Dietary Habits and Health Awareness in Regular Eaters of Well-balanced Breakfasts (Consisting of Shushoku, Shusai, and Fukusai)

• Published in: Eiyōgaku zasshi Vol. 78; no. 6; pp. 243 - 253
• Main Authors: Kibayashi, Etsuko, Nakade, Makiko, Morooka, Ayumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics 01.12.2020
• Subjects: adults; breakfast habits; health awareness; shushoku, shusai, and fukusai; well-balanced meals
• ISSN: 0021-5147; 1883-7921
• DOI: 10.5264/eiyogakuzashi.78.243

Objective: To examine the dietary habits and health awareness of regular eaters of well-balanced breakfasts (cereal grains (shushoku), protein foods (shusai), and vegetables (fukusai)) and thus promote consumption of well-balanced breakfasts.Methods: The 1,255 subjects (20–69 years), who ate breakfast ≥4 days weekly, completed the 2016 Hyogo Diet Survey. Binomial logistic regression analysis was performed by sex and age group (20–49 and 50–69 years); whether or not subjects regularly ate well-balanced breakfasts was the dependent variable and dietary habits and health awareness were independent variables, with adjustment for age, family composition, and BMI.Results: For all sex and age groups, the odds of eating well-balanced breakfasts were significantly higher in subjects who breakfasted on rice 5–7 times weekly or who ate well-balanced meals ≥2 times daily for 6 or 7 days weekly than in those who never breakfasted on rice or who ate well-balanced meals twice daily for ≤5 days weekly. In the health-awareness-related survey items in males ≥50 years, the odds of eating well-balanced breakfasts in subjects who believed they currently ate healthily, ate at regular times, practiced dietary habits to prevent lifestyle diseases, and tried to maintain a healthy weight were significantly higher than in subjects not practicing these habits.Conclusion: Breakfasting on rice and eating well-balanced meals ≥2 times daily were associated with the habit of eating well-balanced breakfasts in both males and females of all ages. The two factors were also associated with enhanced health awareness in males aged 50–69.