Department of Nutritional Education

This department undertakes research on effective methodology of nutrition education for health promotion throughout one's life. We aim to explore the approach toward sound growth during infancy and childhood, prevention of metabolic syndrome in adults and adequate diet for the elderly, as well as practical application in collaboration with the professionals working on health promotion. Section of Nutritional Care and Management This section undertakes research on nutritional care and management to maintain and improve nutritional status and QOL of the elderly. Considering the individual food culture and dietary habit, this section aims to establish holistic nursing-care and support system through dietary management. By exploring the diet-related problems for the elderly in need of nursing-care and for the nursing caregivers, and by sharing these problems among concerned professionals at workshops, we provide recommendations for future dietary care. Section of Shokuiku* This section aims to establish a foundation of scientific evidence useful to promote "Shokuiku", and undertakes research to investigate the possible factors associated with sound growth of infants and children, and their dietary habits. In addition, we undertake empirical research on food environment and collaboration toward shokuiku promotion, including practical application of Shokuiku for children, and propose effective implementation and evaluation of Shokuiku programs in collaboration with nutrition specialists and other relevant professionals. * In Japanese, "shoku" means food and diet, and "iku" means growth or education. Generally, "Shokuiku" is defined as "Promotion of learning on the healthy diet from an early stage, in particular on the choice of foods, so as to secure the healthy living over the course of one's life".