著者
加藤 みわ子 伊藤 康宏
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.3, pp.185-192, 2016 (Released:2017-02-03)
参考文献数
34

Previous research has suggested a possible relationship between stress and the taste threshold. For example, it has been reported that chronic mental fatigue accompanied by dejection, or discomfort, greatly affected the threshold for salt taste. However, there are only a few studies on the effects of acute stress on taste. Therefore, the present study examined the influence of acute mental stress on the threshold for tasting saltiness. Participants in the study were healthy female university students (N = 57, Mean age: 21.8 ± 0.8 years). They were randomly separated into a stress group and a control group. Then, stress was induced in the stress group by an irregular training experience. Following stress induction, participants sat for 20 minutes and rested. Following this the taste for saltiness was compared in the two groups. All the participants were also assessed for feelings of anxiety and feelings of Pleasantness. Results indicated that the stress group had a significantly higher saltiness score than the control group. In addition, the stress group had less pleasant feeling after stress stimulation, indicating that acute mental stress was successfully induced in the stress group. These results suggest that the threshold for saltiness is reduced under conditions of acute mental stress.
著者
鳥居 邦夫
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.9, no.3, pp.8-12, 1998-12-31 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
5
著者
男澤 嶺 松田 寛子 熊崎 広大 田中 麻美子 宇田川 瑛里 西田 毅 白井 隆明
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.4, pp.237-242, 2017 (Released:2017-04-27)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
2 2

The postprandial increase in blood triglyceride levels is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease and a large number of studies has shown that a diet rich in vegetables may provide protection against many chronic diseases. Leaf vegetables generally contain β-carotene, zeaxanthin and chlorophyll including thylakoids. In this study, we investigated the bile acid-binding capacities of thylakoids in vitro and the suppressive effects of it before the administration of a lipid meal on postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in rats using oral fat tolerance/loading tests (OFTT). Consequently, thylakoids bound bile acids in a dose-dependent manner. Following the administration of the lipid meals, increases in the serum triglycerides levels were significantly reduced in rats fed 300 mg/kg bw of thylakoids just before lipid meals. Additionally, the area under the curve showed that a high-dose thylakoids significantly inhibited the absorption of dietary fat. Moreover, the level of fecal bile acid was significantly increased although there were no significant differences in the fecal volume and fecal total lipid levels. These results suggest that thylakoid intake before eating a lipid diet induces a suppressive effect of postprandial hypertriglyceridemia to defecate bile acid and confirmed the results of the health-promoting potential dietary thylakoids. This health benefit of thylakoids could be achieved by substantially increasing the consumption of vegetables.
著者
難波 文男
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.28, no.4, pp.225-229, 2018 (Released:2018-04-28)
参考文献数
33

A part of the bone is always dissolved and absorbed by osteoclast (bone resorption). And osteoblasts form a new bone (osteoplasty). When this balance collapses, it leads to the disease called the bone metabolism abnormality symptom, and the most common example is osteoporosis. In male and female, the bone mass reaches maximum in mid-30 years old and decreases gradually with aging afterward. It is revealed that estrogen greatly participates in maintaining a bone mass. Because in the women in particular, the sudden decrease in bone mass happens for postmenopausal 5-10 years, and there is knowledge such as there being fewer losses of the bone mass than the woman who is irregular in the women who are stable in their menstrual cycle. It is known that the soy isoflavone has weak estrogen-like activity. The effects of isoflavones on bone are confirmed not only in vitro examination but also in animal experiment and a clinical trial. It is thought that these effects act by mechanism same as bone resorption restraint action of estrogen. Black soybean, a type of soybean with a black seed coat, has been widely used as a nutritionally rich food in Asia. Black soybean has been utilized as a traditional Chinese medicine for preventing of cardiovascular diseases, improving aging liver and kidney functions, and for accelerating diuretic action. Black soybean seed coat contains numerous bioactive compounds including proanthocyanidins and anthocyanins. These compounds have activity as radical scavengers, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory agents, and for improving the fluidity of blood. These multiple activities may have some effects on endothelial function.
著者
松尾 眞砂子 人見 英里
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.4, pp.330-334, 2008-03-30 (Released:2008-05-09)
参考文献数
11

本研究は, 味噌の摂取により健康を維持増進する研究の一環として, ニンニク, ダイコン, ゴボウ, タマネギ, 白ネギ, 葉ネギ, チンゲンサイ, ブロッコリー, ナスとピーマンを用い, 野菜が味噌の抗酸化力に及ぼす影響をin vitro系とex vivo系で調べた。in vitro系では, 野菜の味噌煮液がSOSAに及ぼす影響を調べた。ex vivo系では, ラットの摘出肺のホモジネート抽出液に野菜の味噌煮液を加え, SOD様活性, GSH-Px様活性への影響を調べた。また, 還元力を確認する他の方法として肺ホモジネートに野菜の味噌煮液を添加し, 12-HETEの生成量への影響を調べた。  ニンニク, 葉ネギ, チンゲンサイとブロッコリーの味噌煮液は味噌のSOSAを増大した。しかし, このin vitro系におけるSOSAへの影響は必ずしもex vivo系におけるSOD様活性への影響と一致しなかった。ex vivo系のデータを重視すると,実験結果から次のことが示唆された。ニンニク, 白ネギ, 葉ネギ, チンゲンサイやピーマンの味噌煮液は活性酸素消去力と過酸化物還元力の両方を増強し, タマネギの味噌煮液は活性酸素消去力を増強し, ダイコン, ゴボウやナスの味噌煮液は過酸化物還元力を増強することによって味噌の生体内抗酸化作用を増強するであろう。したがって, 上記野菜類を味噌汁の具に活用すると, 味噌の生体内抗酸化力は増強される可能性があると推測される。
著者
水野 時子 山田 幸二
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.17, no.4, pp.329-335, 2007 (Released:2007-05-02)
参考文献数
24
被引用文献数
3 4

大豆もやし生育過程における, 呈味成分や機能性成分としてのγ-アミノ酪酸および遊離アミノ酸組成, 併せて一般成分, 脂質中の脂肪酸組成の変動を検討した。  1. 大豆もやし生育過程において, タンパク質含量, 脂質含量は減少したが, 出荷当日の大豆もやし乾物100g当たりのタンパク質含量は45.2~47.7%, 脂質は12.5~16.8%であった。  2. 大豆もやし生育過程において, 甘味系のアミノ酸 (スレオニン, セリン, グリシン, アラニン, プロリン, バリン), 苦味系のアミノ酸 (バリン, メチオニン, イソロイシン, ロイシン, チロシン, フェニルアラニン, ヒスチジン, アルギニン) は増加した。  3. 大豆もやし生育過程において, 機能性アミノ酸であるγ-アミノ酪酸, アルギニン, 分枝鎖アミノ酸 (バリン・ロイシン・イソロイシン) は増加し, 特に国産大豆子実を用いた大豆もやしで高値を示した。  以上の結果, 大豆もやしは栄養価の高い食品であることが示唆された。また, 機能性アミノ酸であるγ-アミノ酪酸, アルギニン, 分枝鎖アミノ酸 (バリン, ロイシン, イソロイシン) が増加したことから, 大豆もやし摂取でγ-アミノ酪酸, アルギニンによる血圧降下作用, 分枝鎖アミノ酸によるエネルギー活性化等の機能性が期待できる。
著者
古林 万木夫
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.17, no.4, pp.304-309, 2007 (Released:2007-05-02)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
1 1

Soy sauce is a traditional fermented seasoning of East Asian countries and is available throughout the world. In Japanese soy sauce (shoyu), soybeans and wheat are the two main raw materials, used in almost the same quantity. Proteins of the raw materials are completely degraded into peptides and amino acids by microbial proteolytic enzymes after fermentation, and no allergens of the raw materials are present in soy sauce. In contrast, polysaccharides originating from the cell wall of soybeans are resistant to enzymatic hydrolyses. These polysaccharides are present in soy sauce even after fermentation and termed shoyu polysaccharides (SPS). Soy sauce generally contains about 1% (w/v) SPS and SPS exhibit potent antiallergic activities in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, an oral supplementation of SPS is an effective intervention for patients with allergic rhinitis in two double-blind placebo-controlled clinical studies. In conclusion, soy sauce would be a potentially promising seasoning for the treatment of allergic diseases through food because of its hypoallergenicity and antiallergic activity.
著者
坂田 由紀子
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.6, no.1, pp.38-51, 1995-07-31 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
23
被引用文献数
1

目的: カナダBC州のバンクーバー, スティーブストン, フレーザーバリー在住の日系人の食生活における日本人としてのアイデンティティーの検索調査時期及び調査対象: 調査時期は1992年9-10月であり, 対象は27-90歳の日系二世および三世225名 (男子19名, 女子206名) である.結果: 1. 行事は, 西洋の行事 (クリスマス, ハローイン, イースター) と日本の行事 (正月, お盆, 雛祭り, 大晦日) が並列に行われており, 行事食は伝統的な形のものが残っていた. 日本の行事食として定着しているのは, 赤飯, 寿司, 煮しめ, 饅頭であった. こんにゃくは, 現在でも手作りされている.2. 正月料理の雑煮は, 丸餅を焼かずに煮込む白味噌または澄まし仕立てであり, 西日本の食文化が主流である.3. カナダでアレンジされた料理には, BCロールがあり, カリフォルニアロールと一緒にレストラン料理として定着している.4. 日系人独特の行事食としてチャーメンが定着していた.
著者
佐藤 吉朗
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.3, pp.143-145, 2016 (Released:2017-02-03)
被引用文献数
1 3

We Japanese people can get many foods whenever we would like to have some foods. But we have distrust of food safety. When we feel some abnormal flavor from foods, we doubt food safety in case of no problem. We comprehend this flavor the important problem in food business. Such a flavor is called off-flavor in foods. We introduce some cases of off-flavor in foods and the methods of solution these problems. There are three types of off-flavor generating factor. ①off-flavor at the time of food production ②off-flavor at the time of food distribution ③off-flavor at the time of food preservation Off-flavor problem comes to the surface when the consumer appeals the abnormal flavor in food. So food supplier should conclude the origin of this off-flavor precisely. After they have organoleptic evaluation for this off-flavor, analysis of this flavor should be carried out with GC-MS method. Case by case food supplier need to decide food sale discontinuance or food collection. Such an off-flavor problem should be discussed on common ground, because food quality control is not secret different from food development. We established Food Off-flavor Study Group in 2012. We expect many people joining this party.
著者
坂元 明子 山本 信子
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.11, no.2, pp.179-188, 2000-09-30 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
16

It seems tha when people have a meal, their wil gives priority to the traditiona food culture, which is likely to be declining. This is because now is the time when food is so abundant. Therfore, we wanted to know the statusquo in menus, Haizen and arrangement, ment, and examine meals in general. So we conducted a factfinding survey by taking pictures of dinne tables for three days. The research wa given to students of Fukuoka Jogakuin Junior College in Fukuoka area, students of Mukogawa Joshi Junior College in Hyogo area and their families 622. and 606We analyzed the data and got the following results. 84.7% of the staple food for dinner is rice. The position of the rice bowl on the table is traditionally recognized to be in the front on the left, and 74.2% of the dinner tables have the right position. There are more main dishes and side dishes than we expected. The more main dishes and side dishes they have, the more diversity and disorder of the table setting they have. When they have soup in their menu, many of them put the rice bowl at the given position, which is in the front on the lefe, and the main dish in the back on the right, which is the given position.
著者
加藤 征江 山路 恵子 小谷 スミ子
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.11, no.2, pp.165-177, 2000-09-30 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
9

In order to investigate how the sweetness preference affects the situation and consciousness of dietary life among the younger generation, we surveyed male and female students (300 males, 298 females) using a questionaire. The results were as follows.1) As for the sweetness preference, “the intake frequency of sweet confectionery” was strongly correlated with each of the intake frequencies for six kinds of confectioneries. Also, the “favorite concentration of sweet drink” was strongly correlated with each preference degree for two kinds of sweet drinks.2) The at-home group showed a rather higher intake frequency for sweet confectionery, compared with the group living out of the house for both the male and female students. The sport activity group had a higher intake frequency for sweet drinks than the other groups, especially for the males.3) The “intake frequency of breakfast” was the lowest of the three meals. Especially, 41.3 % of the male students always skipped breakfast. Also for the males, the group that skipped breakfast had a lower intake frequency for sweet confectioneries and sweet drinks in addition to the meal than the group taking it every day.4) For the famales, it was significantly noted that the groups doing biased dieting had a lower intake frequency for sweet drinks and also that the groups thinking of a nutritional balance liked the thinner taste for sweet drinks.5) Based on an analysis using Hayashi's Quantification Method 1, the degree which the sweetness preference concerns the “degree of satisfaction of dietary life” wasn't as strong as much the “intake frequency of breakfast” and “nutritional balance” . The groups with a higher intake frequency for sweet confectionery had, if anything a lower degree for satisfaction for dietary life. Also, for the males, groups liking a thicker taste for sweet drinks and for the female, groups liking a rather thinner taste for sweet drinks had a higher degree for satisfaction for dietary life.
著者
上野 和行 福本 恭子 三星 知 本田 裕加 五十嵐 幸子 長井 一彦 岡島 英雄
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.25, no.2, pp.101-104, 2014 (Released:2014-10-30)
参考文献数
11
被引用文献数
1 1

The Effects of a brown rice diet on clinical laborator y data in cholesterolemia patients (n=20, 2 men and 18 women) were studied. They had been diagnosed with cholesterolemia having over a 180 mg/dL total cholesterol level and received HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors for treatment of their cholesterolemia. All of the patients usually ingested a polished rice diet. They ingested a brown rice diet instead of a polished one 2 out of 3 meals ( breakfast, lunch and dinner ) for 3 months. The mean levels of the total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol after the study had significantly decreased more than those before the stud y. There was a tendency that the triglyceride after the study had decreased. Also, the mean levels of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen after the study had significantly decreased more than those before the study. These results suggested that the ingestion of a brown rice diet suppor ts health care by improving lipidsis in cholesterolemia.
著者
殿塚 婦美子
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.13, no.4, pp.232-244, 2003-03-31 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
19
被引用文献数
1 1
著者
庄司 吏香 三ツ口 千代菊 早瀬 須美子 熊谷 佳子 徳留 裕子 山中 克己 早川 弘子 淡路 比呂代 野中 千秋 河合 光久 藤木 理代
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.27, no.4, pp.249-257, 2017 (Released:2017-04-27)
参考文献数
43
被引用文献数
1 1

This study aimed to clarify the influence of dietary habits and the daily intake of fermented milk product containing Bifidobacterium breve strain Yakult, 1.0 × 1010 cfu/100 mL/day on bowel habits in healthy young Japanese women. To clarify the interaction of a fermented milk product containing Bifidobacterium breve strain Yakult, 1.0 × 1010 cfu/100 mL/day, and food intake on bowel habits in healthy young Japanese women. A total of 150 female university students participated in this study. They recorded the amount of food intake using a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) during the pre-experiment period and bowel habits in a diary during the study. After the exclusion of 30 subjects who defecated every day, 120 subjects were randomly divided two groups.Pre experiment they recorded the amount of food intake using food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and bowel habits. After excluded 30 subjects who defecated every day, we divided two groups. We conducted an open cross-over ,study, which was composed of a non-intake period (4 weeks), a washout period (2 weeks), and an intake period (4 weeks). Sixty-two subjects, who completed the study and fully recorded in a diary, were included in the analysis. We conducted an open cross-over study. The study period was 10 weeks including a non-intake period, washout period, and an intake period. During the intake period the defecation frequency was increased from 72.2 ± 18.6 to 77.7 ± 18.8% (p < 0.01). The Bristol Stool Scale was increased from 3.2 ± 0.8 to 3.4 ± 0.9(p < 0.01). As assessed by a 5-point Likert scale, the average scores of straining and feeling of incomplete evacuation was decreased from 2.0 ± 0.8 to 1.7 ± 0.7 (p < 0.01). As assessed by a visual analog 10-point scale, the average scores of constipation awareness was decreased from 4.1 ± 2.0 to 3.3 ± 1.9 (p < 0.01). In contrast, tThe amount of calorie intake was remarkably smaller than that in recommended value (1532 ± 314 v.s.1950 kcal). Especially the consumption of potato, beans, vegetable, and fruits were smaller than recommended value. The defecation frequency during the intake period was positively correlated with each amount of calorie intake and carbohydrate intake(each p < 0.05)but not with the amount of dietary fiber intake. These findings suggest that a daily intake of fermented milk containing Bifidobacterium and an adequate food intake might provide benefits improving the bowel habit in healthy young Japanese women.
著者
上田 玲子
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.5, no.3, pp.19-23, 1995-03-30 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
14
被引用文献数
1
著者
奥田 真子 加藤 史香 川井 友貴 加賀谷 みえ子
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.28, no.2, pp.109-117, 2017 (Released:2017-10-31)
参考文献数
27

The breath hydrogen (H2) excretion and subjective symptoms were measured during expiration for eight hours after a meal intake (used four kinds of examination meals) by healthy humans for the purpose of clarifying the effectiveness of the dietary fiber meal. The subjects of the breath H2 analysis were five or seven young healthy women.The examination meals B and D had a greater intake and quantity of dietary fiber than the A and C test meals, and the breath H2 quantity was significantly higher (p<0.05, p<0.01). The max breath H2 quantity for B was 40.6±17.8ppm (p<0.05), and for D were 38.8±28.3ppm (p<0.01) which were significantly higher than A and C. Each total breath H2 of A, B, C and D was 5463, 7221, 2337 and 6955ppm×min, respectively. The small intestine transit time of A, B, C and D was 334±25, 285±14, 273±32min and 273±26min, respectively. No significant difference was seen between A and B, and C and D. The blood sugar was not influenced by the meals. The cross point of time of while feeling hunger and the feeling of a full stomach of A and B was both of 210min, C was 255min, and D was 255min. The meal with more carbohydrates, like D, was able to provide a feeling of a full stomach that lasted for a long time. The D food consisting of more dietary fiber produced more H2, and it is thought that H2 is involved in the removal of the active oxygen. The dietary fiber rich meal is regarded as an effective meal for increasing the breath H2 production.
著者
茂木 孝也
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.9, no.4, pp.11-18, 1999-03-31 (Released:2011-01-31)
参考文献数
14
著者
加藤 征江
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.20, no.1, pp.47-54, 2009-06-30 (Released:2009-07-23)
参考文献数
16
被引用文献数
2

揚げ物調理において, 食材, 揚げ方法の条件が揚げ油の劣化に如何に影響するかを, 過酸化物価 (POV) と酸価 (AV) により経時的に調べた。更に, 揚げ油としてはサラダ油と大豆胚芽油とを用いて, 揚げ油の劣化の経時的な変化とその揚げ物 (鶏から揚げ) に対する嗜好を官能評価により比較した。1) 食材としては, 薄切りじゃがいも50gの素揚げ用試料を500gのサラダ油で170℃, 3分間揚げを, 10回繰り返し30分間行い, じゃがいもの総重量500gを1セットと数えた。同様に, 鶏肉のから揚げ試料の場合もまた, 100gの試料を500gのサラダ油で165℃, 6分間揚げを5回繰り返し30分間行い, 鶏肉の総重量500gを1セットとした。いずれの試料もこの操作を繰り返し連続6セット行い1セット毎にPOVとAVとを求めた。  POVでは, 2種類の食材を用いた試料間に違いがあり, じゃがいもの試料ではPOVは高低の変動を示したが, 鶏肉の試料では高くなるのみであった。統計的には, 食材からの試料間に5%の危険率で有意差があり, 鶏肉試料の揚げ油の方は高いPOVであった。  一方, AVでは, 食材からの試料間に有意差はなかったが, 揚げ油使用時間の長さには有意差があった。2) 揚げ方法については, 鶏肉の試料をサラダ油により, 6セットの連続揚げと間歇揚げを行い, それらを比較した。その結果は間歇揚げの方がPOVとAVともに, やや高い値の傾向を示したが, 2つの揚げ方法の間には有意差は見られなかった。3) サラダ油と大豆胚芽油を揚げ油として, 鶏肉の試料を間歇揚げの方法で揚げた時, POVでは, 2種類の揚げ油間に5%の危険率で有意差があり, サラダ油は大豆胚芽油よりもその値は高かった。しかし, AVでは, 2種類の揚げ油間には有意差が見られなかった。一方, サラダ油と大豆胚芽油で揚げた鶏から揚げの官能評価において, 各セットにおける2種類の揚げ物間の比較では, 揚げ色, ジューシー, おいしさの項目ではほとんど同じ評価であった。しかし, 油っぽさの項目のみ, 揚げ時間が長くなるに従い, POVの低かった大豆胚芽油による揚げ物の方がサラダ油による揚げ物よりも油っぽくないと評価された。4) じゃがいもと鶏肉とを通常用いられるサラダ油で連続揚げ, 又は間歇揚げした時, 6セット180分間の揚げ操作でも, その揚げ油はPOVおよびAVにおいて食の安全を保ち, またその鶏から揚げの官能評価では適度な品質を保持していた。
著者
菅原 里枝 新井 猛浩 大村 一史 楠本 健二
出版者
日本食生活学会
雑誌
日本食生活学会誌 (ISSN:13469770)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.21, no.3, pp.222-231, 2010-12-30 (Released:2011-01-24)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
1

The purpose of the present investigation is to determine how one′s nutritional status affects an unsettled state of mind, especially the impulsivity trait, in university students. Three hundred twenty-four university students completed a self-rating questionnaire. They were assessed using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ), the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (11th version; BIS-11), and the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II). Based on BDHQ scores, the participants were classified into three groups according to their nutrient intake: low-energy density nutrient intake, moderate-energy density nutrient intake, and high-energy density nutrient intake. A one-way analysis of variance revealed significantly higher BIS-11 scores in the case of low-energy protein intake and low dietary intake of the soy and soy food groups. The vitamin and mineral deficiencies influenced the impulsivity trait, and the n-6 fatty acid deficiency possibly led to an increase in the impulsivity level. The results suggest that an unbalanced nutritional status is a risk factor for a higher impulsiveness in university students.