Masaharu KAGAWA,

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University

Degree: BSc(Nutrition and Food Science)(Curtin University of Technology)
BSc(Hons)(Curtin University of Technology)
PhD(Curtin University of Technology)

Researcher number: 80581008
J-GLOBAL ID: 201001078478264389
researchmap Member ID: 6000026319

External link: http://researchmap.jp/mskagawa/

Research History

Jan, 2021 - Present

(Adjunct Professor), Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airllangga
Apr, 2020 - Present

Institute of Nutrition Sciences Head of the Sports Nutrition Domain
Feb, 2020 - Present

(Visiting Associate Professor), School of Public Health, Curtin University
Feb, 2020 - Present

Curtin University School of Public Health Visiting Associate Professor
Jan, 2016 - Present

(Adjunct Associate Professor), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Jan, 2016 - Present

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Adjunct Associate Professor
Apr, 2015 - Present

(Deputy Director), Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University
Apr, 2014 - Present

(Associate Professor), Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University
Jan, 2014 - Present

(Adjunct Professor), Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University
Jan, 2014 - Present

Mahidol University Faculty of Public Health Adjunct Professor
May, 2012 - Present

非常勤講師 (非常勤講師), 管理栄養士科, 華学園栄養専門学校
2012 - Present

(Member), The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology
2012 - Present

Queensland University of Technology The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) Member
Sep, 2014 - Mar, 2020

Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University
Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2019

(非常勤講師), 調理師科, 香川調理製菓専門学校
Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2018

非常勤講師 (非常勤講師), 柔道整復学科, 学校法人こおりやま東都学園郡山健康科学専門学校
Jan, 2013 - Dec, 2015

(Visiting Fellow), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
Jan, 2013 - Dec, 2015

Queensland University of Technology School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Visiting Fellow
Apr, 2007 - Mar, 2015

Researher Postdoc (Visiting Research Fellow), National Insitute of Public Health
Apr, 2007 - Mar, 2015

National Insitute of Public Health Visiting Research Fellow

Awards

Nov, 2021

2021 Best Poster Presentation Award (1st Prize), Association of adiposity with risk of eating disorder in Malay adolescents: A longitudinal study, The Malaysian Society of Body Composition (MSBC)

Yeow Nyin Ang, Ahmad Mahadir, Masaharu Kagawa, Bee Koon Poh
Nov, 2019

Excellent Oral Presentation Award, Validity of anthropometric and percentage body fat values estimated from a novel computer-based body image program, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH)

Kagawa, M, Iwamoto, S, Sugita, K, Suzuki, T, Ota, M, Ishikawa-Takata, K
Oct, 2019

2019 Best Poster Award (3rd Prize), Association of body image with adiposity changes in Malay adolescents: A longitudinal study, Malaysian Society for the Study of Obesity (MASO)

Ang YN, Mahadir A, Kagawa M, Poh BK
Oct, 2019

2019 Best Poster Award (3rd Prize), Association of body image with adiposity changes in Malay adolescents: A longitudinal study, Malaysian Society for the Study of Obesity (MASO)

Ang YN, Mahadir A, Kagawa M, Poh BK.
May, 2018

Outstanding Presentation Award (Poster), Physical characteristics and dietary intakes of Japanese high school track and field athletes, Korean Society for Exercise Nutrition

Ohno, H. and Kagawa, M.
Aug, 2016

Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
Jun, 2014

Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing (2013), Elsevier and the Editors of Body Image
Jun, 2011

Asia Pacific Conference of Clinical Nutrition (APCCN) Young Investigator Award, Influence of measurement posture and frequency modes in total body water estimation using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy in children and adults, Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society

Kagawa, M, Wishart, C, Hills, A. P
Jun, 2011

Asia Pacific Conference of Clinical Nutrition (APCCN) Young Investigator Award, Influence of measurement posture and frequency modes in total body water estimation using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy in children and adults, Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society

Kagawa, M., Wishart, C., Hills, A. P.

Papers

Body satisfaction and their reasons among community-dowelling elderly people: A qualitative analysis

Moriwaki K, Kagawa M, Kimura M.

Annals of Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, 27, 2022 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
Nutritional status of cancer patients: A unicenteric report from Iran.

Roshanmehr F, Kagawa M, Taghizadeh-Hesary F, Milani-Bonab A, Haghighian-Roudsari A.

Journal of Nutrition and Food Security, 7(1) 11-21, 2022 Peer-reviewed
Physique of Japanese high school baseball players: Comparisons between grades and positions

Kagawa M, Tomari Y, Azumua-Uehara C, Yamashita R, Yoshimoto K, Iwasawa M, Takahashi D.

Annals of the Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, (26) 57-64, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
A study on physique and body shape of high school rugby players - Comparison between school grades, positions, and registration status at the National championship -

Iwasawa M, Onuma K, Miyake K, Mariko Y, Murakami U, Kagawa M

Annals of the Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, (26) 65-72, 2021 Peer-reviewedLast author
Understanding anthropometry, metabolism and menstrual status of Japanese college female long-distance runners

Iwamoto S, Sugita K, Ishikawa-Takata K, Kagawa M, Ota M, Suzuki T, Hume PA.

International Journal of Kinanthropometry, 1(1) 10-17, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Differences in the obesity screening ability of 19 anthropometric parameters in young Japanese females: Comparisons of direct measurements, conventional and novel indices

Kagawa M

International Journal of Kinanthropometry, 1(1) 41-51, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
Differences in supporting environment for pregnant and lactating mothers in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: Preliminary findings

Kagawa M, Shinde M, Matsuzaki E.

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, Online first, 2021 Peer-reviewedLead author
Preoccupation with body weight and under-reporting of energy intake in female Japanese nutrition students.

Kagawa M., Hills AP.

12(3) 830, 2020 Peer-reviewedInvited
Guidelines for complementary feeding of infants in the Asia Pacific Region: APACPH Public Health Nutrition Group

Binns, C., Lee, M. K., Low, W. Y., Baker, P., Bulgiba, A., Dahlui, M., Duong, D., T. T., Guldan, G., Hairi, N., Hokama, T., Kagawa, M., Karunathilake, I., Abdul Majid, H., Maycock, B., Nanishi, K., Qiu, L., Abdul Raheem, R., Scott, J., Tang, L.

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 32(4) 179-187, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Comparison of factors associated with disordered eating between male and female Malaysian university students

Chin Y S, Appukutty M, Kagawa M, Gan W Y, Wong J E, Poh B K, Mohd Shariff Z, Mohd Taib M N.

Nutrients, 12(2) 318, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Dietary intervention of mice using an improved Multiple Artificial-gravity Research System (MARS) under artificial 1 g

Matsuda C, Kato T, Inoue-Suzuki S, Kikuchi J, Ohta T, Kagawa M, Hattori M, Kobayashi H, Shiba D, Shirakawa M, Mizuno H, Furukawa S, Mukai C, Ohno H.

npj Microgravity, 5 16-16, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Anthropometry to assess body fat in Indonesian adults

Janatin Hastuti, Masaharu Kagawa, Nuala M. Byrne, Andrew P. Hills

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 27(3) 592-598, May 1, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Motivational practice for learning at Yogo teacher course - A report of a freshman seminar for a first year study program at Yogo teacher course

Onuma K, Endo N, Nonaka S, Kagawa M, Mariko Y, Kubota M, Fukada K.

Annals of the Teacher Training Centre Kagawa Nutrition University, 3 59-67, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Infant feeding guidelines for the Asia Pacific region

Binns C, Lee MK, Kagawa M, Low WY, Scott J, Lee A, Zerfas A, Maycock B, Qiu L, Yusuff A, Raheem RA, Hamid S, Hokama T, Hairi NN, Lin JL, Bulgiba A, Khoo EM, Shakya P, Dahlui M, Karunathilake I.

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 30(8) 682-690, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Relationships between pathologic subjective halitosis, olfactory reference syndrome, and social anxiety in young Japanese women.

Miho Tsuruta, Toru Takahashi, Miki Tokunaga, Masanori Iwasaki, Shota Kataoka, Satoko Kakuta, Inho Soh, Shuji Awano, Hiromi Hirata, Masaharu Kagawa, Toshihiro Ansai

BMC psychology, 5(1) 7-7, Mar 14, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Dietary Guidelines for the Asia Pacific Region: Report of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Workshop 2016

Colin W. Binns, Mi Kyung Lee, Masaharu Kagawa, Wah Yun Low, Qiu Liqian, Georgia S. Guldan, Tomiko Hokama, Keiko Nanishi, Sreymom Oy, Li Tang, Alfred Zerfas

ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 29(2) 98-101, Mar, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Anthropometric data and somatotype on Japanese university rugby players -Position characteristics of forward and backs players-

Iwamoto, S., Ishikawa-Takata, K., Ohta, C., Hume, P., Shaw, D., Kara, S., Kagawa, M.

Journal of Training Science for Exercise and Sport, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Determination of new anthropometric cut-off values for obesity screening in Indonesian adults

Janatin Hastuti, Masaharu Kagawa, Nuala M. Byrne, Andrew P. Hills

ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 26(4) 650-656, 2017 Peer-reviewed
Proposal of new body composition prediction equations from bioelectrical impedance for Indonesian men

J. Hastuti, M. Kagawa, N. M. Byrne, A. P. Hills

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 70(11) 1271-1277, Nov, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Impaired Physical Function Associated with Childhood Obesity: How Should We Intervene?

Margarita D. Tsiros, Jonathan D. Buckley, Timothy Olds, Peter R. C. Howe, Andrew P. Hills, Jeff Walkley, Rachel Wood, Masaharu Kagawa, Anthony Shield, Lara Taylor, Sarah P. Shultz, Paul N. Grimshaw, Kaine Grigg, Alison M. Coates

CHILDHOOD OBESITY, 12(2) 126-134, Apr, 2016 Peer-reviewed

Misc.

身体計測を活用した高齢者の健康スクリーニング—肥満から骨粗しょう症まで—

香川雅春

日本生理人類学会誌, 27(3) 59-75, 2022 Peer-reviewedInvited
The potential of phytochemicals lycopene in prevention of bone loss due to decreased estrogen hormone in humans and experimental animals

Erdayanti, F Y, Atmaka D R, Kagawa M.

Media Gizi Indonesia, 17(2) 192-204, 2022 Peer-reviewedLast author
Narrative-focused group counseling improves intervention outcomes in women with obesity

Ajami M, Kagawa M, Roshanmehr F, McKian S S, Radfar M, Vazirijavid R, Houshiarrad A, Esmaeili M, Taghizadeh-Hesary F, Lovell L, Abdollahi M

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2022 Peer-reviewed
A comparison of anthropometric characteristics among competition level in Japanese college rugby player

Tetsuya Nakajima, Masaharu Kagawa, Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata, Chihiro Ota, Yuki Hoshino, Sayumi Iwamoto

(18) 15-21, 2021 Peer-reviewed
The roles played by the Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University on national nutritional crises in Japan

Kagawa Y, Kagawa M, Binns CW

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34(1) 128-130, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Breastfeeding and migraine: a brief review

Binns CW, Kagawa M

Annals of the Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, (26) 35-38, 2021 Last author
Methods to develop figure rating scales (FRS): A systematic review

Jayawardena R, Sooriyaarachchi P, Kagawa M, Hills AP, King NA

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 15(3) 687-693, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Thinking about planet health and our "food" in the Era of Reiwa

Kagawa M.

Joyful meal, 2019 Invited
Application of anthropometry in the field of Sports Sciences and Medicine and significance of international standardization for a promotion of kinanthropometry

Japanese Journal of Biomechanics in Sports & Exercise, 23(1) 15-26, 2019 Invited
A practical report on measurements of skinfold thickness as a monitoring measure for a conditioning purpose

Sayumi Iwamoto, Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata, Chihiro Ohta, Motoki Futagami, Wataru Hiramatsu, Patria Hume, Masaharu Kagawa

Japanese Society for Athletic Training, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Measuring human body: Application of anthropometry and its future prospects

28(4) 235-245, 2018 Invited
Normal-weight obesity syndrome: diagnosis, prevalence, and clinical implications

Kono, S.(Ed).

Nutrition Reviews, 25(3(96)) 202-216, 2017
Application of anthropometry in Health and Sports Medicine

Kagawa, M.

Journal of Applied Bio-metrology, (7) 13-19, 2017 Invited
Growth and development among children in the world

Masaharu Kagawa

Journal of the Japanese Society of Health and Human Ecology, 83(6) 198-207, 2017 Peer-reviewedInvited
Nutrients in Infancy: Progress and prospects

Binns, C, Lee, M. K, Kagawa, M

Nutrients, 9(10) 1131, 2017 Invited
Ethical challenges in infant feeding research

Binns, C, Lee, M. K, Kagawa, M

Nutrients, 9(1) 59, 2017 Peer-reviewedInvited
Application of anthropometry on anthletes and future challenges in Japan

The Journal of Clinical Sports Medicine, 33(12) 1150-1158, 2016 Invited
"Desire for thinness" among young females and importance of improvement

Kagawa M.

Joyful meal, 2014 Invited
The Laboratory and the New Oral Anticoagulants

Armando Tripodi

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, 59(2) 353-362, Feb, 2013 Peer-reviewed
Overweight and obesity: their relationship to metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and cancer in South America

Kagawa, Y.(Ed)

Nutrition Reviews, 22(1(82)) 38-53, 2013

Books and Other Publications

Conditioning workbook for young female runners

Iwamoto S., Ohta M., Kagawa M., Suzuki K., Suzuki T., Ishikawa-Takata K. (Role: Joint author, Consider an appropriate weight)

Feb, 2021
Consider an appropriate weight

Kagawa M.

Toyo University, 2021
Anthropometry

Kagawa M, Iwamoto S. (Role: Joint author)

Ichimura Publishing House, 2020
Anthropometry and health for sport

Hume P., Kerr D., Ackland T. (eds)

Springer, 2018
Nutrients in Infancy

Binns, C., Lee, M. K., Kagawa, M. (Role: Joint editor)

MDPI, 2017 (ISBN: 9783038425601)
通所系介護サービス施設における口腔機能向上サービス及び栄養改善サービス提供のあり方に関する調査研究事業

(Role: Joint author)

Mar, 2014
Body composition assessment in children and adolescents - implications for obesity.

Hills, AP. and Kagawa, M. (Role: Joint author)

Routledge, London, 2007

Presentations

128

Challenges in estimating body composition during pandemic

Kagawa M.

The 17th International Medical, Pharmaceutical, Cosmeceutical and Health Science Symposium (iMPaCHS), Jan 18, 2022, Management & Science University Invited
Validity and reliability as a method for body composition estimation and health risk screening

Masaharu Kagawa

The 1st International Scientific Conference on Body Composition, Nov 10, 2021, The Malaysian Society of Body Composition Invited
Association of adiposity with risk of eating disorder in Malay adolescents: A longitudinal study

Yeow Nyin Ang, Ahmad Mahadir, Masaharu Kagawa, Bee Koon Poh

The 1st International Scientific Conference on Body Composition, Nov, 2021, The Malaysian Society of Body Composition
How SARS-CoV-2 changed our diet

Kagawa M

Oct 31, 2021, Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology Invited
Differences in skinfolds measured at different postures: Verification from adult males and boys

Kagawa M, Hills AP.

Oct 30, 2021, Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology
Changes in supporting environment for pregnant and lactating mothers in Japan during COVID-19 pandemic: Preliminary findings

Kagawa M

The 52nd conference of Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Oct, 2021, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH)
Future prospects of Kinanthropomery in Thailand

Kagawa M.

6th RSU International Research Conference on Science and Technology 2021, Apr 30, 2021, Rangsit University Invited
Revisiting proportion of segmental weight in young Japanese female adults

Kagawa M

The Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity-Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (AOCO-MASO) Scientific Conference 2021, Apr 7, 2021, Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity Invited
Morphology of Japanese high school baseball players: Comparisons between positions and grades

Kagawa M, Tomari Y, Azuma-Uehara C, Yamashita R, Yoshimoto R, Iwasawa R, Takahashi D.

The 2020 Yokohama Sport Conference, Sep, 2020
Preliminary tests on the ground for the evaluation of gut microbiome in space environment

Kato T, Kagawa M, Suda W, Ohta T, Kikuchi J, Hattori S, Ohno H

The 42nd annual meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Dec 3, 2019, The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
Validity of anthropometric and percentage body fat values estimated from a novel computer-based body image assessment program

Kagawa M, Iwamoto S, Sugita K, Suzuki T, Ota M, Ishikawa-Takata K.

The 51st conference of Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Nov 22, 2019, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH)
Development of a total conditioning program for an injury prevention among female long distance runners

Iwamoto S, Sugita K, Suzuki T, Ohta M, Kagawa M, Ishikawa-Takata K.

The 30th Annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Sports Medicine, Nov, 2019, The Japanese Society of Clinical Sports Medicine
The correlation between skinfold thickness and physical fitness in Japanese college rugby players

Nakajima T, Kagawa M, Ishikawa-Takata K, Ota C, Hoshino Y, Iwamoto S.

2019 ASCA International Conference on Applied Strength & Conditioning, Nov, 2019, The Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA)
Association of body image with adiposity changes in Malay adolescents: A longitudinal study

Ang YN, Mahadir A, Kagawa M, Poh BK.

Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity 2019 Scientific Conference on Obesity, Oct, 2019, Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity
A study on timing of peak growth age and its influence on physique in high school rugby players

Iwasawa M, Ohnuma K, Miyake K, Mariko Y, Murakami Y, Kagawa M.

The 6th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Sports Nutrition, Aug 25, 2019, Japanese Association of Sports Nutrition
Differences in physical characteristics by growth and development-In case of high school athletes-

Ohno R, Kagawa M.

The 6th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Sports Nutrition, Aug 25, 2019, Japanese Association of Sports Nutrition
Does body image of female university long distance runners take body compositions into account?

Kagawa M, Iwamoto S, Sugita K, Suzuki T, Ohta M, Ishikawa-Takata K.

The 6th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Sports Nutrition, Aug 25, 2019, Japanese Association of Sports Nutrition
Body image influences under-reporting of energy intakes in young Japanese female university students with nutrition knowledge

Kagawa M.

13th Asian Congress of Nutrition, Aug 7, 2019, The Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS)
Attitudes toward training, physique and body composition in different competition levels - A case in university rugby team -

Nakajima T, Ishikawa-Takata K, Sugita K, Kagawa M, Ohta C, Hoshino H, Iwamoto S.

The 8th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for Athletic Training, Jul, 2019, The Japanese Association for Athletic Training
Physique differences in rugby players: Japanese university players and professional New Zealand players - Evaluation using the Phantom scores -

Iwamoto S, Ishikawa-Takata K, Nakajima T, Ohta C, Hiramatsu W, Hume P, Kara S, Kagawa M.

The 8th Annual Meeting of Japanese Association for Athletic Training, Jul, 2019, The Japanese Association for Athletic Training