Objective: Obesity is an important health
problem, leading to many metabolic diseases such as type2 diabetes mellitus,
cardiovascular diseases, cancer etc. There are
many diet proposals to combat obesity. Since obesity is relatively rare in
Japan, we wanted to know what kinds of foods influence body mass
index (BMI) in old Japanese people. Methods: Healthy
participants were given self-administered diet history questionnaires and
described answers on each item by recollection of diets they took (7 days dietary recall). We used a brief-type
self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ) by using which the Japanese
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reportsnational Nutrition Surveys. From these questionnaires, we calculated the intakes of
energy, carbohydrate, fat, protein or other foods. Results:Men take more alcohol, salt fruit, beans, and eggs than
women. Intakes of major foods such as carbohydrate, lipid, and protein did not influence BMI
in men and women. Conclusion: Within the range of foods intakes in Japan, no
restriction of any food such as carbohydrate is not necessary for staying lean.
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