Database development and analysis aiming to establish a tailored nutrition counseling for diabetic patients.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20108
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Hasegawa Yoko 東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 栄養士 (30837638)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 食事栄養指導 / 糖尿病 / データベース

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I have created a system to developed a database containing clinical information, dietary habit and nutrient intakes of diabetic patients, aiming to establish a tailored nutrition counseling that is optimal for each patient’s pathology and dietary habit. I have revealed a current practice of diet therapy　in diabetic patients, and examined an optimal nutrition counseling for diabetic patients with comorbidities such as gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases.

Free Research Field

栄養学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

糖尿病患者は増加の一途を辿っており、食事療法はその治療の根幹を成している。一方で、高齢化や食習慣の多様化に伴い、画一的な食事栄養指導では十分な指導が困難となっている。本研究では患者一人ひとりの食習慣や病態に即した食事栄養指導の提案につながることから、糖尿病患者へより良い栄養ケアを提供するための一助となると考える。