BACKGROUND Noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are global public health issues. Physical activity, exercise and sedentary behavior are important lifestyle factors to determine risk of NCDs. Immigrant studies have shown higher risk of developing NCDs among immigrants. Less physical activity among Japanese immigrants to westernized environment was also documented. However, little is known abo...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The body composition changes in aging increased the risk of metabolic disorder. Recent dietary studies have increasingly focused on the correlations between dietary patterns and chronic diseases to overcome the limitations of traditional single-nutrient studies because nutrients in food have complex relations that interact. SUBJECTS/METHODS This study was conducted to cl...

Recent findings point toward diet having a major impact on human health. Diets can either affect the gut microbiota resulting in alterations in the host's physiological responses or by directly targeting the host response. The microbial community in the mammalian gut is a complex and dynamic system crucial for the development and maturation of both systemic and mucosal immune responses. Therefo...

Israel presents a unique opportunity to study the role of socio-cultural parameters in the development of mental disturbances because of the exceptional diversity of the Israeli society. In the present review, we aimed to analyse the current state of disordered eating in Israel by means of an extensive literature review. The following are the main findings of our review: The frequency of malada...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) has been recognized as one of the major malignancies in Korea. Analyses of dietary patterns can provide insight into the complex interactions of foods, nutrients, and biologically active components within a diet, which vary among populations. We aimed to investigate the associations between dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk in Koreans. In a study of 923 cases a...

The incidence of colorectal cancer in Japan in increasing [1], and the change to a more westernized diet, characterized by a high intake of fat and meat, is known to be related to these increases [2]. According to the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), a total of 77520 patients, 405288 with colonic and 36992 with rectal cancer, were registered in the 20-year period 197...

10.2217/14750708.2.2.275 © 2 part of Epithelial ovarian cancer is a common gynecologic malignancy with an increasing incidence possibly due to the spread of ‘Westernized’ lifestyles. Currently most women present at an advanced stage, and despite radical surgery and chemotherapy, will eventually die from their disease. This article aims to review current surgical and medical management of women ...

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract caused by interactions between genetic, environmental, immunological, microbial factors. While incidence prevalence IBD in Asian populations were relatively lower than those Western countries, they appear to be gradually increasing. A We...