Pediatric patients with food allergy are required to eliminate certain foods. However, there is no standardized method to evaluate their diet. In this study, we created a food frequency questionnaire and a calculation program, in order to examine the validity of nutritional intake and dietary habits of pediatric food allergy patients. Compared to results from the food recording survey, nutritional intake derived from the patients' results from food frequency questionnaire shows valid assessment in many nutrients. For example, calcium intake in patients with allergy to milk, shows no significant difference between these two surveys. In addition, 92.5% of patients answered that it is easier to fill out the food frequency questionnaire than the food recording survey. These results suggest that this food frequency questionnaire can easily clarify the daily diet problems of food allergy patients. We conclude that this questionnaire will make it possible to facilitate assessment of the nutritional intake and dietary habits of pediatric patients with food allergy.

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The aim of this study was to explore the influence of eating behaviors and sleep status on body mass index (BMI). Study subjects were 143 female college students (aged 19.9 ± 1.7years) and their parents, 93 fathers (aged 52 . 3 ± 4 . 8 years) and 119 mothers (aged 49 . 5 ± 4 . 0 years). The survey was performed using questionnaire forms, which included physical states, subjective symptoms related to sleep, degree of daytime sleepiness, eating behaviors, exercise habits and smoking. The pass analysis demonstrated that in the women students, any associations of eating behaviors and sleep states with BMI were not observed. In their parents, by contrast, the sleep states and eating behaviors had been shown to associate mutually, thereby related to BMI. It was suggested that the sleep state and dietary behavior influenced BMI in the group of the middle-aged.

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