ArticleNutrients2021
Changes in Selected Food Groups Consumption and Quality of Meals in Japanese School Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Dietary Changes of Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of COVID-19-Related Living Restrictions on Eating Behaviours in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Reduction of insulin resistance in 14-15-year-old students after the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study from Tsunan, Japan.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Article
- Children's Nutrition, Eating Behavior, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- [Intake of energy and macronutrients according to household income among elementary, middle, and high school students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study].Korean journal of community nutrition · 2024Article
- Elementary School Children's Lifestyles in Toyama, Japan, Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
- Lifestyle Pathways Affecting Children's Mental Health in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Opportunities for understanding the COVID-19 pandemic and child health in the United States: the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Changes in health behaviors and obesity of Korean adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report using the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey.Epidemiology and health · 2023Article
- Management of children with obesity at local hospital and impact of COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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- Eating habits of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 era: A systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposure on Child Dental Caries: Difference-in-Differences Analysis.Caries research · 2022Article
- Lessons from the health policies for children during the pandemic in Japan.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Factors Influencing Changes in Food Preparation during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associations with Food Intake among Japanese Adults.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
In 2020, a state of emergency was declared to control the devastating impact of coronavirus, leading to temporary school closures in Japan, meaning that school lunches were not provided to the majority of schoolchildren. Using questionnaires completed by participants' guardians, we examined the relationship between household income and the quality of meals in Japanese schoolchildren before, during, and after the state of emergency. Participants (1111 children, 10-14 years old) were chosen to form a nationally representative sample of the Japanese population. "Well-balanced dietary intake" was defined as the intake of (i) meat, fish, or eggs and (ii) vegetables. The desired prevalence was defined as equal to or more than twice a day. Household income was divided into quartiles. "Well-balanced dietary intake" was lower in all households during the state of emergency compared with before. The proportion of those with a "well-balanced dietary intake" at least twice a day was notably low in both Q3 and Q4 during the state of emergency compared with before the declared state of emergency; relative risk increase (95% CI) were Q1: -19.0% (-19.6% to -18.4%),
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