アオキ ユウジ
Yuji.AOKI
青木 雄次
- 所属 松本大学大学院 健康科学研究科 健康科学専攻
- 松本大学 人間健康学部 健康栄養学科
- 職種 教授
| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 発行・発表の年月 | 2025/09/09 |
| 形態種別 | 総説・解説（学術雑誌） |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | Dietary Nutrients May Contribute to Increasing Mental Health Disorders in Japan |
| 執筆形態 | 共著 |
| 掲載誌名 | Acta Scientific Nutritional Health |
| 掲載区分 | 国外 |
| 出版社・発行元 | Acta Scientific International Open Library |
| 巻・号・頁 | 9(10),pp.18-26 |
| 総ページ数 | 9 |
| 担当範囲 | Resposible for all the manuscript preparation |
| 担当区分 | 責任著者 |
| 著者・共著者 | Shingo Sakata, Makiko Norimatsu and Yuji Aoki |
| 概要 | The global incidence of mental health disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder, continues to rise, with etiologies involving both genetic and environmental risk factors. This mini-review examines dietary nutrients as an environmental risk factor for mental health disorders, with a focus on recent trends in Japan. National survey data indicate an increasing prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Japan, accompanied by dietary shifts toward a more Westernized pattern. These changes, particularly among younger generations, include decreased intake of folate, a key nutrient for one-carbon metabolism involved in epigenetics and neurotransmitter, alongside increased consumption of meat and reduced intake of fish, vegetables, and fruits. Despite high awareness of the importance of folic acid in preventing neural tube defects, supplementation rates among pregnant Japanese women remain low compared with other countries. Given the rising trends in mental health disorders, greater attention should be paid to the role of parental (both maternal and paternal) preconception nutrition in promoting offspring mental health. |