The trend of the food education studies in the field of the study of dietary style
2004 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 98-101
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2004 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 98-101
We analyzed the leading researches for making the contents of the Food Education clear. The subjects of the survey are 150 cases of these three journals; Journal for the Integrated Study of Dietary Habits, Journal of Home Economics of Japan, and Journal of the Japan Association of Home Economics Education.
As a result, we found out 3 following points.
1. The contents of the Food Education can be classified into 12 items; Dietary Style, Meals, Habits, Tastes, Consciousness, Cooking, Menu, Nutrition, Dietary Actions, Cultures & Traditions of Food, Education and Social Responsibility.
2. We can draw 5 classes of viewpoint regarding mainly Dietary Style from the contents of Chapter 1; Physiological Influences, Psychological Influences, Social Influences, Character Building and consumption-economical.
3. We showed that the consumption-economical viewpoint which thinks much of the Sense of Responsibility of Consumer needs to be more substantial for the Food Education in the future.
