Dietary Behavior and Health Consciousness for Female Students Majoring in Nutrition and their Mothers   In order to investigate the desirable dietary lifestyle for women, we performed a survey on the dietary behavior, nutrition, and health consciousness of female students majoring in nutrition (n=135) and their mothers (n=132), who lived in the urban area of Nagoya City After2years of professional education, we performed a follow-up survey of the students, examining the effects of their education on their dietary habits and health. I. Comparisons of the dietary behavior and health consciousness between students and their mothers   Over half of the students and their mothers belonged to the ‘low’ physical activity group (Level I). 53.8% of the mothers had an exercise custom, which is higher than the 41.5% of the students. About 30% of students and their mothers self-assessed their health condition as ‘not good’ . 85.2% of the students and 87.9% of their mothers were interested in dieting Also, 85.2% of the students and 51.5% of their mothers understood the ‘metabolic syndrome’ ( p ). Students had a higher frequency of missing regular food intake and the use of home delivery foods for lunch compared to their mothers. 88.1% of the students did not cook, and their mothers took charge of the cooking at home, of the students, 57.1% were interested in the consumption conditions of the food items, and 34.8% were interested in the distribution of the food products, much lower compared to their mothers Improving the will of good dietary habits related to their health tended to be higher for the students compared to their mothers. II. Effects of education and training on the dietary behavior and health consciousness of the students   After2years of professional education as nutritionists, the students with a BMI less than 18.5 kg/m² increased from 15.6% to 28.0%. Also, the students who defecate everyday significantly increased from 17.0% to 57.6%. Subjects who complained about easy fatigability