| 研究実績の概要 |
Since the last report, we completed our analysis of the agricultural policies of Japan, Europe, Australia, USA, and Korea that revealed significant differences between the counties and possible effects on the availability of food because of these. The manuscript for this work had also been written and we are going to distribute it with the collaborators we had identified during the first phase of the project for comments before submission to a journal for publication. Another key area for further analysis was identified through this report in relation to food content.
Over the past year we have gathered data from multiple sources. We are about to complete the data collection for the comparison of the nutrition content of products available in vending machines in Japan and in other 22 countries. We also got hold of the data of the sales of all food products sold in convenience and supermarket in Kanto area for the past 2 years. As part of this research we continue the work on the differences between food based dietary guidelines between Japan, EU, US, and Australia and the manuscript on this work is about to be completed. One member of the team has visited the USA and obtained food consumption data that can be used for comparative analysis of dietary practices.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
In the last 6 months we will complete the analysis of National Health and Nutrition Survey data, and use this to establish a comprehensive measure of the nature of food environments in Japan and how they have changed over time. We will also develop mechanisms for assessing adherence to food guidelines, and use this to assess the level of adherence to food guidelines in Japan and the quality of food intake.
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