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Learning Objective 1: The leaner will be able to know the meal contents the daily habit of the primary school children in Japan.
Learning Objective 2: The leaner will be able to know obesity among Japanese urban primary school children.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the actual situation of the meal contents and the daily habit of the primary school children.
Design: An experimental design with 61 primary school children in local city.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted, targeting 10- to 11- year-old children in 2009. The questionnaire asked the children about their personal backgrounds and their daily habit and the meal. Ethical consideration was given to ensure individual anonymity.
Results: There were 61 valid responses (boy = 25, girl = 36) from the primary school children who are living in the local city. There were 18% of children (boy = 12.0%, girl = 22.2%) are overweight. Intake of vegetables was about 150g(148±98) and the salt was beyond 9g(9.0±3.0). The ratio of child to eat breakfast every day was 90.2% (boy= 88.0%, girl =91.4%). As for time to see the television, over 3 hours was 40.1% (boy= 36.0%, girl =44.4%). The ratio of child to exercise every day was 62.3% (boy= 60.6%, girl =63.8%) and many children ate fast food to electronics on Sunday.
Conclusion: The findings of this study also indicated that many kids spend more time in front of the TV, and ate a few vegetables and higher salt. Health care professionals must understand the special needs for kids and effective nursing interventions for the children and family members. Prevention may be achieved through a variety of interventions targeting built environment, physical activity, and diet.
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