growth. It was suggested that during growth, eating behavior is related to cognitive function. It was also inferred that this association increases with growth, as people begin to think about “what kind of eating behavior they actually need to engage in. We would like to examine the relationship between other cognitive functions and eating behavior in the future.

Free Research Field

学校保健

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

成長期において認知機能と食行動の関係性がいかに構築されていくのか理解することは、学校保健領域においても重要な課題である。本研究においては、成長期に食行動は認知機能と関連していることが示唆され、その関連は成長とともに「実際にどのような食行動をとる必要があるか」を考えるようになることが推察された。本成果は、さまざまな子どもの食行動や痩せについてサポートする一助となり得る。