Abstract
Recently it has been recognized that diet in childhood not only influences the immediate health of children but also may have an impact in a positive or negative manner on the future adult health status of children. We should be encouraged to understand the present status of diets of children, and introduce early the importance of the optimal diets in children.
Our objectives were to assess trends in food preferences for the daily menu.2584 Japanese school chiidren aged 9 to 12 years in Kitakyushu City Were investigated by questionnaire. The fo 11 owing conc 1 usions were obtaine
1) Both stapie food and main dishes were liked significantly by children.
2) Generally children disliked the dishes which were made with vegetables, fish, or based on sour taste.
3) The preferences of food was supposed to be under the great influence of taste.
4) For the individual ratios of those who answered “liked” for practically all tradition Japanese dishes, there was a significant difference.
5) The ratios of those who answered they had no information about each dish decreased from the third grade to the sixth grade.
