Foods provided at shelters during a heavy rain disaster: comparison of weighed food records between different numbers of days.

Dietitians working at evacuation shelters conduct weighed food records (WFR) for multiple days for dietary assessment. Because the menus in evacuation shelters do not change much from day to day, this study examined whether 1- and 2-d WFR are sufficient for dietary assessment at shelters and identified dietary components that can influence the number of assessment days. Overall, twenty-six WFR were collected from ten shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture, and the amounts of energy; protein; vitamins B, B and C and salt were calculated.

Revision of "Nutritional Reference Values for Feeding at Evacuation Shelters" and Model Menus: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: In 2011, the Japanese government issued nutritional reference values for energy; protein; vitamins B, B, and C; and salt to deal with poor meal quality in evacuation shelters. Because they were not widely used owing to their impracticality, the authors had examined the values according to the experience-based opinions of public health dietitians. Furthermore, we developed a usage tool containing a model menu that meets these values.