We made an on-the-spot investigation of nutrient intake conditions and caloric consumption on girl students to provide for direction in nutrition instruction.
(1) Two-hundred and thirty eight girl students, 18 years old, were the subjects of this study on nutrients intake conditions and caloric consumption.
(2) On study of nutrient intake condition, the average caloric intake was 1, 861Cal, namely rather small and the standard deviation ±314Cal. Though the rate of animal protein to total protein was large, the intake of Ca, V. A, V. B₂ was in great lack.
(3) Regarding the intake of each food group, green vegetables and milk was remarkably short. Of grain the intake of rice decreased drastically down to 251g.
(4) The average calorie consumption was 2, 057Cal, exceeding the caloric intake. If such condition continues longer, it is considered that physical strength may decline.
(5) The χ² (chi-square) test at the 5% level of significance on the relation between the nutrient intake and anemia resulted that body weight and calorie was significantly related with anemia, but in this survey no high relationship could be seen between these anemic subjecs and the Fe intake.