Intervention study on three generations by traditional Okinawan diet with consideration of socio-economic factors

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25282023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Eating habits
• Research Institution: University of the Ryukyus
• Principal Investigator: TODORIKI HIDEMI 琉球大学, 熱帯生物圏研究センター, 研究員 (60175479)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 崎間 敦 琉球大学, 保健管理センター, 准教授 (10325839) ; 大屋 祐輔 琉球大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (30240964) ; 加藤 潤三 琉球大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (30388649) ; 高倉 実 琉球大学, 医学部, 教授 (70163186) ; 白井 こころ 琉球大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (80530211)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 食行動 / 介入研究 / 沖縄 / 生活習慣病 / 食育 / 児童・保護者 / 栄養摂取

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to determine intervention effect of food education and traditional Okinawan diet recipe for school children and their guardians on dietary health promotion. This study design was crossover intervention study with 4 elementary schools in the southern Okinawa prefecture. Changes in dietary intake and nutrition knowledges were measured before and after intervention. In the low score group of family functions, the increase in the correct answer rate of the nutrition knowledges was higher than that of the control group after intervention. Some family styles factors such as family conversation between child and guardians increased the nutritional knowledge of the child, indirectly promoting the intake of vegetables.

Free Research Field

栄養疫学、公衆衛生学