Kentaro Murakami

Last updated: Oct 23, 2018 at 12:20

Name	Kentaro Murakami
Affiliation	The University of Tokyo
Section	Graduate School of Medicine

Published Papers

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Estimation of Starch and Sugar Intake in a Japanese Population Based on a Newly Developed Food Composition Database.

Fujiwara A, Murakami K, Asakura K, Uechi K, Sugimoto M, Wang HC, Masayasu S, Sasaki S

Nutrients 10(10) Oct 2018 [Refereed]

Hardness of the habitual diet and its relationship with cognitive function among 70-year-old Japanese elderly: findings from the SONIC study.

Okubo H, Murakami K, Inagaki H, Gondo Y, Ikebe K, Kamide K, Masui Y, Arai Y, Ishizaki T, Sasaki S, Nakagawa T, Kabayama M, Sugimoto K, Rakugi H, Maed Y, SONIC Study Group., Ogawa M, Ishioka YL, Inomatae C, Ogawa T, Matsuda KI, Ryuno H, Oguro R, Yamamoto K, Takeya Y, Takami Y, Ito N

Journal of oral rehabilitation Oct 2018 [Refereed]

Higher dietary glycemic index, but not glycemic load, is associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in a cross-sectional study of young and middle-aged Japanese women.

Minobe N, Murakami K, Kobayashi S, Suga H, Sasaki S, Three-generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group.

European journal of nutrition 57(6) 2261-2273 Sep 2018 [Refereed]

Adequacy of Usual Intake of Japanese Children Aged 3⁻5 Years: A Nationwide Study.

Murakami K, Okubo H, Livingstone MBE, Fujiwara A, Asakura K, Uechi K, Sugimoto M, Wang HC, Masayasu S, Sasaki S

Nutrients 10(9) Aug 2018 [Refereed]

Thirteen-Year Trends in Dietary Patterns among Japanese Adults in the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2003⁻2015: Continuous Westernization of the Japanese Diet.

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Sasaki S

Nutrients 10(8) Jul 2018 [Refereed]

Higher dietary acid load is associated with a higher prevalence of frailty, particularly slowness/weakness and low physical activity, in elderly Japanese women.

Kataya Y, Murakami K, Kobayashi S, Suga H, Sasaki S, Three-generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group.

European journal of nutrition 57(4) 1639-1650 Jun 2018 [Refereed]

Diet quality scores in relation to metabolic risk factors in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Sasaki S

European journal of nutrition Jun 2018 [Refereed]

Associations between nutritional quality of meals and snacks assessed by the Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system and overall diet quality and adiposity measures in British children and adolescents.

Murakami K

Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 49 57-65 May 2018 [Refereed]

Dietary phosphorus intake estimated by 4-day dietary records and two 24-hour urine collections and their associated factors in Japanese adults.

Shinozaki N, Murakami K, Asakura K, Uechi K, Kobayashi S, Masayasu S, Sasaki S

European journal of clinical nutrition 72(4) 517-525 Apr 2018 [Refereed]

Glycemic index and glycemic load of the diets of Japanese adults: the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.

Murakami K, Sasaki S

Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 46 53-61 Feb 2018 [Refereed]

Greenhouse gas emissions of self-selected diets in the UK and their association with diet quality: is energy under-reporting a problem?

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE

Nutrition journal 17(1) 27 Feb 2018 [Refereed]

A low-glycemic index and -glycemic load diet is associated with not only higher intakes of micronutrients but also higher intakes of saturated fat and sodium in Japanese children and adolescents: the National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Sasaki S

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 49 37-47 Jan 2018 [Refereed]

Prevalence and characteristics of misreporting of energy intake in Japanese adults: the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Okubo H, Sasaki S

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 27(2) 441-450 Feb 2018 [Refereed]

Establishment of a Meal Coding System for the Characterization of Meal-Based Dietary Patterns in Japan.

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Sasaki S

The Journal of nutrition 147(11) 2093-2101 Nov 2017 [Refereed]

Nutritional quality of meals and snacks assessed by the Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system in relation to overall diet quality, body mass index, and waist circumference in British adults.

Murakami K

Nutrition journal 16(1) 57 Sep 2017 [Refereed]

Higher dietary acid load is weakly associated with higher adiposity measures and blood pressure in Japanese adults: The National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Okubo H, Sasaki S

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 44 67-75 Aug 2017 [Refereed]

Food-based diet quality score in relation to depressive symptoms in young and middle-aged Japanese women.

Sakai H, Murakami K, Kobayashi S, Suga H, Sasaki S, Three-generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group.

The British journal of nutrition 117(12) 1674-1681 Jun 2017 [Refereed]

A Japanese diet with low glycaemic index and glycaemic load is associated with both favourable and unfavourable aspects of dietary intake patterns in three generations of women.

Inomaki R, Murakami K, Livingstone MB, Okubo H, Kobayashi S, Suga H, Sasaki S, Three-generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group.

Public health nutrition 20(4) 649-659 Mar 2017 [Refereed]

Energy density of the diets of Japanese adults in relation to food and nutrient intake and general and abdominal obesity: a cross-sectional analysis from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB, Okubo H, Sasaki S

The British journal of nutrition 117(1) 161-169 Jan 2017 [Refereed]

Nutritional correlates of monetary diet cost in young, middle-aged and older Japanese women.

Shiraki K, Murakami K, Okubo H, Livingstone MBE, Kobayashi S, Suga H, Sasaki S, Three-Generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group.

Journal of nutritional science 6 e22 May 2017 [Refereed]

Monetary value of self-reported diets and associations with sociodemographic characteristics and dietary intake among Japanese adults: analysis of nationally representative surveys.

Okubo H, Murakami K, Sasaki S

Public health nutrition 19(18) 3306-3318 Dec 2016 [Refereed]

Associations between energy density of meals and snacks and overall diet quality and adiposity measures in British children and adolescents: the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 116(9) 1633-1645 Nov 2016 [Refereed]

Energy density of meals and snacks in the British diet in relation to overall diet quality, BMI and waist circumference: findings from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 116(8) 1479-1489 Oct 2016 [Refereed]

Younger and older ages and obesity are associated with energy intake underreporting but not overreporting in Japanese boys and girls aged 1-19 years: the National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Okubo H, Sasaki S

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 36(10) 1153-1161 Oct 2016 [Refereed]

Associations between Meal and Snack Frequency and Diet Quality in US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2012.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 116(7) 1101-1113 Jul 2016 [Refereed]

Associations between meal and snack frequency and diet quality and adiposity measures in British adults: findings from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

Public health nutrition 19(9) 1624-1634 Jun 2016 [Refereed]

Meal and snack frequency in relation to diet quality in US children and adolescents: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2012.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

Public health nutrition 19(9) 1635-1644 Jun 2016 [Refereed]

Associations between meal and snack frequency and overweight and abdominal obesity in US children and adolescents from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2012.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 115(10) 1819-1829 May 2016 [Refereed]

Prevalence and characteristics of misreporting of energy intake in US children and adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2012.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 115(2) 294-304 Jan 2016 [Refereed]

Decreasing the number of small eating occasions (<15 % of total energy intake) regardless of the time of day may be important to improve diet quality but not adiposity: a cross-sectional study in British children and adolescents.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 115(2) 332-341 Jan 2016 [Refereed]

Development of a food-based diet quality score for Japanese: associations of the score with nutrient intakes in young, middle-aged and older Japanese women.

Kuriyama N, Murakami K, Livingstone MBE, Okubo H, Kobayashi S, Suga H, Sasaki S, Three-generation Study of Women on Diets and Health Study Group.

Journal of nutritional science 5 e41 Oct 2016 [Refereed]

Eating Frequency Is Positively Associated with Overweight and Central Obesity in U.S. Adults.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The Journal of nutrition 145(12) 2715-2724 Dec 2015 [Refereed]

Prevalence and characteristics of misreporting of energy intake in US adults: NHANES 2003-2012.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 114(8) 1294-1303 Oct 2015 [Refereed]

Adherence to the food-based Japanese dietary guidelines in relation to metabolic risk factors in young Japanese women.

Nishimura T, Murakami K, Livingstone MB, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

The British journal of nutrition 114(4) 645-653 Aug 2015 [Refereed]

Designing optimal food intake patterns to achieve nutritional goals for Japanese adults through the use of linear programming optimization models.

Okubo H, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Yokoyama T, Hirota N, Notsu A, Fukui M, Date C

Nutrition journal 14 57 Jun 2015 [Refereed]

Ability of self-reported estimates of dietary sodium, potassium and protein to detect an association with general and abdominal obesity: comparison with the estimates derived from 24 h urinary excretion.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

The British journal of nutrition 113(8) 1308-1318 Apr 2015 [Refereed]

Relationship between diet texture and discharge due to deteriorating health condition in nursing home residents in Japan: a multicenter 1-year prospective study.

Taniguchi E, Asakura K, Murakami K, Masayasu S, Sasaki S

Asia-Pacific journal of public health 26(5) 507-516 Sep 2014 [Refereed]

Associations of eating frequency with adiposity measures, blood lipid profiles and blood pressure in British children and adolescents.

Murakami K, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 111(12) 2176-2183 Jun 2014 [Refereed]

Dietary patterns in infancy and their associations with maternal socio-economic and lifestyle factors among 758 Japanese mother-child pairs: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study.

Okubo H, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Murakami K, Hirota Y, Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study Group.

Maternal & child nutrition 10(2) 213-225 Apr 2014 [Refereed]

Dietary glycemic index, but not glycemic load, is positively associated with serum homocysteine concentration in free-living young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students’ Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 34(1) 25-30 Jan 2014 [Refereed]

Associations of dietary glycaemic index and glycaemic load with food and nutrient intake and general and central obesity in British adults.

Murakami K, McCaffrey TA, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 110(11) 2047-2057 Dec 2013 [Refereed]

Serum adiponectin concentration in relation to macronutrient and food intake in young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students’ Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 29(11-12) 1315-1320 Nov 2013 [Refereed]

Dietary glycaemic index and glycaemic load in relation to food and nutrient intake and indices of body fatness in British children and adolescents.

Murakami K, McCaffrey TA, Livingstone MB

The British journal of nutrition 110(8) 1512-1523 Oct 2013 [Refereed]

Higher intake of vitamin B-6 and dairy products and lower intake of green and oolong tea are independently associated with lower serum homocysteine concentration in young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students’ Study for Nutrition Biomarkers Group.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 33(8) 653-660 Aug 2013 [Refereed]

Age-relevant renal effects of cadmium exposure through consumption of home-harvested rice in female Japanese farmers.

Horiguchi H, Oguma E, Sasaki S, Okubo H, Murakami K, Miyamoto K, Hosoi Y, Murata K, Kayama F

Environment international 56 1-9 Jun 2013 [Refereed]

Within- and between-individual variation in energy and nutrient intake in Japanese adults: effect of age and sex differences on group size and number of records required for adequate dietary assessment.

Fukumoto A, Asakura K, Murakami K, Sasaki S, Okubo H, Hirota N, Notsu A, Todoriki H, Miura A, Fukui M, Date C

Journal of epidemiology 23(3) 178-186 May 2013 [Refereed]

Development of an amino acid composition database and estimation of amino acid intake in Japanese adults.

Suga H, Murakami K, Sasaki S

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 22(2) 188-199 2013 [Refereed]

Dietary total antioxidant capacity from different assays in relation to serum C-reactive protein among young Japanese women.

Kobayashi S, Murakami K, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Yamasaki M, Hayabuchi H, Goda T, Oka J, Baba K, Ohki K, Watanabe R, Sugiyamama Y

Nutrition journal 11 91 Oct 2012 [Refereed]

The degree of misreporting of the energy-adjusted intake of protein, potassium, and sodium does not differ among under-, acceptable, and over-reporters of energy intake.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students’ Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 32(10) 741-750 Oct 2012 [Refereed]

An energy-dense diet is cross-sectionally associated with an increased risk of overweight in male children, but not in female children, male adolescents, or female adolescents in Japan: the Ryukyus Child Health Study.

Murakami K, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Arakawa M

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 32(7) 486-494 Jul 2012 [Refereed]

Maternal dietary patterns in pregnancy and fetal growth in Japan: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study.

Okubo H, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Murakami K, Hirota Y, Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study Group., Kanzaki H, Kitada M, Horikoshi Y, Ishiko O, Nakai Y, Nishio J, Yamamasu S, Yasuda J, Kawai S, Yanagihara K, Wakuda K, Kawashima T, Narimoto K, Iwasa Y, Orino K, Tsunetoh I, Yoshida J, Iito J, Kaneko T, Kamiya T, Kuribayashi H, Taniguchi T, Takemura H, Morimoto Y, Matsunaga I, Oda H, Ohya Y

The British journal of nutrition 107(10) 1526-1533 May 2012 [Refereed]

Characteristics of under- and over-reporters of energy intake among Japanese children and adolescents: The Ryukyus Child Health Study.

Murakami K, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Arakawa M

Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 28(5) 532-538 May 2012 [Refereed]

Both comprehensive and brief self-administered diet history questionnaires satisfactorily rank nutrient intakes in Japanese adults.

Kobayashi S, Honda S, Murakami K, Sasaki S, Okubo H, Hirota N, Notsu A, Fukui M, Date C

Journal of epidemiology 22(2) 151-159 Mar 2012 [Refereed]

Self-reported rate of eating and risk of overweight in Japanese children: Ryukyus Child Health Study.

Murakami K, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Arakawa M

Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology 58(4) 247-252 Aug 2012 [Refereed]

Characteristics of under- and over-reporters of energy intake among young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Okubo H, Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II Group.

Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology 58(4) 253-262 Aug 2012 [Refereed]

Comparison of relative validity of food group intakes estimated by comprehensive and brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaires against 16 d dietary records in Japanese adults.

Kobayashi S, Murakami K, Sasaki S, Okubo H, Hirota N, Notsu A, Fukui M, Date C

Public health nutrition 14(7) 1200-1211 Jul 2011 [Refereed]

Nutritional adequacy of three dietary patterns defined by cluster analysis in 997 pregnant Japanese women: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study.

Okubo H, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Murakami K, Hirota Y, Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study Group.

Public health nutrition 14(4) 611-621 Apr 2011 [Refereed]

Dietary patterns during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Japan: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study.

Okubo H, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Murakami K, Hirota Y, Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study Group.

The British journal of nutrition 105(8) 1251-1257 Apr 2011 [Refereed]

The midpoint of sleep is associated with dietary intake and dietary behavior among young Japanese women.

Sato-Mito N, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Okubo H, Takahashi Y, Shibata S, Yamada K, Sato K, Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II group.

Sleep medicine 12(3) 289-294 Mar 2011 [Refereed]

The ratio of fish to meat in the diet is positively associated with favorable intake of food groups and nutrients among young Japanese women.

Okubo H, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Takahashi Y, Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II group.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 31(3) 169-177 Mar 2011 [Refereed]

Neighborhood restaurant availability and frequency of eating out in relation to dietary intake in young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Takahashi Y, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology 57(1) 87-94 Feb 2011 [Refereed]

The relationship between habitual dietary phosphorus and calcium intake, and bone mineral density in young Japanese women: a cross-sectional study.

Ito S, Ishida H, Uenishi K, Murakami K, Sasaki S

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 20(3) 411-417 2011 [Refereed]

Neighbourhood food store availability in relation to 24 h urinary sodium and potassium excretion in young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Takahashi Y, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

The British journal of nutrition 104(7) 1043-1050 Oct 2010 [Refereed]

Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and blood lipid levels in middle-aged Japanese men and women.

Nakashima M, Sakurai M, Nakamura K, Miura K, Yoshita K, Morikawa Y, Ishizaki M, Murakami K, Kido T, Naruse Y, Sasaki S, Nakagawa H

Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis 17(10) 1082-1095 Oct 2010 [Refereed]

Dietary folate, riboflavin, vitamin B-6, and vitamin B-12 and depressive symptoms in early adolescence: the Ryukyus Child Health Study.

Murakami K, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Arakawa M

Psychosomatic medicine 72(8) 763-768 Oct 2010 [Refereed]

Dietary intake of folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and riboflavin and risk of Parkinson's disease: a case-control study in Japan.

Murakami K, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Fukushima W, Kiyohara C, Tsuboi Y, Yamada T, Oeda T, Miki T, Kawamura N, Sakae N, Fukuyama H, Hirota Y, Nagai M, Fukuoka Kinki Parkinson's Disease Study Group.

The British journal of nutrition 104(5) 757-764 Sep 2010 [Refereed]

Fish and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake and depressive symptoms: Ryukyus Child Health Study.

Murakami K, Miyake Y, Sasaki S, Tanaka K, Arakawa M

Pediatrics 126(3) e623-30 Sep 2010 [Refereed]

No meaningful association of neighborhood food store availability with dietary intake, body mass index, or waist circumference in young Japanese women.

Murakami K, Sasaki S, Takahashi Y, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 30(8) 565-573 Aug 2010 [Refereed]

Relative validity of dietary patterns derived from a self-administered diet history questionnaire using factor analysis among Japanese adults.

Okubo H, Murakami K, Sasaki S, Kim MK, Hirota N, Notsu A, Fukui M, Date C

Public health nutrition 13(7) 1080-1089 Jul 2010 [Refereed]

Estimation of caffeine intake in Japanese adults using 16 d weighed diet records based on a food composition database newly developed for Japanese populations.

Yamada M, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Takahashi Y, Okubo H, Hirota N, Notsu A, Todoriki H, Miura A, Fukui M, Date C

Public health nutrition 13(5) 663-672 May 2010 [Refereed]

Estimation of trans fatty acid intake in Japanese adults using 16-day diet records based on a food composition database developed for the Japanese population.

Yamada M, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Takahashi Y, Okubo H, Hirota N, Notsu A, Todoriki H, Miura A, Fukui M, Date C

Journal of epidemiology 20(2) 119-127 Mar 2010 [Refereed]

Nutritional adequacy of four dietary patterns defined by cluster analysis in Japanese women aged 18-20 years.

Okubo H, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Takahashi Y, Freshmen in Dietetic Course Study II Group.

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 19(4) 555-563 2010 [Refereed]

Iron intake does not significantly correlate with iron deficiency among young Japanese women: a cross-sectional study.

Asakura K, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Takahashi Y, Uenishi K, Yamakawa M, Nishiwaki Y, Kikuchi Y, Takebayashi T, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Public health nutrition 12(9) 1373-1383 Sep 2009 [Refereed]

Intake of water from foods, but not water from beverages, is related to lower body mass index and waist circumference in free-living humans (vol 24, pg 925, 2008)

Murakami Kentaro, Sasaki Satoshi, Takahashi Yoshiko, Uenishi Kazuhiro

NUTRITION 25(11-12) 1136 Nov 2009 [Refereed]

Association of trans fatty acid intake with metabolic risk factors among free-living young Japanese women.

Yamada M, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Takahashi Y, Uenishi K, Japan Dietetic Students' Study for Nutrition and Biomarkers Group.

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 18(3) 359-371 2009 [Refereed]

Relationship between soy and isoflavone intake and periodontal disease: the Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II.

Tanaka K, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Okubo H, Takahashi Y, Miyake Y, Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II Group.

BMC public health 8 39 Jan 2008 [Refereed]

Soft drink intake is associated with diet quality even among young Japanese women with low soft drink intake.

Yamada M, Murakami K, Sasaki S, Takahashi Y, Okubo H

Journal of the American Dietetic Association 108(12) 1997-2004 Dec 2008 [Refereed]

Dietary patterns associated with functional constipation among Japanese women aged 18 to 20 years: a cross-sectional study.

Okubo H, Sasaki S, Murakami K, Kim MK, Takahashi Y, Hosoi Y, Itabashi M, Freshmen in Dietetic Courses Study II Group.

Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology 53(3) 232-238 Jun 2007 [Refereed]