Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
Lipids Health Dis. 2014 Mar 27;13:57. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-13-57.
Metabolic syndrome is now widely appreciated as a cluster of metabolic abnormalities such as visceral obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. To date, incidence of metabolic syndrome is continuously increasing worldwide.In addition, low vegetable consumption has recently become a serious issue in Japan. Furthermore, Japan is facing a shortfall in places offering food that can help prevent metabolic syndrome in the first place. Our study is designed to influence these developments. We conducted a non-randomized controlled trial by offering a Japanese-style healthy lunch menu to middle-aged men in a workplace cafeteria. This menu was designed to prevent and reduce metabolic syndrome.
This intervention study took the form of a non-randomized controlled trial. Participants chose the control or intervention group. The control group consumed their habitual lunches without restriction and only nutrient contents were assessed. The intervention group received a Japanese-style healthy lunch at a workplace cafeteria for 3 months. The participants worked in offices at a city hall and mostly had low levels of physical activity. Data of 35 males (control group: 7 males, intervention group: 28 males, mean age: 47.2 ± 7.9 years) were collected and analyzed.
We obtained an effective outcome by demonstrating that ongoing intake of a Japanese-style healthy lunch decreased blood pressure and serum lipids and increased plasma ghrelin levels. The results grew more pronounced as intake of Japanese-style healthy lunches increased in frequency.
This study presents new empirical data as a result of an original intervention program undertaken in Japan. A Japanese-style healthy lunch menu containing many vegetables consumed can help prevent and/or improve metabolic syndrome.
代谢综合征现在被广泛认为是一组代谢异常的综合征，如内脏肥胖、高血压、高血糖和血脂异常。迄今为止，代谢综合征的发病率在全球范围内持续上升。此外，日本最近也面临着蔬菜摄入量低的严重问题。此外，日本缺乏能够预防代谢综合征的食物供应点。我们的研究旨在影响这些发展。我们通过在工作场所的自助餐厅提供日式健康午餐菜单，对中年男性进行了一项非随机对照试验。这个菜单的设计目的是预防和减少代谢综合征。
这项干预研究采用了非随机对照试验的形式。参与者选择对照组或干预组。对照组随意选择他们的午餐，而只评估营养成分。干预组在工作场所的自助餐厅接受日式健康午餐，为期 3 个月。参与者在市政厅的办公室工作，大部分人的体力活动水平较低。共收集并分析了 35 名男性（对照组：7 名男性，干预组：28 名男性，平均年龄：47.2±7.9 岁）的数据。
我们通过证明持续摄入日式健康午餐可以降低血压和血清脂质并增加血浆 ghrelin 水平，获得了有效的结果。随着日式健康午餐摄入频率的增加，结果变得更加明显。
这项研究提供了新的经验数据，是在日本进行的原始干预计划的结果。含有大量蔬菜的日式健康午餐菜单有助于预防和/或改善代谢综合征。
