Research and study on health of young generation in rural communities in Nagano prefecture.

VernacularTitle:長野県農村における若壮年者の健康状態に関する調査研究
Author: Koji ISOMURA ; Mikio OGIHARA ; Hideo KIMURA ; Masuo I ; Kazuo KUROSAWA ; Eiko KOBAYASHI ; Shoich MIYAZAWA
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 1989;38(2):110-116
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: A check of the health of residents in their twenties and thirties in Nagano Prefecture's rural communities indicates that the rate of hypertensives and the incidence of cholesterolemia were low in those age groups. There were signs that the prevalence of obesity is somewhat high among males but low among females. Virtually no incidence of anemia was observed among men but the incidence was fairly high among women. The number of persons with hepatic dysfunction was relatively large among men. In terms of the intake of nutrients, there were not a few men for whom the meals were imbalanced, and the intake of alcoholic beverages was high.
It is necessary that women should refrain from taking in confectionary and taken in fishmeat, meat, milk, egg, soybeans and other proteins. In Nagano Prefecture's rural communities, there remain signs that the intake of salt is high even in young generation, so that it is important to take measures for the prevention of hypertension.