Food Preference Assessed by the Newly Developed Nutrition-Based Japan Food Preference Questionnaire and Its Association with Dietary Intake in Abdominal-Obese Subjects.

Background/objectives: Understanding food preferences is important for weight management. However, methods for assessing food preferences are not well established, especially in Japan. This study aimed to examine detailed food preferences and their associations with actual food intake in non-obese and abdominal-obese subjects using a newly developed questionnaire tailored for the Japanese population.

Associations between muscle quality and whole-body vibration exercise-induced changes in plasma hypoxanthine following an oral glucose load in healthy male subjects.

Blood levels of hypoxanthine (HX) have been suggested as potential biomarkers associated with intramuscular metabolic dynamics in response to exercise. This pilot randomized crossover trial (UMIN000036520) aimed to investigate the changes in plasma HX after whole-body vibration exercise (WBVE) and their relationships with body composition and muscle-related parameters, enrolling eighteen healthy male volunteers. In the WBVE-alone intervention, the study subjects performed 20-min of WBVE.

Feasibility pilot study of a Japanese teaching kitchen program.

Background: This pilot study examined the feasibility of a new lifestyle modification program involving a "Teaching Kitchen" in Japan. Our goal was to explore (1) feasibility of the program; (2) acceptability for class frequency (weekly vs. bi-weekly); and (3) changes in biometrics, dietary intakes, and lifestyle factors.

Difference in distribution of malignant melanoma and melanocytic nevus in the palm and finger.

We conducted a study to try to plot the lesions of melanocytic nevus and malignant melanoma on the palm and fingers, and compared them to identify the different distribution pattern of both lesions. Data on 8 patients with melanomas (4 male and 4 female) and 26 patients with melanocytic nevus (6 male and 20 female) of palm and finger pulp who visited Wakayama Medical University Hospital between 1986 and 2018 was retrospectively collected. We found that all of the 8 lesions of melanoma were located on the finger pulps and distal to the 'distal transverse crease' of the palm, and that melanomas were not present proximal to the transverse crease.

Peripheral blood eosinophilia is associated with the presence of skin ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis.

The role of eosinophil in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is still controversial. In the present study, the relationship between skin ulcers and peripheral blood eosinophilia were analyzed in patients with SSc. We retrospectively investigated the clinical records of all patients who were diagnosed with SSc on the basis of American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism 2013 criteria, and were followed up for more than 2 years at Wakayama Medical University.