Most physiological functions and behaviors exhibit a robust approximately 24-hour
rhythmicity (circadian rhythm) in the real world. These rhythms persist under constant …

Background It has been widely recognized that mastication behaviors are related to the
health of the whole body and to lifestyle-related diseases. However, many studies were …

Sugar reduction in food has attracted great health concerns worldwide. Gummies have been
one of the most popular and highly favored candies due to their chewable properties …

Chapter 6 138 and release of the nutrient components and associated metabolites, and the
partitioning of energy and nutrients into storage or oxidative substrates is decided. Two of …

Mastication stimuli have been demonstrated to affect memory function and autonomic nerve
activity; however, this process has not been well studied during weaning compared to old …

Occlusal support was proved to be associated with type 2 diabetes. Our aim was to
investigate the association between the Eichner index and the prevalence of type 2 …

Purpose Oral processing behaviour may contribute to individual differences in glycaemic
response to foods, especially in plant tissue where chewing behaviour can modulate …

Purpose Chewing problems are associated with increased mortality, geriatric syndromes
and poor activities of daily living. Starting in 2018, in Japan, a self-reported questionnaire …

This study aims to confirm the “vegetable-first” effect. In addition, because we aimed dietary
fiber in vegetable salad, the effect after the ingestion of vegetable salad extract (vegetable …

抄録 Mammals have the biological clocks with approximately 24 h-rhythm. Energy
metabolism including glucose metabolism is regulated by the biological clocks. Glucose …