Relationship between eating slowly and frequency of consuming a balanced diet including staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes among Japanese adults

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  • HAMASHITA Kaho
    Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University
  • AKAMATSU Rie
    Natural Science Division, Faculty of Core Research, Ochanomizu University

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  • ゆっくりよく噛んで食べている成人の主食・主菜・副菜をそろえた食事の摂取頻度
  • ユックリ ヨク カンデ タベテ イル セイジン ノ シュショク ・ シュ サイ ・ フクサイ オ ソロエタ ショクジ ノ セッシュ ヒンド

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<p>Objective: To examine whether the frequency of eating a balanced diet including staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes is associated with eating slowly.</p><p>Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from “The Survey of Attitude toward Shokuiku” that was conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2018. The responses of 1,824 Japanese adults were collected. The participants were divided into two groups; those who ate slowly and others. After excluding responses where information was missing, the data of 1,813 participants were analyzed (analysis rate: 99.4%). The association between eating slowly and the frequency of eating a balanced diet comprising staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes was examined using Pearson’s chi-square test and logistic regression models.</p><p>Results: We found that 914 (50.4%) of the participants ate slowly. Those who ate slowly were more likely to be women, have more time to spare, be more health consciousness, and eat a balanced diet including staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes more frequently, compared to those who did not eat slowly. Logistic regression model adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, time to spare and level of health consciousness also indicated that those who ate a balanced diet comprising staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes were more likely to eat slowly (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]=1.28 [1.04, 1.57]).</p><p>Conclusion: Even after adjusting for time to spare and level of health consciousness, eating slowly was associated with a higher frequency of eating a balanced diet including staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes.</p>

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