title: Examination of the relationship between the working conditions of young workers and the content of the meals they buy at convenience stores.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the working conditions of young workers and the meals they buy at convenience stores, and to consider the prevention of obesity. The subjects of this study were 284 workers under 29 yr of age employed at a transportation company in Ishikawa prefecture. Questionnaires were sent to participants, and 193 valid responses were obtained. Working types, night duty and working time were correlated with convenience store patronage, although working situations were not obviously associated with the content of meal selection at convenience stores. The study results revealed a tendency for the proportion of the fat in meals to be greater than 25% for the majority of working situations. It was also shown that foods selected with high frequency contained a high proportion of fat. There results suggest that this situation increases the risk of obesity. In addition, the more days per week convenience stores were patronized, the greater the number of participants felt "The need to improve meals." Therefore, we believe it is essential that young workers consider the prevention of obesity by observing nutritional information when selecting foods. An environment in which such information is easy to obtain at convenience stores should be arranged.
authors.affiliation: Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science Division of Health Sciences, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyagoshi
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Chiharu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchihashi
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyoshima
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Ayumu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshie
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okura
authors.forename: Shizuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omote
authors.forename: Teruhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kido
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats