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Miyashita Lab
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A lab that investigates how eating patterns and exercise affect the body after meals.

AboutAbout the lab
Conditioning the body after a meal through exercise.
Miyashita Lab studies how exercise and diet affect energy metabolism.
The lab measures how blood lipids and glucose change after a meal and examines differences due to exercise and eating patterns.
The lab also covers appetite-regulating hormones and the effects of chewing on how energy is used.
Another research theme is the relationship between daily physical activity and fitness and health, from children to adults.
Key terms
- Postprandial metabolism
- The changes in blood glucose and lipids that occur in the body after a meal, and how the body processes them
- Appetite-regulating hormones
- Substances in the body that are involved in feelings of hunger and fullness and influence how much a person eats
- Physical activity
- All movement of the body in daily life, including not only exercise but also walking and doing housework
NewsLab news
Research by Prof. Miyashita and colleagues reported on the relationship between the timing of meals and exercise and lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women
Research by Prof. Miyashita and colleagues reported on the relationship between chewing vegetables and postprandial blood glucose
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates how exercise and diet affect energy metabolism after eating. By closely measuring blood markers, the lab explores how to exercise and eat in order to maintain health.
*Illustrative imageEating patterns and postprandial metabolism
The lab measures how blood glucose and lipids change after a meal, and investigates how far those changes can be reduced depending on what and how people eat and when they exercise.
*Illustrative imageChewing and appetite
The lab investigates how chewing food thoroughly affects the way energy is used after a meal and the hormones that regulate appetite.
*Illustrative imagePhysical activity, fitness, and health
The lab investigates how the amount of daily physical activity and fitness level relate to health, from children to adults, and to the prevention of arteriosclerosis.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMasashi Miyashita
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Vollbut-Plasma-Serum” Uwe Gille / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Eating patterns and postprandial metabolism: “Starr Brassica oleracea var. capitata” Forest & Kim Starr / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Chewing and appetite: “Dental model demonstrating oral anatomy with detailed teeth and gum structure in clear display” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Physical activity, fitness, and health: “Kirchheim bei München, LGS, Sportgeräte, 1” Renardo la vulpo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nobuhiro Nakamura Lab): “Diseased Blood Vessel Model ( )” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Miyachi Lab): “Footprints on the snow road - 1” KKPCW / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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