NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title 平成11年国民栄養調査 Provider National Institute of Health and Nutrition (Japan)Tabulations only Geography Japan (JPN) Coverage type Country Time period covered 11/1999 - 11/1999 Series or system Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey Data type Survey: HouseholdIndividualInterview Summary The National Nutrition Survey covers topics of dietary intake, health status, and exercise and lifestyle habits. In 1999, it collected responses from 12,763 individuals in randomly-selected households. The survey was conducted in one day and contained three components: an individual dietary questionnaire, a household nutrition survey, and an individual physical condition survey. The latter survey included anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, pedometer tests, and blood tests (for participants over 20 years old). The National Nutrition Survey began in 1946 and it is usually performed during the month of November. Since 2002, it has been known as the National Health and Nutrition Survey. Report tabulations on nutrient and food intake are broken down by sex and 10-year age groups. Keywords Alcohol use, Anthropometry, Antihypertensive drugs, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Calcium, Caloric intake, Cholesterol, Cholesterol tests, Diet, Dietary fiber, Dietary protein, Dietary sodium, Dietary sugar, Drug consumption, Employment, Fish, Folic acid, Fruits and vegetables, Glucose tests, Height, Hemoglobin, Iron, Nutrition, Occupations, Physical activity, Pregnancy, Processed foods, Tobacco smoking, Weight, Zinc, Child anthropometry, Diabetes, Secondhand smoke, Hypertension, Insulin, Iron supplements, Medicines, Obesity, Prevalence, Sleep Citation Contributors National Institute of Health and Nutrition (Japan) Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) Suggested citation Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan), National Institute of Health and Nutrition (Japan). Japan National Nutrition Survey 1999. GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 2, 2024