Association between Consciousness of Dietary Life and Dietary Habits in Elementary and Junior High School Students

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Objective: A healthy dietary life and dietary habits for students not only are important for their mental and physical development but also greatly influence their health when they mature. In this study, we aimed to clarify the present situation in schoolchildren and focused on their consciousness of health and dietary life.Methods: We surveyed 433 fifth graders and 442 eighth graders in a ward of Saitama. The students were divided by sex into two groups "conscious group" and "non-conscious group" and compared.Results: For both sexes among the fifth and eighth graders, the rate of breakfast-skipping was lower and the rate of breakfast-taking was higher in the conscious group as compared to the non-conscious group. Moreover, in the conscious group, many students answered that they ate a certain volume of snacks at a certain time. Specifically, many fifth grade girls in the conscious group answered that they "consumed all of their school lunch" and "helped in preparing food and clearing the table". A few students answered that they "ate breakfast alone".Conclusions: Elementary and junior high school students who are conscious of their health and dietary lives have desired dietary habits regarding breakfast, snacks, and school lunches. These results suggest that a "consciousness of health and dietary life" is linked to healthy dietary habits.
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