Kirin Brewery Compiles Results of Survey on Men's Diets.Tokyo, Japan, June 16, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Kirin Brewery has announced the results of its recent survey on men's diets. The company surveyed 2,745 men from May 5 to 7 via the Internet. Of them, 61.8% considered themselves fat to some extent. In particular, 67.7% of men in their 40s believe that they are fat or slightly fat. When asked about their body-mass index (BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ), 64.6% fell into the 18.5-24.9 (standard) range, while 22.3% were 25 or higher (obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat ) and 13.2% were 18.5 or lower (skinny (Skinny Station Protocol) Cisco's proprietary implementation of the H.323 IP telephony model. Skinny phones can also be configured for the SIP protocol. See IP telephony. ). Of the respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. in their 40s, 25.5% were 25 or higher. When asked whether or not they are interested in diet, 74.6% showed interest. The four major causes for gaining weight cited by the respondents themselves are inadequate exercise (84.1%), eating excessively (60.6%), irregular diet (37.5%) and many opportunities to drink (36.8%). When asked what types of diet they have tried, 56.7% answered that they do exercises, followed by eating in moderation (50.9%) and eliminating snacks. In spite of such efforts, only 38.0% of the men said that they have succeeded in losing weight, while 43.6% answered they succeeded but gained back weight, and 17.7% admitted that they failed. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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