福岡県内の小学２・４年生の給食あるいは学校に対する意識が生活習慣や健康状態に及ぼす影響

Abstract

To examine the influence of opinions about the school and school lunches on the lifestyle and health of children, a questionnaire survey on the lifestyle and subjective feelings was conducted on 2nd and 4th grade schoolchildren in two elementary schools in Fukuoka prefecture.Approximately 30% of all the children answered that the school lunch was not a“happy”event. The average height, weight, and body mass index of these children were lower than those of the children who answered“happy”. Most of them indicated subjective symptoms. Moreover, their intake of cereals for breakfast was little, and they eat snacks at will. Most of them stayed up until late.Approximately 50% of all the children answered that the school was“unpleasant”. Most of them indicated subjective symptoms, and had a higher probability of a low intake of breakfast cereals and drinking carbonated drinks at breakfast than the group of children who answered that school was“pleasant”.The opinions of the children about the school and school lunches were closely related to their lifestyle and had a strong influence on the appearance of subjective symptoms.