Nutrient adequacy of Japanese schoolchildren on days with and without a school lunch by household income

Background: Evidence for whether the nutrient intakes of Japanese schoolchildren differ according to house- hold income is sparse. Objective: We investigated the role of school lunches for nutrient adequacy among Japanese primary school children using dietary reference intakes in a cross-sectional survey. Design: Participants were 10- to 11-year-old (5th grade) children from 19 public primary schools in four pre- fectures of East Japan, and 836 children were analyzed. The participants...