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Plan details by prefecture"Healthy Okinawa 21 (term21)"別ウィンドウで開きます
(●: item matches national goal; ○: item is particular to that prefecture)
Health Japan 21 (the second term) Okinawa
Table 5 (1) Nutrition and dietary habits (1) Increase in percentage of individuals maintaining ideal body weight (Reduction in percentage of obese individuals [BMI 25 and more] and underweight individuals [BMI less than 18.5]) ● Reduction of obese individuals
● Reduction of underweight individuals
(2) Increase in percentage of individuals who consume appropriate quality and quantity of food (a) Increase in percentage of individuals who eat balanced diet with staple food, main dish and side dish more than twice a day
(b) Decrease in mean salt intake
(c) Increase in consumption of vegetables and fruits (increase mean daily intake of vegetables, decrease the percentage
of individuals who consume fruit less than 100 g per day)
● Decrease in mean salt intake
● Increase mean daily intake of vegetables
○ Increase the average intake of vegetables high in beta-carotene
○ Increase the average fruit intake
○ Reduce the fat-to-energy ratio
○ Increase the intake of foods rich in calcium
○ Increase potassium intake
(3) Increase in dining with family regularly (decrease in percentage of children who eat alone)
(4) Increase in number of corporations in food industry that supply food product low in salt and fat ● Increase in number of corporations in food industry that supply food product low in salt and fat
(5) Increase in percentage of specific food service facilities that plan, cook, and evaluate and improve nutritional content of menu based on the needs of clients (increase percentage of facilities staffed with registered/non-registered dietitians)
Table 3 (2) Children's health (1) Increase in percentage of children who maintain healthy lifestyle (nutrition, dietary habits, physical activity) (a) Increase in percentage of children who eat three meals a day
(b) Increase in percentage of children who exercise regularly
● Increase in percentage of children who exercise regularly
(2) Increase in percentage of children with ideal body weight (a) Reduction in percentage of low birth weight infants
(b) Reduction in percentage of children who tend to be obese
● Increase the number of children with ideal body weight
Table 3 (3) Health of elderly people (4) Restraint of the increase in undernourished elderly (BMI under 20)
Others (items particular to that prefecture) Breakfast skipping (excluding children) ○ Reduce the number of people who miss breakfast
(men in their 20s-30s)
The use and application of nutritional information
Nutrition education ○ Increase the percentage of people who are able to finish eating dinner by about 8:00
Training and utilization of human resources ○ Number of Promoting Better Eating Habits members
○ Number of cities that have established a Promoting Better Eating Habits Committee
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