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Dietary education for senior generation 

Last update date April 23, 2021

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In Sakae Ward, three viewpoints that are said to be important to live a healthy life. Initiatives for Nutrition, Exercise, and Social Participation
We are working on it.
In order to live an independent life forever, let's eat well and build a healthy body.

Beware of reduced nutritional status!

With aging, the nutritional status of the body decreases.
Decreased nutritional status can lead to loss of muscle mass and muscle strength, such as fatigue, slow walking speed, and weakening of grabbing power.
This leads to a decrease in the amount of activity.
In addition, it leads to a vicious cycle, such as a decrease in the amount of food and loss of appetite.

Senior Generation and Nutrition

The amount of energy needed to live well does not decrease much even when you become a senior.
It takes a lot of energy to convert proteins from meals into tissues of the body.
Be careful with your diet to prevent muscle weakness due to aging.

Let's eat different kinds of food

It is important to take various kinds of foods every meal and be careful not to lose muscle.
In order to live well, in addition to staple food, meat, eggs, fats and fats, milk and dairy products, seafood, soybeans and soy products, green and yellow vegetables,
Try to eat side dishes of 10 foods, fruits, seaweeds, and potatoes without difficulty.
10 It is known that the lesser the grip strength and walking speed are less likely to decrease.
Let's aim to eat more than 7 food groups with awareness every day!

Illustration of touches with 10 food groups


Why don't you review your meal using "10 Food Group / Diet Style Diary (Diary)"?

"10 Food Group / Diet Style Diary (Diary)" is a sheet to check if you are eating a variety of foods with your own diet style "Katayori".
[How to use] Record your "normal meal" as it is.
After one week, the judgment is made based on the 12 items at the bottom of the diary.
Was the total number of o'clock per day was "4" or more every day?
Let's aim for a total of "7" or more on the Western food group, milk group, Japanese food group, and plant food group evenly every day!
Please refer to the second sheet of the diary contains hints on how to take a small group in the judgment. 

  10 Food Groups and Dietary Style Diary  10 Food Group / Meal Style Diary (Diary) (PDF: 582KB)
※Osamu Kumagai et al. Japan Public Health Magazine 2003;50(12): 1117-1124 Osamu Kumagai, “Indicators of Welfare” 2018;65(15): 15-23 Partial modification
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Food education information magazine "Sakae no Vegetables "Megare! 3~Aim! Tips for healthy longevity seniors to be healthy! Distribution of ~"

[Contents]
・Do you know "Sakae no Vegetables"?
・10 food groups and meal styles and “Sakae no Vegetables” required for senior generation
・Recipes using "Sakae no Vegetables" recommended for seniors
・Let's make good use of commercial side dishes etc.
・Keep chewing power = Maintain "eat from mouth" =
・When the food gets thinner or lose weight

Food education information magazine Sakae's vegetable meal! Cover of the booklet


Food education information magazine "Sakae no Vegetable Megare! Aim for 3! Tips for health and longevity seniors to be healthy!" (Issued in January 2021) (PDF: 10,446KB)

Recipes using "Sakae no Vegetables" and foods containing proteins such as meat and fish

Contact information

Health and Welfare Division Health Promotion Section (303 on the 3rd floor of the new building)
Phone: 045-894-6964
FAX: 045-895-1759

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Sakae Ward Health and Welfare Center Health and Welfare Division

Phone: 045-894-6963

Phone: 045-894-6963

Fax: 045-895-1759

Email address: sa-fukuho@city.yokohama.jp

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