Publications by authors named "Saho Abe"
The Japanese dietary pattern has long been discussed as one of the factors behind the longevity of Japanese people. However, the health benefits of the Japanese dietary pattern have not been fully elucidated. We published the first report in the world regarding the relation between the Japanese dietary pattern and cardiovascular disease mortality in 2007 using cohort studies including Japanese residents of Ohsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
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- The study aimed to see if giving financial incentives could increase daily walking steps among adults in Japan.
- Conducted as a randomized controlled trial, participants were divided into an intervention group (who earned shopping points for walking more) and a control group, with their walking tracked over nine weeks.
- Results showed the intervention group significantly increased daily steps during the incentive period but saw no lasting effect once the incentives were removed.
Background & Aims: Although it has been reported that the Japanese dietary pattern is associated with a lower risk of incident functional disability among older people, the potential benefits of improving adherence to the Japanese diet remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between 12-year change in adherence to the Japanese diet and the subsequent risk of incident functional disability in older people in Japan.
Methods: We analyzed 10-year follow-up data from a cohort study of 2923 Japanese older adults (age ≥65 years) in 2006.
Fish harbour many types of nutrients that are beneficial for preventing cognitive decline. Therefore, habitual fish intake might contribute to a lower risk of incident dementia. However, few prospective cohort studies have investigated fish consumption in relation to incident dementia, and their findings have been inconsistent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Physical activity is one of the major modifiable factors for promotion of public health. Although it has been reported that financial incentives would be effective for promoting health behaviours such as smoking cessation or attendance for cancer screening, few randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have examined the effect of financial incentives for increasing the number of daily steps among individuals in a community setting. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of financial incentives for increasing the number of daily steps among community-dwelling adults in Japan.
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- The study examines the relationship between adherence to the Japanese diet and survival time among 14,764 Japanese men and women aged 40-79 over a 20-year period.
- Researchers used a Japanese dietary index (JDI) to assess participants' dietary habits and analyzed death records to determine mortality rates.
- Results indicated that a higher JDI score correlated with lower mortality risk and longer survival, with those following the Japanese diet more closely living approximately 10.2 months longer than those with lower adherence.