Assessment of energy requirements in children with any diseases/handicaps and healthy children: Fundamental study on Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25871179
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science; Childhood science (childhood environment science)
• Research Institution: Tokyo Gakugei University (2015); National Institute of Health and Nutrition (2013-2014)
• Principal Investigator: Nakae Satoshi 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 研究員 (80613819)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Ebine Naoyuki 同志社大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 准教授 (30404370) ; Yamaguchi Taichi 酪農学園大学, 農食環境学群, 准教授 (40438362) ; Tobina Takuro 長崎県立大学, 看護栄養学部, 講師 (60509678)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 発育発達 / 二重標識水 / 栄養学 / 食事摂取基準 / エネルギー代謝 / 身体活動量 / 身体活動レベル / 加速度計

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The estimated energy requirements of the Dietary Reference Intake for the Japanese (DRIs) in pre-school children is based on results from abroad studies. There are no reference data for Japanese pre-school children in DRIs. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the validity of estimated energy requirements of DRIs in Japanese children (3 - 5 yr). We used the doubly labelled water method for measuring the energy requirements in 66 pre-school children. This study suggested that the measured energy requirements were significantly underestimated rather than DRIs. This study may contribute to childhood health by revising DRIs and improving its practical use.

Free Research Field

応用健康科学