Specialty

Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Global Nutrition

Works

Original articles

1 Ishikawa M, Hemmi O, Wada Y, et al. Efforts and systems by local governments to improve participation rates in national and local health and nutrition surveys in Japan: Findings from a workshop 2019–2024, PLoS ONE. 2025;20(3); doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314798.

2 Ishikawa M, Yokoyama T, Hemmi O．Aging-related changes in protein and fat intake and their related meal types factors by longitudinal birth cohort analysis using the National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan from 2001 to 2019, Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging,2024;28(1); doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100351.

3 Ishikawa M, Hemmi O, Matsumoto M, Takimoto H, Yokoyama T. Trend of estimated participation rate by regional block, gender, and age group in the 1997 – 2019: National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan, PLoS ONE. 2024; doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286169.

4 Ishikawa M, Morinaga Y, Haraikawa M, et al. Gap between the concerns of healthcare professionals and parents’ perceptions regarding dietary habits for 18-month- and 3-year-old children in Japan. BMC Public Health. 2023; 23: 1891. doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16743-z.

5 Ishikawa M, Eto K, Haraikawa M, et al. Relationship between parents’ dietary care and food diversity among preschool children in Japan, Public Health Nutr. 2022; 25(2):398-409.

6 Ishikawa M, Yokoyama T, Sone T. Historical transition of National Institute of Public Health’s contribution to Nutrition policies in Japan, Journal of National Institute of Public Health. 2021; 70(1):28-44. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jniph/70/1/70_28/_article.

7 Ishikawa M, Yokomichi H, Yokoyama T. Difference and variance in nutrient intake by age for older adults living alone in Japan; Comparison of dietary reference intakes for the Japanese population, Nutrients. 2021; 13(5): 1431. doi.org/10.3390/nu13051431.

8 Ishikawa M, Eto K, Miyoshi M, et al. Parent–child cooking meal together may relate to parental concerns about the diets of their toddlers and preschoolers: a cross-sectional analysis in Japan, Nutr J. 2019; 18:76. doi.org/10.1186/s12937-019-0480-0.

9 Ishikawa M, Yokoyama T, Hayashi F, et al. Subjective well-being is associated with food behavior and demographic factors in chronically ill older Japanese people living alone, J Nutr Health Aging. 2018;22(3):341-353.

10 Ishikawa M, Takemi Y, Yokoyama T, et al. “Eating together” is associated with food behaviors and demographic factors of older Japanese people who live alone, J Nutr Health Aging. 2017; 21(6): 662-672.

Web magazine / Podcast

1 Ishikawa M. Nutrition in childhood has a lifelong impact, Special Feature 1 – Children’s Nutrition, HEALTHIST, 2022, No.272. https://healthist.net/en/nutrition/1731/

2 Ishikawa M, Yokoyama T. Nutrition Reviews. The relationship between individual and environmental factors related to health, nutritional status and diet in elderly people living alone in Japan. 2023. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nutrition-reviews/episodes/The-relationship-between-individual-and-environmental-factors-related-to-health–nutritional-status–and-diet-in-elderly-people-living-alone-in-Japan-e22v64h/a-a9nliso

Conference presentations

1 Ishikawa M, Hemmi O, Yokoyama T. Aging related changes in protein intake and meal types in Japan, 19th International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics, June 2024, Toronto, Canada.

2 Ishikawa M. Public Health Nutrition Activities by Administrative Dietitians in Japan: The Maternal and Child Nutrition Program，Workshop, The 8th Asian Congress of Dietetics, August 2022, Yokohama, Japan.

3 Ishikawa M. Maternal and child nutrition policies, measures and action in Japan, The 8th Asian Network Symposium on Nutrition, Importance of maternal and child nutrition strategies towards SDGs in the Western Pacific Region, February 2018, Tokyo, Japan.

Social contributions

・Nutrition technical advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency.

・Committee member, Workshop in Capacity and Leadership Development in Nutritional Sciences, International Union in Nutrition Sciences, 2017.

・Committee member, Food and Agriculture Organization. International expert consultation on Stepping up school-based food and nutrition education, 2017.