On the current state of eating habits of Japan and the meaning of shokuiku [meal teaching]: A case study of Aizubange Town, Fukushima prefecture [Japan]
2006
Kamioka, M.(Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture (Japan))
The present paper introduces the results of a questionnaire survey on the eating habits and shokuiku in Aizubange town, Fukushima prefecture. The current state of the residents' eating habits and one potential meaning of shokuiku were examined. It was clear from the results of the survey that one problem of childrens food is unbalanced diet and manners, and that in eating habits in daily life, family have good relations, but there is no time for them to refrain the use of the processed food and dining out. It was pointed out that the promotion of shokuiku in the future depends on cooperation in the region, today when the educational ability of food by the family is decreasing. The potential benefits expected from the results of the factor analysis of shokuiku can be consolidated around the following three points: to regenerate Japanese agriculture, to decrease diseases related to eating habits, and to promote healthy body and mind.
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