Kazunori Ohkawara

Summary

Affiliation: National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Real-time estimation of daily physical activity intensity by a triaxial accelerometer and a gravity-removal classification algorithm
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
    Br J Nutr 105:1681-91. 2011
  2. ncbi Response of coronary heart disease risk factors to changes in body fat during diet-induced weight reduction in Japanese obese men: A pilot study
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Nutr Metab 56:1-8. 2010
  3. ncbi Twenty-four-hour analysis of elevated energy expenditure after physical activity in a metabolic chamber: models of daily total energy expenditure
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    Am J Clin Nutr 87:1268-76. 2008
  4. ncbi How much locomotive activity is needed for an active physical activity level: analysis of total step counts
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
    BMC Res Notes 4:512. 2011
  5. ncbi A dose-response relation between aerobic exercise and visceral fat reduction: systematic review of clinical trials
    K Ohkawara
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Int J Obes (Lond) 31:1786-97. 2007
  6. ncbi Obese Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes have higher basal metabolic rates than non-diabetic adults
    Rieko Miyake
    National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 57:348-54. 2011
  7. ncbi Relation of body composition to daily physical activity in free-living Japanese adult women
    Jonghoon Park
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    Br J Nutr 106:1117-27. 2011
  8. ncbi Air displacement plethysmography for estimating body composition changes with weight loss in middle-aged Japanese men
    Hiroyuki Sasai
    Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Japan
    Obes Facts 3:357-62. 2010
  9. ncbi Validity of predictive equations for basal metabolic rate in Japanese adults
    Rieko Miyake
    Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 57:224-32. 2011
  10. ncbi Locomotive and non-locomotive activity as determined by triaxial accelerometry and physical fitness in Japanese preschool children
    Chiaki Tanaka
    Division of Integrated Sciences, J F Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan
    Pediatr Exerc Sci 24:420-34. 2012

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Real-time estimation of daily physical activity intensity by a triaxial accelerometer and a gravity-removal classification algorithm
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
    Br J Nutr 105:1681-91. 2011
    ..This method may be useful for field investigations as well as for self-monitoring by general users...
  2. ncbi Response of coronary heart disease risk factors to changes in body fat during diet-induced weight reduction in Japanese obese men: A pilot study
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    Ann Nutr Metab 56:1-8. 2010
    ..Serial measurements were used to examine the response of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors to regional fat changes during weight reduction...
  3. ncbi Twenty-four-hour analysis of elevated energy expenditure after physical activity in a metabolic chamber: models of daily total energy expenditure
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    Am J Clin Nutr 87:1268-76. 2008
    ..However, the magnitude of elevated post-physical activity energy expenditure (EPEE) under normal daily living conditions has not been examined...
  4. ncbi How much locomotive activity is needed for an active physical activity level: analysis of total step counts
    Kazunori Ohkawara
    Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1 23 1 Toyama, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo 162 8636, Japan
    BMC Res Notes 4:512. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  5. ncbi A dose-response relation between aerobic exercise and visceral fat reduction: systematic review of clinical trials
    K Ohkawara
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
    Int J Obes (Lond) 31:1786-97. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to systematically review the current literature to establish whether reduction of visceral fat by aerobic exercise has a dose-response relationship...
  6. ncbi Obese Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes have higher basal metabolic rates than non-diabetic adults
    Rieko Miyake
    National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 57:348-54. 2011
    ..391, p=0.032). These results indicate that in the Japanese population, obese subjects with type 2 diabetes have higher BMR compared with obese non-diabetic subjects. The fasting glucose level may contribute to these differences...
  7. ncbi Relation of body composition to daily physical activity in free-living Japanese adult women
    Jonghoon Park
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    Br J Nutr 106:1117-27. 2011
    ..Our data suggest that the relationship between obesity and daily physical activities should be discussed using not only BMI but also FMI or %BF...
  8. ncbi Air displacement plethysmography for estimating body composition changes with weight loss in middle-aged Japanese men
    Hiroyuki Sasai
    Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Tokyo, Japan
    Obes Facts 3:357-62. 2010
    ..To examine the degree to which air displacement plethysmography (ADP) can track body composition changes in response to weight loss in obese Japanese men...
  9. ncbi Validity of predictive equations for basal metabolic rate in Japanese adults
    Rieko Miyake
    Department of Health Promotion and Exercise, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 57:224-32. 2011
    ....
  10. ncbi Locomotive and non-locomotive activity as determined by triaxial accelerometry and physical fitness in Japanese preschool children
    Chiaki Tanaka
    Division of Integrated Sciences, J F Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan
    Pediatr Exerc Sci 24:420-34. 2012
    ....
  11. ncbi METs in adults while playing active video games: a metabolic chamber study
    Motohiko Miyachi
    Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1149-53. 2010
    ..This study was performed to determine the energy expenditure (EE) during Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports game activities...
  12. ncbi Effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic syndrome improvement in response to weight reduction
    Tomohiro Okura
    Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:2478-84. 2007
    ..The objective was to test effects of aerobic exercise training on metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) improvement in response to weight reduction...
  13. ncbi Impact of weight reduction on production of platelet-derived microparticles and fibrinolytic parameters in obesity
    Takashi Murakami
    Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1 1 1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8575, Japan
    Thromb Res 119:45-53. 2007
    ....
  14. ncbi Effects of additional resistance training during diet-induced weight loss on bone mineral density in overweight premenopausal women
    Yoshio Nakata
    Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305 8577, Japan
    J Bone Miner Metab 26:172-7. 2008
    ..These results suggest that additional resistance training during weight loss has no effect on BMD in overweight premenopausal Japanese women. Further long-term studies with large numbers of subjects are needed...
  15. ncbi Weight loss reduces plasma endothelin-1 concentration in obese men
    Seiji Maeda
    Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 8577, Japan
    Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 231:1044-7. 2006
    ..05). We conclude that weight loss by low-calorie diet (i.e., lifestyle modification) reduces plasma ET-1 concentration in obese individuals. This reduction may contribute to the improvement of obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction...