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Direct linkEnomoto, Ayaka; Saito, Aki; Takahashi, Osamu; Kimura, Takeshi; Tajima, Ryoko; Rahman, Mahbubur; Iida, Kaoruko – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Both underweight and overweight are public health concerns in Japan. Several studies examined the association between health literacy (HL) and obesity status in the general population; however, there is limited information on young adults. In addition, the association between HL and underweight status has not been extensively…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Body Weight, Public Health, Knowledge Level
Castro-Vázquez, Genaro – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
Based on a set of two, semi-structured, individual interviews with 21 Japanese men aged between 25 and 57, from Tokyo and Osaka, this paper explores the rationale underneath their eating habits and engagement in physical exercise. Ten and 11 of the men identified themselves as 'beefy' and 'slim-muscular man', respectively. The analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Adults, Eating Habits
Nakamura, Daisuke; Ogawa, Masato; Nakamura, Teruhiko; Izawa, Kazuhiro P. – Journal of School Health, 2018
BACKGROUND: Low-functional health literacy (HL) of parents influences poor child health outcomes. This study aimed to assess the relationship between comprehensive HL of parents and body mass index (BMI) of their children. METHODS: We enrolled 3- to 6-year-old preschool-aged children and their parents in this multicenter cross-sectional cohort…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Child Health, Body Height
Kozakai, Rumi; Nishita, Yukiko; Otsuka, Rei; Ando, Fujiko; Shimokata, Hiroshi – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Physical fitness is one of the key factors in healthy aging. Although physical fitness is widely recognized to decline with age, age-related decreases in the individual dimensions of physical fitness in later life are less clear. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to describe the age-related changes in six fitness components covering a…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Adults
Iriyama, Yae; Murayama, Nobuko – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: We conducted a randomized controlled crossover trial to evaluate the effects of a new worksite weight-control programme designed for men with or at risk of obesity using a combination of nutrition education and nutrition environmental interventions. Subjects and methods: Male workers with or at risk of obesity were recruited for this…
Descriptors: Obesity, Males, Work Environment, Body Weight
Download full textNielson, Hailey E.; Reel, Justine J.; Galli, Nick A.; Crookston, Benjamin T.; Miyairi, Maya – Health Educator, 2013
Background and Aims: The purpose of this project was to examine body dissatisfaction and the degree of acculturation to Western media body ideals among Japanese adolescents. Furthermore, sex differences in body esteem were examined between male and female participants. Methods: Male and
female participants (N=158) aged 15 to 18 years in Okinawa,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Human Body, Body Composition, Foreign Countries
Nagai, M.; Uyama, O.; Kaji, H. – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: To evaluate relations among dietary habits, bone mineral density (BMD), visceral fat area (VFA), and arterial stiffness and recommend better dietary habits. Methods: One hundred and six men and 381 women (aged 18-84) received a health checkup and answered questionnaires, with subsequent measurements of BMD (speed of sound), VFA…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Physical Examinations, Questionnaires
Fukumoto, Aya; Hashimoto, Toshiaki; Ito, Hiromichi; Nishimura, Mio; Tsuda, Yoshimi; Miyazaki, Masahito; Mori, Kenji; Arisawa, Kokichi; Kagami, Shoji – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
This study analyzed the increase in head circumference (HC) of 85 autistic infants (64 boys and 21 girls) during their first year of life. The data were collected from their "mother-and-baby" notebooks. This notebook is a medical record of the baby's growth and development delivered to the parents of all babies born in Japan. This is a…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Autism, Infants, Foreign Countries
