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• TITLE: Diets of obese and non-obese children

  AUTHORS: Atsuko Satoh, Seiko Fujita, Kazuko Menzawa, Sangun Lee, Masao Miyamoto, Hidatada Sasaki

  KEYWORDS: Food Intake; Exercise; Sedentary Times; Children; Obesity

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.3 No.8, August 10, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Aim: To compare diets between obese and non-obese in children. Methods: Thirty-four obese and ten non-obese school children were recruited and their habitual factors of obesity were asked. Intakes of food in the obesity and non-obesity groups were checked using a model nutritional balance chart (MNBC). Results: Average intake ratio of food relative to ideal food intake was significantly higher in the non-obesity group than the obesity group. The relationship between obesity and exercise was significant but not significant for intake ratio of food, times watching TV and playing games. Conclusion: Food intake is not a primary factor of obesity but exercise is a key factor for obesity in school children. Since the effect of diet intervention in obese children was slight, exercise habit would be a more important strategy to reduce obesity than diet in school children.