Faculty introduction

FUJITA Hiroyuki 藤田 裕之
  • Professor, Department Head
  • Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Faculty of Bioenvironmental Sciences
Faculty Profile
Research Field

Food Science, Biochemistry, Pharmacology

Affiliated Academic Societies

The Japanese Society of Hypertension
The Japan Diabetes Society
Japan Society for the Study of Obesity
The Society of Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Metabolism
Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry
Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science
Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
The Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology

Courses Taught

Food Safety
Food Quality
Food Pharmacology
The Frontiers of Biotechnology Industry
Food and Nutrition Chemistry Experiments
Practical Projects
The Pursuit of Quality of Life

Academic Degrees

Ph.D.

Brief Biography

Graduated from Hiroshima University, Faculty of Biological Production Science
Researcher, Product Development Research Institute, Fujibo Co., Ltd.
Researcher, Central Research Institute, Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Director, Research and Development Department, Nippon Supplement Co., Ltd.
Research Administrator, Regional Collaboration Research Organization, Osaka Prefecture University

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Research Overview

It has become clear that food, in addition to its nutritional and taste-related functions, also has a bioregulatory function that regulates the body. Among these bioregulatory functions, we have focused on metabolic syndrome (blood pressure, blood sugar, obesity), which has been a hot topic in recent years. In terms of research into such foods, we have undertaken activities ranging from basic research to human clinical trials, and in development, from extraction to final commercialization. We also isolate and analyze the structures of their functional components.

List of Researches
Research Keywords

Functional foods, metabolic syndrome, anti-aging, structural analysis, food processing

Academic Papers

Antiobesity Effects of Chinese Black Tea (Pu-erh Tea) Extract and Gallic Acid, Yasuyuki Oi, I-Ching Hou, Hiroyuki Fujita, Kazunaga Yazawa., PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH 26(4) 475-481 2012
Dose-Response Relationships between Diet Quality and Mortality among Frail and Non-Frail Older Adults: A Population-Based Kyoto-Kameoka Prospective Cohort Study, Daiki Watanabe, T. Yoshida, H. Nanri, Y. Watanabe, A. Itoi, C. Goto, K. Ishikawa-Takata, Y. Yamada, H. Fujita, M. Miyachi, The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2023

Message

In Kyoto region, many unique food stuffs, but many of these have yet to be studied, and many functional ingredients remain undiscovered. Furthermore, when these food stuffs are fermented or digested with enzymes, unexpected activity is obtained. Let's find and identify such ingredients and develop foods that will help maintain and improve your health together.

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