Associations between Family Dinner Frequency and Voluntary Mealtime Communication with Dietary Attitudes, Dietary Behaviors, and Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of 5th and 8th Grade Students

Eto, Kumi; Nakanishi, Akemi; Takemi, Yukari

doi:10.5264/eiyogakuzashi.72.113

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“…Despite participants with higher household incomes showing lower frequency of family meals, these participants conversed more about food during mealtimes. A previous study showed that Japanese children who engaged in mealtime conversations during meals had better dietary attitudes, eating behaviors, and quality of life; good health status; higher vegetable intake; and good table manners [ 29 , 30 , 46 ]. The results of our study help to highlight the importance of positive conversation at the dining table, which may be influenced by working parents being unable to be at home for mealtimes.…”

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Association of household income and education with eating behaviors in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

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BackgroundSocioeconomic inequalities as social determinants of health are important issues in public health and health promotion. However, the association between socioeconomic status and eating behaviors has been investigated poorly in Japanese adults. To fill this gap, the present study examines the association of eating behaviors with household income and education.MethodsThe sample comprised 3,137 Japanese adults (1,580 men and 1,557 women) aged 30 to 59 years who responded to an Internet-based cross-sectional survey in 2014. Data on the following eating behaviors were collected via self-report: “taking care of one’s diet for health,” “eating vegetables,” “frequency of eating breakfast,” “frequency of family breakfasts,” “frequency of family dinners,” “using the information on nutrition labels,” and “conversations with family or friends during meals.” Self-reported data on socioeconomic status (household income and education) and demographic variables (gender, age, district of residence, marital status, residence status, and employment status) were also collected. The associations between eating behaviors and household income or education were tested using binomial logistic regression analysis with eating behaviors as dependent variables and household income and education as independent variables. A trend P -value was calculated for three categories of household income (less than 3,000,000 JPY, 3,000,000–7,000,000 JPY, and over 7,000,000 JPY) and education (junior high/high school, 2-year college, and 4-year college/graduate school).ResultsHigher household income and education were significantly associated with higher rates of eating vegetables, using the information on nutrition labels, and conversation with family or friends during meals in Japanese men and women. Higher household incomes were significantly associated with lower rates of frequency of family breakfasts in Japanese men and lower rates of frequency of family dinners in Japanese men and women.ConclusionsHigher socioeconomic status as indicated by household income or education was associated with eating more vegetables and conversation with family or friends during meals in Japanese men and women. Socioeconomic status should be considered in health promotion and diet improvement.

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Association of household income and education with eating behaviors in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

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“…These studies argue that if children eat with their families, they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Similar evidence is also found with Japanese cases, as children eating with family members are more likely to eat more nutritionally balanced diets than those who eat alone [1,16,17], and are likely to have higher recognition of healthy eating [18]. However, these studies focus on the effects of nutrition education on children, rather than the longer-term effects of nutrition education during childhood on adults, and some studies provide mixed results on the relationship [19].…”

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Effects of Childhood Nutrition Education from School and Family on Eating Habits of Japanese Adults

Kuwahara

Eum

2022

Nutrients

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Since the Basic Law of Shokuiku (nutrition education) was established in 2005, the Japanese government has been promoting nutrition education among children to encourage better eating habits. This study analyzes the 2019 survey data on people’s attitudes towards nutrition education, in order to elucidate the relationship between the results of nutrition education, attitude towards nutrition education and proper eating habits, and the experience of nutrition education. The results reveal that people who received nutrition education at elementary school and middle school tend to have a more positive attitude towards nutrition education. In addition, family conversation on foods during elementary school years has a positive effect on nutritionally balanced eating behavior.

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“…The health and development of children are influenced by conversations with parents during meal preparation [26, 27] and the child feeding practices of the parents [28], which may alleviate some parental concerns. In our study, the concerns of children were expressed from the perspective of the parents.…”

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Parent–child cooking meal together may relate to parental concerns about the diets of their toddlers and preschoolers: a cross-sectional analysis in Japan

Ishikawa

Eto

Miyoshi

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Nutr J

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BackgroundParents often have concerns about the food habits of their young children. Cooking is a frequent behavior related to dietary activities at home. We hypothesized that “a parent cooking meals together with young children might alleviate dietary concerns.” The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between parental cooking practices (e.g., cooking meals together with the child) and diet-related concerns.MethodsData were extracted from the “National nutrition survey on preschool children” conducted among nation-wide households with toddlers and preschoolers in 2015 by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. Parents were classified into two groups comprising those who cooked meals together with their children and those who did not. The following variables were compared: taking too much time to eat (slow eaters), “picky” eating (eating only certain foods), inconsistent food intake (eating too much or too little), playing with food/utensils while eating, preferring sweetened beverages and snacks over meals, eating too fast to chew well, not swallowing food, disinterested in eating, and spitting out food. The associations between parent–child cooking meals together and the concerns pertaining to the child’s dietary habits and food intake were analyzed and compared between the two groups.ResultsThe concerns of “picky eating” and “playing with food/utensils while eating” were lower, while “eating too much” was higher in the parent-cooking together group. The intake frequency of fish, soybeans/soy products, vegetables, and milk among children were higher in the “cooking together” group than among those in the “not cooking together” group. Children in the “cooking together” group consumed a significantly greater variety of foods than those in the “not cooking together” group.ConclusionsCooking a meal together with a child may be related to the parent’s lower concerns about the dietary habits of the child, including “picky eating” and “playing with food/utensils while eating,” but may also be related to the higher concerns of “eating too much.”Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12937-019-0480-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Associations between Family Dinner Frequency and Voluntary Mealtime Communication with Dietary Attitudes, Dietary Behaviors, and Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of 5th and 8th Grade Students

Cited by 6 publications

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Association of household income and education with eating behaviors in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

Association of household income and education with eating behaviors in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

Effects of Childhood Nutrition Education from School and Family on Eating Habits of Japanese Adults

Parent–child cooking meal together may relate to parental concerns about the diets of their toddlers and preschoolers: a cross-sectional analysis in Japan

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