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https://doi.org/10.24552/00002150 ©青森県立保健大学

 

 

Original Articles

 

Relationship between physique and eating habits of young working women in Aomori Prefecture
  ～ Focusing on consumption behavior at “get-togethers of women”～
 

Ayano Chiba1,2）, Tatsuya Koyama3）, Maiko Iwabe4） and Nobuo Yoshiike1,3）

1）Graduate School of Health Sciences, Aomori University of Health and Welfare  
2）Department of Food Dietetics, Aomori Chuo Junior College 
3）Department of Nutrition, Aomori University of Health and Welfare 
4）Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sapporo University of Health Sciences
 

（Recieved April 18, 2019; Accepted November 15, 2019）

 

ABSTRACT

［Objective］To explore a wide scope of supportive measures on eating habits among young working women in Aomori prefecture, we analyzed the background factors influencing underweight and over- weight physiques from a new viewpoint of “get-togethers of women”.

 

［Methods］We examined the associations between the current BMI categories and weight change in the  past one year, and eating habits, perception of  pysique, and the values in consumption behavior at  “get-togethers of women”. The datasets of a cross-sectional survey undertaken in 2014 for 1,833working women aged 20-34 years in Aomori Prefecture were used.

 

［Results］The proportion of those frequently consuming high-fat meals in the overweight group was  higher than that in the underweight group. The proportion of fast eating in the overweight group was also higher than that in other groups. When selecting from the menu at “get-togethers of women”, the overweight group was more likely to focus on price while the underweight group focused on taste. The underweight and normal-weight groups tended to overestimate their physiques.  All three groups answered that adequate sleep was the most important factor for maintaining their beauty and health, with the highest proportion in the underweight group. Among the women who gained weight in the overweight group, the proportions of those eating within 2 hours of going to bed, those consuming meals after 9 p.m., and those willing to improve their lifestyles were higher than those in other groups.

 

［Conclusion］The support to practice self-management of the amount of their food intake is needed for  the overweight group, whereas the support to maintain the ideal body weight is needed for the  underweight and normal-weight groups. The different values in consumption behaviors at “get-togethers of women” were shown by the BMI category assigned in this study. A support should be established from this new viewpoint.

 

Aomori J. Health Welfare, 1; 34-43: 2019

 

Key words: young working woman, underweight, overweight, eating habits, get-togethers of women