The Association between Self-Reported Difficulty of Food Access and Nutrient Intake among Middle-Aged and Older Residents in a Rural Area of Japan

• YAMAGUCHI Miwa

  Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

• TAKAHASHI Katsuya

  Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• KIKUSHIMA Ryosuke

  Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• OHASHI Megumi

  Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• IKEGAWA Maria

  Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• YAKUSHIJI Tetsuro

  Department of Food Management, Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University

• YAMADA Yosuke

  Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

Abstract

We investigated the association of self-reported difficulty of food access, accounting for the perception of food-store accessibility, with nutrient intake among 474 inhabitants (145 men and 329 women) aged ≥40 y in a rural area of Japan. Information on self-reported difficulty of food access and dietary intake was obtained via a self-administrated questionnaire. Analysis of covariance was performed to evaluate the adjusted associations between difficulty of food access and percentages of total energy (i.e., protein, fat, and carbohydrates). Among men, the adjusted means of percent energy from fat in the “difficulty of food access” group (19.2% energy) were significantly lower (by 2.4%) and the percent energy from carbohydrates for this group (57.3% energy) was significantly higher (by 3.3%) than for the “non-difficulty” group. In conclusion, this study found nutritional balance among residents experiencing difficulty of food access results in lower fat and higher carbohydrate intake than for those with non-difficulty of food access among middle-aged and older Japanese men in a rural area.

Journal

• Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

  Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 64 (6), 473-482, 2018-12-31

  Center for Academic Publications Japan

Keywords

• self-reported food accessibility
• nutritional balance
• low fat
• high carbohydrate

Details

• CRID: 1390564238060281472
• NII Article ID: 130007599107
• NII Book ID: AA00703822
• DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.64.473
• ISSN: 18817742
• ISSN: 03014800
• NDL BIB ID: 029399321
• PubMed: 30606970
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/029399321
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• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnsv/64/6/64_473/_pdf
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• Text Lang: en
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