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	Welcome to the Department of Nutrition and Food Science
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		Japanese
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	Outline
		Food not only provides people with nutrients that sustain life, but also plays a major role in enriching life. There are numerous elements that determine food quality or function. Through means of chemical, biological and physical methods, the composition and condition of food is studied here. Favorite foods and their essential components, such as flavor, aroma and color, are analyzed through new instrumental and sensory methods. We also examine the changes of these components during food processing, storage and cooking in relation to the quality and safety of foods. Food safety is another important topic for our food-related life. Human beings need nutritional balance to achieve homeostasis and for the enhancement of good health. The metabolism of nutrients, their function, and the changes and dynamics of food components in living organisms are examined. The physiological function of food elements, bio-adjustment mechanisms and defense mechanisms against stress are also analyzed. Education is important to help maintain good health and quality of life. We propose a new educational program for good “food-life.” By combining research and information, we try to clarify the food reception mechanisms of human beings, to create an attractive and safe food-life, and to find solutions to prevent the kind of food-related problems that plague Japan.
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	Laboratories and Staff
		Laboratory of Nutritional Chemistry
			Yoko FUJIWARA (PhD, Associate Professor) Shinji IKEMOTO (PhD, Associate Professor)
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		Laboratory of Food Chemistry
			Kikue KUBOTA (PhD, Professor) Yasujiroh MORIMITSU (PhD, Associate Professor)
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		Laboratory of Food Preservation and Processing
			Masatsune MURATA (PhD, Professor)
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		Laboratory of Cookery Science
			Midori KASAI (PhD, Associate Professor) Ako HIRATA (Associate Professor)
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		Laboratory of Public Health Nutrition
			Shigeru YAMAMOTO(PhD,Professor) Rie AKAMATSU (DrPH, Instructor)
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		Laboratory of Human Nutrition
			Emiko SUZUKI (PhD, Associate Professor)
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			(2009.5.20)