The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study
A growing body of evidence from Western countries shows that the presence of children in households is associated with the dietary intake of adults, but little is known about this relationship in non-Western countries with different food cultures. Our aim was to examine whether dietary intake was di...
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| author | Aki Saito Mai Matsumoto Aiko Hyakutake Masafumi Saito Naoko Okamoto |
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| description | A growing body of evidence from Western countries shows that the presence of children in households is associated with the dietary intake of adults, but little is known about this relationship in non-Western countries with different food cultures. Our aim was to examine whether dietary intake was different with respect to the presence of young children in the home among Japanese married women. Subjects were Japanese married women (aged 23–44 years) living with children aged less than 5 years (n 73) and married women who did not have children (n 85). Data regarding habitual dietary intake were obtained using a validated, self-administered diet history questionnaire. A cross-sectional comparison between women with young children and women without children was conducted using ANCOVA adjusted for potential confounding factors. Women with young children had a significantly greater intake of protein, carbohydrates, Na, Zn and Cu than did women without children. Intake of cereals, pulses and sugar was significantly higher among mothers than among non-mothers. Intake of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages was significantly higher among non-mothers than among mothers. Thus, the presence of young children at home might influence women's intake of macronutrients and some minerals, especially Na, and beverages among Japanese married women. Our findings suggest that effective dietary interventions among Japanese mothers with young children may differ from those of married women without children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7ecaf47160a4994b36aeb70db99a8132023-03-09T12:38:59ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Nutritional Science2048-67902018-01-01710.1017/jns.2018.9The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO studyAki Saito0Mai Matsumoto1Aiko Hyakutake2Masafumi Saito3Naoko Okamoto4Department of Nutritional Epidemiology and Shokuiku, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Human Nutrition, Seitoku University, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition, Kobe Gakuin University, Hyogo, JapanDepartment of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama, JapanDepartment of Health and Nutrition, Osaka Shoin Women's University, Osaka, JapanA growing body of evidence from Western countries shows that the presence of children in households is associated with the dietary intake of adults, but little is known about this relationship in non-Western countries with different food cultures. Our aim was to examine whether dietary intake was different with respect to the presence of young children in the home among Japanese married women. Subjects were Japanese married women (aged 23–44 years) living with children aged less than 5 years (n 73) and married women who did not have children (n 85). Data regarding habitual dietary intake were obtained using a validated, self-administered diet history questionnaire. A cross-sectional comparison between women with young children and women without children was conducted using ANCOVA adjusted for potential confounding factors. Women with young children had a significantly greater intake of protein, carbohydrates, Na, Zn and Cu than did women without children. Intake of cereals, pulses and sugar was significantly higher among mothers than among non-mothers. Intake of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages was significantly higher among non-mothers than among mothers. Thus, the presence of young children at home might influence women's intake of macronutrients and some minerals, especially Na, and beverages among Japanese married women. Our findings suggest that effective dietary interventions among Japanese mothers with young children may differ from those of married women without children.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679018000095/type/journal_articleWomenChildrenMothersDietary intakeJapan |
| spellingShingle | Aki Saito Mai Matsumoto Aiko Hyakutake Masafumi Saito Naoko Okamoto The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study Journal of Nutritional Science Women Children Mothers Dietary intake Japan |
| title | The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study |
| title_full | The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study |
| title_fullStr | The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study |
| title_short | The presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among Japanese married women: the POTATO study |
| title_sort | presence of children in households was associated with dietary intake among japanese married women the potato study |
| topic | Women Children Mothers Dietary intake Japan |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679018000095/type/journal_article |
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