Effect of Feeding Service on Nutritional and Health Condition of Elder Person.

本研究旨在探讨福利院老人与独居老人的营养与健康状况。生活在福利机构的老年人可以在午餐时选择两种或三种菜单。独居老人可享用午餐服务。另一方面，肥胖导致生活方式疾病。本研究还测量了老年人的体脂百分比。此外，还研究了富含组氨酸的蛋白质对老年人食物摄入的抑制作用，营养调查和体脂测量的参与者分别为77人和46人。对参与者进行了问卷调查。用阻抗法测定体脂率，福利院老年人营养状况良好。这个结果，似乎是午餐的选择菜单造成的。独居老人的营养状况也令人满意。这个结果似乎是由午餐服务造成的。老年人的BMI数据基本正常。但是，身体脂肪百分比很高。未观察到富组氨酸蛋白口服给药对摄食量的抑制作用。但BMI与富组氨酸蛋白摄入量呈显著负相关。

The aim of this study is to investigate the nutritional and health condition of elder persons those are living in welfare facilities and living alone. The elder persons living in welfare facilities could select two or three kind of menus at lunch. The elder persons living alone could receive lunch service. On the other hand, obesity caused life-style-diseases. In this study, the body fat percentage of elder persons also measured. Furthermore, the suppressive effect on food intake by histidine-rich protein for elder person was investigated.The numbers of participants of nutrition survey and body fats measurement were 77 and 46, respectively. A questionnaire survey was conducted for the participants. Body fat percentage was measured by impedance methods.The nutritional conditions of elder persons living in welfare facilities were satisfactory. This result seemed to be caused by the selection menu at lunch. The nutritional conditions of elder persons living alone were also satisfactory. This result seemed to be caused by lunch service. The BMI data of elder persons were almost normal. But, the body fat percentages were high. The suppressive effect on food intake by orally administration of histidine-rich protein was not observed. But, there was a significant negative correlation between the BMI and the histidine-rich protein intake.