保健所型別にみられる食生活構造の研究 (第3報)

欠食の実態について

抄録

It is a dietetically noticeable problem that a marked tendency to go without breakfast is seen as the recent tendency of dietary life.
The object of this survey is 514 persons of all classes who live in Osaka and the neighboring prefectures.
It is summarized according to health center models as follows:
1) Persons in urban-type small areas-especially regular employees in Model U₄ area show a high percentage of going without a meal a day on the average in summer and winter, and next, male students, female students and junior high school students in Model L₅ area show a lower percentage of going without a meal in that order.
2) A marked tendency to go without a meal-especially breakfast is seen and the percentage of female students going without breakfast in Model U₅ area was 58.3% in winter.
3) The investigation of the reason without having a meal shows a fact that 45.5%-85.8% of persons make it a habit to go without breakfast regardless of season.
A further study will be made in future concerning about the back grounds of going without a meal and the sense or attitude of dietary life in young people and regular employees.