1．Key members

Head	Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka
Research coordinator	Moeka Harada
Technical assistant	Michiho Koda, Kazuki Akiyama
Cooperative graduate student	Nahoko Mizuno

2. Background and objectives

　Our country is at the highest risk of natural disasters in the world.
Our section was established in April 2018 to disseminate information on our experiences and lessons learned as a disaster-prone country.
The project aims to reduce disaster-related malnutrition and nutritional disparities, health problems hazards through research and evidence-based logistical support. Our slogan is 'evidence to action'.

Our Mission
1. research to improve disaster-related malnutritional
2. development of evidence-based nutrition support systems
3. dissemination of information

Research collaborators and research partners are always welcome.

3．Overview of our research

1. Moeka Harada, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Yonekura Y, Shimoda H, Ogawa A, Kobayashi S, Sakata K, Nishi N, Associations Between Lifestyle Factors and Constipation Among Survivors After the Great East Japan Earthquake: A 9-year Follow-up Study.J Epidemiol. 2024 Apr 5;34(4):164-169."
2. Moeka Harada, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Yuki Yonekura, Haruki Shimoda, Akira Ogawa, Seiichiro Kobayashi, Kiyomi Sakata, Nobuo Nishi, Associations Between Lifestyle Factors and Constipation Among Survivors After the Great East Japan Earthquake: A 9-year Follow-up Study.Journal of Epidemiology.2024;34(4):164-169.
3. Sato H, Sudo N, Takeda T, Shimada I, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Revision of "Nutritional Reference Values for Feeding at Evacuation Shelters" and Model Menus: A Qualitative Study.J Am Nutr Assoc. 2024 Feb;43(2):157-166
4. Ayana Hirano, Noriko Sudo, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Ikuko Shimada, Keiichi Sato, Yuki Shibamura, Sayaka Nagao-Sato, Usefulness of Simple Meal Screening Using Dietary Assessment Sheets for Evacuation Shelters.Journal of the American Association.2023.7;42:516-524.
5. Tamaki Takeda, Noriko Sudo, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Ikuko Shimada, Keiichi Sato, Yuki Shibamura, Sayaka Nagao-Sato, Meal plans for meeting the reference values using food items available in shelters.BMC nutrition.2023.6;9(1):73.
6. Yukako Ito, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Hisae Nakatani, Children's Diet and Nutrition in the Aftermath of the Torrential Rain Disaster in Western Japan: An Evaluation of Support Activities by Dietitians to Alleviate Mothers' Anxieties.Disaster medicine public Health preparedness.2023.8;17,E500
7. Hiroka Sato, Noriko Sudo, Tamaki Takeda, Ikuko Shimada, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Revision of "Nutritional Reference Values for Feeding at Evacuation Shelters" and Model Menus: A Qualitative Study.Journal of the American Nutrition Association.2023.8;14:1-10
8. Haruka Kobayashi, Noriko Sudo, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Ikuko Shimada, Keiichi Sato. Validity and reproducibility of food photographic estimation for evaluating meals in evacuation shelters. AIMS Public Health. 2023.10(1):169-182.
9. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Sakiko Ueda, Naoko Miyagawa, Nobuo Nishi, Haruki Shimoda, Kiyomi Sakata, Akira Ogawa, Seiichiro Kobayashi. Inverse association of seafood intake with becoming overweight among survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Int J Disaster Risk Reduct. 2022;79:103147. (Corresponding author)
10. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Kozo Hamanaka, Yuta Kikuchi, Takashi Nakazawa. Similarities between Disaster Food and Space Food. Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2022;68(5):460-469.
11. Naoko Miyagawa, Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Nobuo Nishi, Haruki Shimoda, Kiyomi Sakata, Akira Ogawa, Seiichiro Kobayashi. Seven-year incidence of new-onset hypertension by frequency of dairy intake among survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Hypertens Res. 2022;45(9):1459-1467.
12. Naoko Miyagawa, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Nobuo Nishi, Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi, Haruki Shimoda, Kiyomi Sakata, Akira Ogawa, Seiichiro Kobayashi. Association between the prevalence of hypertension and dairy consumption by housing type among survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. J Hum Hypertens. 2022;36(3):299-307.
13. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Sakiko Ueda and Kazuko Ishikawa-Takata . Food and nutrition assistance activities at emergency shelters and survivors' homes after the Great East Japan earthquake, and longitudinal changes in vulnerable groups needing special assistance. Int J Disaster Risk Reduct. 2021;66:102598. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102598
14. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Mari Hamada, Kae Ohnishi, Sakiko Ueda, Yukako Ito, Hisae Nakatani, Noriko Sudo, and Ritsuna Noguchi. Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems After the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(5):2309. doi:10.3390/ijerph18052309
15. Moeka Harada, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Jun Oka, Rie Kobayashi. Association between personality traits and food stockpiling for disaster. PLOS ONE. 2021;16(12):e0259253. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0259253
16. Moeka Harada, Rie Kobayashi, Jun Oka and Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka. Association between Health Practice and Food Stockpiling for Disaster. Nutrients. 2021;13(5):1414. doi:10.3390/nu13051414
17. Naoko Miyagawa, Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Moeka Harada, Nobuo Nishi. A review of factors associated with nutritional problems and improvement initiatives after natural disasters, Jpn.J.Nutr.Diet. 2020;78:110-120. (Corresponding author)
18. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Hidemi Takimoto, and Yoshiko Ishimi.Comparison of Nutrient Reference Values for Food Labeling in Japan with CODEX Recommendations, Based on DRIs and Nutrient Intake in Japan. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol. 2019;65:102-105. doi:10.3177/jnsv.65.102
19. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Yuko Hoshi, Kazue Onodera, Shoichi Mizuno, Kazuko Sako. What factors were important for dietary improvement in emergency shelters after the Great East Japan Earthquake?. Asia Pacific J Clinical Nutr. 2014;23(1):159-66.
20. Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka, Martalena Br Purba. Nutritionand earthquakes: Experience and recommendations. Asia Pacific J Clinical Nutr. 2014;23:505-513.


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