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  1. Food Consumption Trends in Japanese Children and Adolescents: The National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2001–2019

    Article • Foods, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  2. 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

    Article • PLOS One, March 2025, PLOS

    Hidemi Takimoto

  3. Dietary Biomarkers of Vegetable and Fruit Intake in Asians: An Epidemiological Systematic Review

    Article • Dietetics, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  4. Development of a Nutrient Profiling Model for Processed Foods in Japan

    Article • Nutrients, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  5. Development of a Nutrient Profile Model for Dishes in Japan Version 1.0: A New Step towards Addressing Public Health Nutrition Challenges

    Article • Nutrients, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  6. Dietary macronutrient composition and its effect on 24-h substrate oxidation: A study of diurnal variations in carbohydrate and fat intake

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, September 2024, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  7. Skin Carotenoid Levels Are Associated with Demographic Factors, Body Size, and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in the Japanese Population

    Article • Nutrients, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  8. Relationship between Household Shared Meal Frequency and Dietary Intake among Men and Women Aged ≥20 Years: Cross-Sectional Analyses Based on 2018 and 2019 National Health and Nutrition Surveys in Japan

    Article • Nutrients, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  9. Trend of estimated participation rate by regional block, gender, and age group in the 1997–2019: National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan

    Article • PLOS One, March 2024, PLOS

    Hidemi Takimoto

  10. A scoping review of dietary assessment questionnaires potentially suitable for assessing habitual dietary intake in the National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  11. Analysing food groups and nutrient intake in adults who met and did not meet the daily recommended vegetable intake of 350 g: the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  12. National Nutrition Surveys Applying Dietary Records or 24-h Dietary Recalls with Questionnaires: A Scoping Review

    Article • Nutrients, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  13. Trends in Mean Energy and Nutrient Intakes in Japanese Children and Adolescents: The National Health and Nutrition Survey, 1995–2019

    Article • Nutrients, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  14. Current Findings from the Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Nutrients, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  15. Diet Quality and Its Relationship with Weight Characteristics in Pregnant Japanese Women: A Single-Center Birth Cohort Study

    Article • Nutrients, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  16. Validation of Dietary Intake Estimated by Web-Based Dietary Assessment Methods and Usability Using Dietary Records or 24-h Dietary Recalls: A Scoping Review

    Article • Nutrients, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  17. The Relationship between Mental and Physical Minor Health Complaints and the Intake of Dietary Nutrients

    Article • Nutrients, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  18. Infant gross motor development and childhood physical activity: Role of adiposity

    Article • JSAMS Plus, January 2023, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  19. Time Trends in Income-related Differences in Food Group Intakes: The National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan in 2010, 2014, and 2018

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, January 2023, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Hidemi Takimoto

  20. Identification of Factors Necessary for Enabling Technology-Based Dietary Record Surveys: A Qualitative Focus Group Interview with Japanese Dietitians

    Article • Nutrients, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  21. Trends in Food Group Intake According to Body Size among Young Japanese Women: The 2001–2019 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Nutrients, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  22. Possible Measures to Improve Both Participation and Response Quality in Japan’s National Health and Nutrition Survey: Results from a Workshop by Local Government Personnel in Charge of the Survey

    Article • Nutrients, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  23. Association between Food Sources of Free Sugars and Weight Status among Children and Adolescents in Japan: The 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Nutrients, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  24. A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies on Intake of Sugars in Geographically Dispersed Asian Countries: Comparison of Dietary Assessment Methodology

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, September 2022, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  25. Definitions and Assessment Methods of ‘Home Cooking’ in Studies with Dietary Variables: A Scoping Review

    Article • Nutrients, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  26. Association of daily nutrient intake with breakfast and snack consumption among young Japanese adults aged 20–39 years: data from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, July 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  27. Trends in dietary salt sources in Japanese adults: data from the 2007–2019 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, May 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  28. Trimester-specific associations between extracellular vesicle microRNAs and fetal growth

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, November 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Hidemi Takimoto

  29. Placenta mediates the effect of maternal hypertension polygenic score on offspring birth weight: a study of birth cohort with fetal growth velocity data

    Article • BMC Medicine, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  30. Association Between Age of Achieving Gross Motor Development Milestones During Infancy and Body Fat Percentage at 6 to 7 Years of Age

    Article • Maternal and Child Health Journal, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  31. Associations of Emotional Behavior with Nutritional Status and Lifestyle Habits among Schoolchildren Aged 5–10 Years in Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  32. Protocol for an interventional study to reduce postpartum weight retention in obese mothers using the internet of things and a mobile application: a randomized controlled trial (SpringMom)

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  33. Application of the Nutrient-Rich Food Index 9.3 and the Dietary Inflammatory Index for Assessing Maternal Dietary Quality in Japan: A Single-Center Birth Cohort Study

    Article • Nutrients, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  34. Nutrient Profiles of Dishes Consumed by the Adequate and High-Salt Groups in the 2014–2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Nutrients, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  35. Dietary Intake and Its Patterns Across Summer and Winter Seasons in Hokkaido, Japan

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, June 2021, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  36. Factors associated with sarcopenia screened by finger-circle test among middle-aged and older adults: a population-based multisite cross-sectional survey in Japan

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  37. Consumption of meals prepared away from home is associated with inadequacy of dietary fiber, vitamin C and mineral intake among Japanese adults: analysis from the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Nutrition Journal, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  38. A large intermediate domain of vertebrate REV3 protein is dispensable for ultraviolet-induced translesion replication

    Article • DNA Repair, February 2021, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  39. Consumption of meals prepared away from home is associated with inadequacy of dietary fiber, vitamin C and mineral intake among Japanese adults: analysis from the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • January 2021, Research Square

    Hidemi Takimoto

  40. Association of Free Sugars Intake with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Japanese Adults: The 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Nutrients, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  41. Diet quality and household income level among students: 2014 National Health and Nutrition Survey Japan

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  42. Consumption of meals prepared away from home is related to the inadequacy of dietary fibre and minerals intake among Japanese adults aged 18-64 years: analysis from the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • October 2020, Research Square

    Hidemi Takimoto

  43. Association between free sugar intake and nutrient dilution among Japanese children and adolescents: the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, September 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  44. Development of a screening method for determining sodium intake based on the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese, 2020: A cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • PLOS One, September 2020, PLOS

    Hidemi Takimoto

  45. Dietary sodium:potassium ratio and CVD risk factors among Japanese adults: a retrospective cross-sectional study of pooled data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2003–2017

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, July 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  46. Frequency of meals that includes staple, main and side dishes and nutrient intake: findings from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, July 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  47. Trends in BMI among elderly Japanese population: findings from 1973 to 2016 Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, June 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  48. Infrequent home-cooked meal consumption is related to the inadequacy of dietary fibre and minerals intake among Japanese adults aged 18-64 years: analysis from the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • May 2020, Research Square

    Hidemi Takimoto

  49. Nutrient and food group intakes and skeletal muscle index in the Japanese elderly: a cross-sectional analysis of the NHNS 2017

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, May 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  50. Change in Growth and Diet Quality Among Preschool Children in Tokyo, Japan

    Article • Nutrients, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  51. Correction: Double burden of maternal and child malnutrition and socioeconomic status in urban Sri Lanka

    Article • PLOS One, March 2020, PLOS

    Hidemi Takimoto

  52. Association between free sugars intake and nutrient dilution among Japanese adults: the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  53. Soy intake and health

    Article • BMJ, January 2020, BMJ

    Hidemi Takimoto

  54. Use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) to Predict Malnutrition among Sri Lankan Schoolchildren

    Article • Nutrients, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  55. Diet quality of Japanese adults with respect to age, sex, and income level in the National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, November 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  56. Does physical activity attenuate the association between birth weight and glycated hemoglobin in nondiabetic Japanese women?

    Article • Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, November 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  57. Double burden of maternal and child malnutrition and socioeconomic status in urban Sri Lanka

    Article • PLOS One, October 2019, PLOS

    Hidemi Takimoto

  58. The Association between Milk and Dairy Products Consumption and Nutrient Intake Adequacy among Japanese Adults: Analysis of the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Nutrients, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  59. Impact of updated standard tables of food composition on nutrient intakes in Japan

    Article • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, June 2019, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  60. Dietary patterns and abnormal glucose tolerance among Japanese: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2012

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, March 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  61. Metabolic and Immunological Shifts during Mid-to-Late Gestation Influence Maternal Blood Methylation of CPT1A and SREBF1

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  62. Comparison of Nutrient Reference Values for Food Labeling in Japan with CODEX Recommendations, Based on DRIs and Nutrient Intake in Japan

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, February 2019, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  63. Association between the Portion Sizes of Traditional Japanese Seasonings—Soy Sauce and Miso—and Blood Pressure: Cross-Sectional Study Using National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2012–2016 Data

    Article • Nutrients, December 2018, MDPI AG

    Hidemi Takimoto

  64. Assessment of energy expenditure using doubly-labeled water, physical activity by accelerometer, and reported dietary intake in male Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a preliminary study

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Investigation, August 2018, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  65. The trends in total energy, macronutrients and sodium intake among Japanese: findings from the 1995–2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey – CORRIGENDUM

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, July 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  66. Effect of diurnal variations in the carbohydrate and fat composition of meals on postprandial glycemic response in healthy adults: a novel insight for the second-meal phenomenon

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hidemi Takimoto

  67. Energy intakes declined among the Japanese

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, June 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  68. Current protein and amino acid intakes among Japanese people: Analysis of the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, January 2018, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  69. Food items contributing to high dietary salt intake among Japanese adults in the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey

    Article • Hypertension Research, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  70. Food intake patterns and cardiovascular risk factors in Japanese adults: analyses from the 2012 National Health and nutrition survey, Japan

    Article • Nutrition Journal, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  71. Different Psychosocial Factors Are Associated With Different Intention and Self-Efficacy Toward Eating Breakfast Among Japanese Breakfast Skippers

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Hidemi Takimoto

  72. Development of a Digitalized Child’s Checkups Information System

    Article • Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene), January 2017, Japanese Society for Hygiene

    Hidemi Takimoto

  73. Importance of Data Collection and Analyses of Health Check-up Data from Childhood and Throughout Life-Insights from National Survey Data

    Article • Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene), January 2017, Japanese Society for Hygiene

    Hidemi Takimoto

  74. Overview of Longitudinal Survey of Newborns in the 21st Century: Factors Affecting Infant Growth

    Article • Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene), January 2017, Japanese Society for Hygiene

    Hidemi Takimoto

  75. Data Resource Profile: The Japan National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS)

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, August 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hidemi Takimoto

  76. How to Define Family Meals in “Shokuiku” (Food and Nutrition Education)

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, January 2015, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  77. Optimal Weight Gain Recommendations For Non- Obese Japanese Pregnant Women

    Article • Journal of Womens Health Issues and Care, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Hidemi Takimoto

  78. Updated J apanese growth references for infants and preschool children, based on historical, ethnic and environmental characteristics

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, March 2014, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  79. Comparative Study of the Routine Daily Usability of FoodLog

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, February 2014, SAGE Publications

    Hidemi Takimoto

  80. Understanding of sodium content labeled on food packages by Japanese people

    Article • Hypertension Research, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  81. Dietary Intake of Nutrients with Adequate Intake Values in the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, January 2013, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  82. Distribution of Vitamin E Intake among Japanese Dietary Supplement and Fortified Food Users: A Secondary Analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2003-2009

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, January 2013, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  83. The Cubic Functions for Spline Smoothed L, S and M Values for BMI Reference Data of Japanese Children

    Article • Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, January 2013, Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology

    Hidemi Takimoto

  84. Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese 2010: Lifestage

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, January 2012, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  85. Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese 2010: Water-Soluble Vitamins

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, January 2012, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  86. Type of milk feeding affects hematological parameters and serum lipid profile in Japanese infants

    Article • Pediatrics International, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kazuo Itabashi, Hidemi Takimoto

  87. Folate and Fetal Growth

    Article • October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  88. Dietary Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Current Nutrition & Food Science, May 2011, Bentham Science Publishers

    Hidemi Takimoto

  89. Maternal antenatal body mass index gains as predictors of large-for-gestational-age infants and cesarean deliveries in Japanese singleton pregnancies

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, March 2011, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  90. Elevated Maternal Serum Folate in the Third Trimester and Reduced Fetal Growth: A Longitudinal Study

    Article • Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, January 2011, Center for Academic Publications Japan

    Hidemi Takimoto

  91. The Cubic Functions for Spline Smoothed L, S and M Values for BMI Reference Data of Japanese Children

    Article • Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology, January 2011, Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology

    Hidemi Takimoto

  92. Management of Obesity in Pregnancy

    Article • Current Women s Health Reviews, November 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Hidemi Takimoto

  93. Risk factors for small for gestational age

    Article • Pediatrics International, December 2007, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  94. Relationship between dietary folate intakes, maternal plasma total homocysteine and B-vitamins during pregnancy and fetal growth in Japan

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  95. Restricting weight gain during pregnancy in Japan: A controversial factor in reducing perinatal complications

    Article • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  96. Erratum: Folate intakes and folate biomarker profiles of pregnant Japanese women in the first trimester

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  97. Vitamin K and the Prevention of Fractures—Reply

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, January 2007, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Hidemi Takimoto

  98. Perceived body size and desire for thinness of young Japanese women: a population-based survey

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, December 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Hidemi Takimoto

  99. Folate intakes and folate biomarker profiles of pregnant Japanese women in the first trimester

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hidemi Takimoto

  100. Maternal weight gain ranges for optimal fetal growth in Japanese women

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, February 2006, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  101. Increasing trend of spina bifida and decreasing birth weight in relation to declining body-mass index of young women in Japan

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, January 2006, Elsevier

    Hidemi Takimoto

  102. Increase in low-birth-weight infants in Japan and associated risk factors, 1980-2000

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, August 2005, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  103. Thinness Among Young Japanese Women

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, September 2004, American Public Health Association

    Hidemi Takimoto

  104. Trends in Childhood Obesity in Japan over the Last 25 Years from the National Nutrition Survey

    Article • Obesity Research, February 2004, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  105. Nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women in Japan: A comparison with non-pregnant/non-lactating controls in the National Nutrition Survey

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, March 2003, Wiley

    Hidemi Takimoto

  106. Reproductive health.

    Article • The Japanese Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, January 1994, The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics

    Hidemi Takimoto