Fujiwara Tomoko
Faculty of Home Economics, Ashiya College, 14-10 Rokurokuso-cho, Ashiya 659-8511, Japan.
Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2003 Nov;54(6):505-9. doi: 10.1080/09637480310001622369.
To evaluate the effects of breakfast habits on the quality of life in young women in Japan, the relation between breakfast habits and menstrual and intestinal disorders was estimated by responses to a questionnaire. Subjects were recruited from young Japanese female students of Ashiya College ranging in age from 18 to 20 years. Breakfast habits were classified into three groups (group I, having breakfast every morning, n=289; group II, having breakfast one to six times per week, n=106; group III, having breakfast less than once a week, n=44). The intensity of dysmenorrhea was classified into three grades (score 1, free of pain or painful, but without need for analgesic; score 2, painful, requiring analgesic; score 3, painful, not relieved by analgesic). The grades of bowel movement were classified into three groups (score 1, no more than once a week; score 2, two to six times a week; score 3, every day). Group II and group III had significantly higher scores for dysmenorrhea compared with group I. Students in group III showed a tendency toward constipation. Since dysmenorrhea is a risk factor for psychological disorders as well as gynecological diseases, the present study suggests the importance of eating breakfast to the quality of life of young women.
为评估早餐习惯对日本年轻女性生活质量的影响，通过问卷调查的回复来估计早餐习惯与月经及肠道紊乱之间的关系。研究对象招募自芦屋学院年龄在18至20岁的日本年轻女学生。早餐习惯分为三组（第一组，每天吃早餐，n = 289；第二组，每周吃早餐一至六次，n = 106；第三组，每周吃早餐少于一次，n = 44）。痛经强度分为三个等级（1分，无痛或疼痛但无需止痛药；2分，疼痛，需要止痛药；3分，疼痛，止痛药无法缓解）。排便情况分为三组（1分，每周不超过一次；2分，每周两至六次；3分，每天）。与第一组相比，第二组和第三组的痛经得分显著更高。第三组的学生有便秘倾向。由于痛经是心理障碍以及妇科疾病的一个风险因素，本研究表明吃早餐对年轻女性生活质量的重要性。
