Global Journal of Medical Research, L: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 22 Issue 2

b) Questionnaire survey results Table 4 shows the results of a questionnaire survey on mastication for 90 participants. Of the participants, 4.4% had partial dentures, and none had complete dentures. 36.7% of the participants went to the dentist regularly. Of the participants, 97.8% knew the name of Xylitol, and 46.7% knew the 8020 campaign (keeping 20 teeth at age 80). Among the participants, 47.8% felt they could chew food well, and 41.1% felt that their teeth were strong. Among the participants, 67.8% had their teeth treated with fluoride in elementary school, and 22.2% had the habit of chewing gum. c) Questionnaire survey results regarding time spent on meals results Most the participants spent 10 minutes on breakfast, 15 minutes on lunch, and 20 or 30 minutes on dinner. The average time of participants was 12.8 minutes for breakfast, 18.6 minutes for lunch, and 24.8 minutes for dinner. IV. D iscussion Most participants who attended the health class this time did not have a habit of chewing gum. However, almost everyone knew the word xylitol. But about half of the participants knew the talk of the 8020 campaign. Participants could bite the apple with the skin, but were less confident in the teeth. Participants replied that they chew food, but did not chew 30 times. If participants can prevented by eating the food bite little over time, the blood glucose level after a meal can moderate. Many researchers have reported the relationship between rumination and cognition/dementia risk 1) , and other effects on brain functions 2) . Masticatory force is measured by device development and computational model 3,4) , and research to clarify occlusal ofrce 3,4,5,6) reports. Studies have also reported that chewing gum increases bite force 7) . The authors reported that high school students, university students, and middle-aged adults ate a meal less than 30 minutes per meal 8) . In addition, the authors reported the results of training chewing power by chewing gum every day before meals for 30 days 9) . Furthermore, the authors reported whether or not chewing gum improves masticatory strength 10) . We want to convey the importance of chewing through these educational activities. V. C onclusions We reported the results of a self-administered questionnaire survey on mastication performed on 90 participants who voluntarily consented to the study. As a result, less than half of the participants answered that they consciously had solid teeth and could chew food well. The average time taken by the participants to eat every three meal was less than 30 minutes. Many of the participants had no habit of chewing gum. A cknowledgements This study was supported by the Japanese Society of Taste Technology, 2019. R eferences R éférences R eferencias 1. Dintica Christina S, Marseglia Anna, WardhInger, Stjernfeldt Elgestad Per, Rizzuto Devbora, Shang Ying, Xu Weili, Pedersen Nancy L. The relation fo poor mastication with cognition and dementia risk: a population-based longitudinal study. Aging (2020) PMID: 32353829, DOI: 10.18632/aging.103156. 2. Lun Chia-Shu, lin Hsiao-Han, Fann Shin-Woei, Lee Wei-ju, Hsu Ming-Lun, Wang Shuu-Jiun, Fuh Jong- Ling. Association between tooth loss and gray matter volume in cognitive impairment. Brain imaging and behavior (2020) PMID:32170642, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-020-00267-w. 3. Saini Harnoor, Ackland David C, Gong Lulu, Cheng Leo K, Rohrle Oliver. Occlusal load modeling significantly impacts the predicted tooth stress response during biting: a simulation study. Computer method in biomechanics and biomedical engineering (2020) PDMI: 31965827, DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1711886. 4. Arakawa Itsuka, Abou-Ayash Samir, Genton Laurence, Tagua Kazuhiro, Leles Claudio, Rodrigues, Schimmel Martin. Reliability and Age Height Weight Age Height Weight Average 26.8 157.0 50.7 35.8 172.0 66.3 Atandard diviation 12.3 5.4 6.8 18.3 5.7 5.3 Median 20 157.75 50 34.5 173.5 66.5 Maximum 69 169.6 80 54 177 72 Minimum 12 147 39 20 164 60 Table 3. Basic information of participants ( n=90 ) Female ( n=86 ) Male ( n=4 ) 37 Year 2022 Global Journal of Medical Research Volume XXII Issue II Version I ( D ) L © 2022 Global Journals Questionnaire Survey Results on Chewing of 90 People Who Participated in the Health Class