英国の肥満対策としての食教育

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In England, a plan has been formed to make mandatory class that teaches cooking of healthy dishes for students 11 to 14 years old, starting in 2011. I clarified the background of England, which made cooking practice compulsory, and the characteristics of eating habit-related education in the country. Then, I studied the factors for the decision to strengthen cooking education. As a result, it became clear that obesity is regarded as a problem in England, and various government agencies are tackling obesity measures. As another factor of this country’s background, medical expenses are entirely paid for by the government, so it was easy to obtain understanding over implementation of eating habit-related education, which leads to reduction of medical costs. England has already introduced the "Food in School Program," which has produced results in improvement of citizens’ eating habits. In this country, vocational education was emphasized during the educational reform in 1988, and the content of food-related education was also compiled from the viewpoint of vocational education. However, the content has been changed to emphasize practicality at home, from the perspective of obesity control. England is considered to have decided to strengthen cooking education in order to respond to the urgent issue of aggravating obesity.
長崎大学の論文
2009-03-31