Abstract
In this study, we focused on the dietary habits of residents living in rural areas and investigated the status of dietary habits 10 years after an intervention project. Questionnaires were distributed to 210 people who lived in rural areas. Among them, 109 (53 Seminar group, 56 Exercise group) returned the answer forms. The results showed that subjects in both the seminar group and the exercise group had reduced their frequency of fruit intake (Seminar group, p < .05; exercise group, p < .01) and their consideration of the types of carbohydrate ingested (Seminar group, p < .01; exercise group, p < .05). This was thought to be influenced by factors such as food availability, subjects' physical and psychological factors, living environment factors, and traditional food culture. Eight items that served to sustain desirable dietary habits all seemed to be related to being easy to achieve and easy to continue for the subjects. Individuals with desirable lifestyle habits might return to their original lifestyle eventually. Therefore, even if intervention has been effective, the effects are not necessarily maintained throughout their lifetime.
