The obesity rate of children is low in Japan. School meals are evaluated at 23:21 on October 15.
UNICEF-United Nations Children's Fund has published a report on the nutritional status of children around the world, and Japan has the lowest percentage of “overweight” and “obesity” among the 40 countries surveyed. , School meals provide a nutritionally balanced diet for children.
On the 15th, UNICEF released a report summarizing the situation of malnutrition and obesity in children around the world.
According to this, instant foods and fast foods with high calories and low nutritional value are becoming popular throughout the world, and children's obesity is rapidly increasing in both developing and developed countries.
Of these, the ratio of “overweight” and “obesity” to children between the ages of 5 and 19 in the world has increased from “1 in 10” in 2000 to “1 in 5” in 2016. "It ’s doubled.
On the other hand, when comparing the proportion of children who are “overweight” and “obese” in 41 countries that are members of the OECD = Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the EU = European Union, in 2016, Japan was the highest at 14.42%. Low, only below 20%.
The highest was 41.86% in the US, followed by 39.46% in New Zealand.
UNICEF pointed out that Japanese children have less obesity because “school meals can provide children with a well-balanced diet at a low price and provide an opportunity to learn about nutrition.” Is evaluating school lunches.