TITLE:
Foods Intakes and Their Influences on BMI (Body Mass Index) in Young and Middle Aged Women in Japan
AUTHORS:
Akikazu Takada, Fumiko Shimizu, Yukie Ishii, Mutsumi Ogawa, Tetsuya Takao
KEYWORDS:
Body Mass Index, BDHQ, Protein, Carbohydrate, Lipid, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Overweight
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.13 No.4,
April
19,
2022
ABSTRACT: Background: Japanese women’s body mass index (BMI) was known to be the lowest among people in OECD countries. We wanted to compare foods intakes
and relationships between intakes of particular food species and BMI. Methods:
We asked young and middle-aged women to participate and used a brief-type self-administered diet
history questionnaire (BDHQ) to know the amounts of various food species they took. Results: Weights and BMI of
young and middle-aged women were not different. Middle-aged
women took almost all species of foods and energy more than young women. Except
for cholesterol of soluble dietary fibers, there was no correlation between foods
intakes and BMI. Conclusion: Both young and middle-aged
Japanese women are lean (BMI; around 22). Middle-aged
women took more energy, and proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids compared with
young women. Middle-aged women spend more energy on house workings
than young women in Japan.