Dietary/Lifestyle Habits and Effects of Bone Mass Assessment on Dietary Awareness for Older Elementary School Students

  • Nakaoka Kanae
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, Japan Women’s University
  • Noda Seiko
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, Japan Women’s University
  • Yamada Asako
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, Japan Women’s University
  • Hoshino Ayumi
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, Japan Women’s University
  • Oku Yuno
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, Japan Women’s University
  • Haraikawa Mayu
    Department of Child Studies, Faculty of Child Studies, Seitoku University
  • Namiki Naoko
    Shimura 2nd Primary School
  • Goseki-Sone Masae
    Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, Japan Women’s University

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  • 小学校高学年における食習慣・生活習慣と骨量測定が食意識へ及ぼす影響
  • ショウガッコウ コウガクネン ニ オケル ショク シュウカン ・ セイカツ シュウカン ト ホネリョウ ソクテイ ガ ショク イシキ エ オヨボス エイキョウ

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<p>Children show active bone growth and develop dietary habits in the later years of elementary school. From the perspective of bone health, it is important to help them adopt diet-related self-management skills based on proper knowledge of nutrition during this period. Therefore, the present study aimed to obtain basic information for designing nutrition education programs to prevent osteoporosis and maintain and improve the quality of life in later life. Fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students (n=196) in I Ward underwent bone mass measurement and completed a questionnaire. The questionnaire survey was conducted at approximately six months after measurement to evaluate the effects of the bone mass assessment on their dietary awareness. The majority of students showed changes in their dietary awareness after the bone mass assessment. The results demonstrated that bone mass assessment influenced dietary awareness among elementary school students. We expect to collect further data from broad-based surveys on dietary awareness, continuous intervention, and regular monitoring to provide useful information for the prevention of osteoporosis.</p>

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