The association between fathers' childhood meal preparation experiences and current cooking skills in preparing healthy meals for children and foodwork involvement in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

To achieve 'Sustainable Healthy Diets', it is critical to address the observed gender discrepancy in meal preparation time allocation. Japanese fathers spend significantly less time on food-related housework (foodwork) than mothers. This study aimed to investigate the association between fathers' childhood meal preparation experiences and their current cooking skills in preparing healthy meals for their children, as well as their involvement in foodwork in Japan.

Real-world survey of eating attitudes and spending behaviors related to healthy foods/supplements in women seeking to become pregnant.

Background & Aims: Since 2022, fertility treatments have been partially covered by insurance in Japan. Women who wish to become pregnant may explore various means of conception as fertility treatments have shown low success rates. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the state of knowledge, behavior, and attitudes toward health foods among women who are actively trying to become pregnant.

Development and validation of the gratitude for food scale for Japanese adults.

Gratitude for food is a concept associated with various aspects of healthy and sustainable diet and originates from Buddhism and Shintoism in Japan. Against this background, a scale specifically targeting adults is essential for boosting studies concerning gratitude for food. This study aimed to adapt the Gratitude for Food Scale (GFS), originally developed for Japanese children, to Japanese adults and to examine the reliability and validity of GFS for adults (GFS-A).

Diet Therapy Using a Small Rice Bowl among Japanese Men with Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness at 1 and 3 months of using a smaller rice bowl for diet therapy among Japanese men with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted at a medical clinic in Japan. The participants were men with type 2 diabetes mellitus, aged 20-80 years, with glycosylated hemoglobin <8.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and drink consumption and related factors: A scoping review.

The lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused several lifestyle changes. This scoping review aimed to report the present status of studies conducted on changes and factors related to food and drink consumption worldwide. Searches were performed in PubMed and EBSCO between August 6 and August 22, 2020 using the following criteria: (1) studies reporting changes in the current individual consumption of specific foods and snacks compared to that before the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) participants aged 18 years or older and without any diagnosable disease; and (3) articles that are peer-reviewed publications available in English.

Factors Associated with Dietary Change since the Outbreak of COVID-19 in Japan.

In Japan, dietary habits have greatly changed since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak; we examined factors related to dietary changes. An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted in November 2020 among 6000 Japanese adults (aged 20-64 years) registered with a research company and gathered data on demographics, socioeconomic factors, medical history, COVID-19 status of the respondent's family and neighbors, fear of COVID-19, and changes in lifestyle and dietary habits since the COVID-19 outbreak. To the question "Have you made healthier changes to your dietary habits compared with the dietary habits before the spread of COVID-19 (1 year ago, November 2019)?", 1215 (20.

The effects of bowl size and portion size on food intake and fullness ratings in a sample of Japanese men.

Objective: Portion sizes and bowl sizes may be related to food intake and perceived fullness. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of portion size and bowl size and possible interactions between these variables on food intake and fullness in a sample of Japanese men.

Design: Participants ate four different experimental meals across four weeks and completed questionnaires about their fullness using a visual analogue scale administered before and after meals.

Criterion validity of the visual estimation method for determining patients' meal intake in a community hospital.

Background & Aims: The accuracy of the visual estimation method is unknown, even though it is commonly used in hospitals to measure the dietary intake of patients. We aimed to compare the difference in the validity of visual estimation according to the raters' job categories and tray divisions, and to demonstrate associations between meal characteristics and validity of visual estimation in a usual clinical setting in a community hospital.

Methods: We collected patients' dietary intake data in usual clinical settings for each tray in 3 ways: visual estimation by nursing assistants, visual estimation by dietitians, and weighing by researchers (reference method).

Development and evaluation of the Japanese version of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life for patients with diabetes.

Objectives: Our objective was to undertake linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of the Japanese version of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life (JP-ADDQoL) and to evaluate its psychometric properties when completed by Japanese patients with diabetes.

Methods: We followed the standard linguistic validation procedure and subsequently evaluated the reliability (internal consistency) and construct validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses) of the translated version by surveying 239 Japanese patients with diabetes.

Results: We translated 19 items for the JP-ADDQoL.

The impact of coping strategies on weight control in the aftermath of dietary lapses in a high impulsivity group.

Objective: Individuals with high impulsivity tend to overeat on impulse. The objective of this study was to examine methods of weight control, focusing on coping with the aftermath of dietary lapses, among those who have high impulsivity.

Methods: Eight hundred adults aged 20-59 years, who were registered with a research company completed a self-reported cross-sectional questionnaire.

The relationship of eating until 80% full with types and energy values of food consumed.

Objective: Eating until one is 80% full is considered a healthy dietary practice in Japan. This study examined the relationship between this behavior and energy intake and types and quantities of foods consumed to examine its beneficial effects.

Methods: This study relied on dietary records and self-administered questionnaires completed by 330 users of a health-management website in November 2012.

Correlations between self-efficacy in resisting six temptations and dietary energy and macronutrient intake at each meal.

Self-efficacy in relation to eating behavior for weight control is commonly defined as having the confidence to control urges to overeat in high-risk situations. Prior researchers have suggested that self-efficacy plays a mediating role in eating behavior for weight loss and maintenance. The current study examined the relationship between self-efficacy in resisting certain temptations and daily dietary intake at each meal.