The Association of Dining Companionship with Energy and Nutrient Intake Among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults.

Background: Community-dwelling older adults are at risk of malnutrition due to age-related declines in energy and nutrient intake. While the positive effect of dining companions on energy and nutrient intake has been suggested, evidence remains inconclusive. This study investigated the association between the number of dining companions and energy and nutrient intake, as well as the contribution of specific food groups to higher intake in the presence of dining companions.

Factors associated with acquiring exercise habits through health guidance for metabolic syndrome among middle-aged Japanese workers: A machine learning approach.

Objective: Physical inactivity increases the risk of mortality and chronic morbidity. Therefore, it is crucial to establish strategies to encourage individuals to increase their physical activity and develop exercise habits. The objective of this study was to explore factors associated with acquiring exercise habits using machine learning algorithms.

Lifestyle Medicine and Japan's Longevity Miracle.

With Japan's economic growth, its life expectancy increased from 1965, and since 1980, Japan has become one of the longest-lived countries in the world. Strong government-led initiatives such as low-cost health insurance, widely distributed health screenings, a new law to prevent non-communicable diseases established in 1956, Shokuiku (Japanese culinary education), and stress-measuring systems in the workplace contributed to the population's longevity. In addition to these public initiatives, Japan has benefited from evolving lifestyle practices over its long history.

Evaluation of a program designed to prevent diabetic nephropathy aggravation: A retrospective cohort study using health checkups and claims data in Japanese municipalities.

Aims: Japan started the Diabetic Nephropathy Aggravation Prevention Program. Its early impact was assessed in this study.

Methods: This study used the Kokuho Database of patients with type 2 diabetes from program-implementing and non-implementing municipalities (fiscal years [FYs] 2015-2021).

Internet of things-based approach for glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Aims: The utilization of long-term effect of internet of things (IoT) on glycemic control is controversial. This trial aimed to examine the effect of an IoT-based approach for type 2 diabetes.

Materials And Methods: This randomized controlled trial enrolled 1,159 adults aged 20-74 years with type 2 diabetes with a HbA1c of 6.