吉澤和子プロフィール (Kazuko Yoshizawa Profile)
研究者(栄養疫学)、元国連職員・コンサルタント。ハーバード大学栄養学博士。2017年から2023年まで、ハーバード大学公衆衛生大学院で客員サイエンティストとして研究実施。研究テーマは日本人を対象とする食物摂取頻度調査(FFQ)の妥当性の検証。結果を国際心臓学会で2020年及び2022年に発表、また2019年英文ジャーナルに発表した。ハーバード大学公衆衛生大学院での博士研究では3つのプロジェクトを担当し、筆頭著者で3つの論文を発表した。微量元素と心疾患・前立腺がんの関係を検証し、それぞれのテーマに関する論文は英文ジャーナルに掲載された。水銀と心疾患の研究はThe New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) に発表、セレニウムを前立腺がんの論文はニューヨーク・タイムズ紙にも取り上げられた。コーネル大学修士研究では、オックスフォード大学と中国コーネル大学の国際共同研究のデータを使い心疾患と穀類消費量の関係を検証し、高いグライセミックインデックスが糖尿病・心疾患のリスクを高めることを示唆した。
国連専門家としての分野は、グローバル・ヘルス・ニュートリション、キャパシティビルディングなど。UNICEFのプロジェクト・オフィサーとして、アフガニスタン保健省感染症サーベイランスを支援。その後、WHOのコンサルタントとしてアジアやアフリカの国々の保健省で栄養改善プロジェクトのめに技術移転を行った。スーダンでは保健省栄養アドバイザーとして、スーダン保健省のニュートリションサーベイランスプロジェクト策定に携わった。また、WHO及び東ティモール保健省のための栄養プログラムのキャパシティ・ビルディングのプロジェクト・プロポーザルを策定。また、JICA専門家としてカンボジア女性省やミャンマー教育省で技術移転に携わった。日本の大学院で教鞭をとった経験もあり。疫学、統計学、グローバル・ヘルス・ニュートリションの科目を担当。
学位 Degree
1997 米国ハーバード大学公衆衛生大学院 栄養学博士号 In 1997, Kazuko Yoshizawa earned a Doctor of Science (ScD) in Nutrition from the Harvard School of Public Health, with her doctoral dissertation titled “Trace Elements and Coronary Heart Disease and Prostate Cancer.” The dissertation was completed at Harvard University in Boston.
研究論文 Selected Papers
- Kazuko Yoshizawa, Alberto Ascherio, J. Steven Morris, Meir J. Stampfer, Giovannucci, Connie K. Baskett, Walter C. Willett, and Eric B. Rimm.
Prospective Study of Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men.
American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;158:852-860. https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/158/9/852/102358 - Kazuko Yoshizawa, Walter C. Willett, and Changzheng Yuan.
Reliability of repeated measures of nutrient intake by diet records in residents in the western region of Japan.
Nutrients. 2019 Oct 18;11(10). PMID: 31635313. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/10/2515/review_report - Kazuko Yoshizawa, Eric B Rimm, Steven J Morris, Vickie L. Spate, Chungcheng Hsieh, Donna Spiegelman, Meir J Stampfer, and Walter C Willett.
Mercury and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men.
The New England Journal of Medicine 2002;347:1755-1760. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa021437 - Kazuko Yoshizawa, Steven J Morris, Donna Spiegelman, Eric B Rimm, Meir J Stampfer, Walter C Willett, Edward Giovannucci.
Study Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer.
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 90, Issue 16, 19 August 1998, Pages 1219–1224. https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/90/16/1219/1076470 Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard Medical Tribune News https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/41263060?show=full - Kazuko Yoshizawa.
Trace Elements and Coronary Heart Disease and Prostate Cancer. Dissertation. Harvard University: Boston, 1997. - Kazuko Yoshizawa.
Cardiovascular Disease and Cereal Consumption in China. Master Thesis. Cornell University, New York, 1990. https://books.google.com/books/about/Cardiovascular_Disease_and_Cereal_Consum.html?id=5ulPAAAAYAAJ
最近の研究発表 Recent Presentation
- 2022 Aug 11, Virtual Cardiology 2022, Kazuko Yoshizawa, Laila Al-Shaar, Walter Willett. Reproducibility and Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Measure the Consumption of β-Carotene, β-Cryptoxanthin, Folate, Vitamin D, EPA, and DHA. https://www.slideshare.net/KazukoYoshizawa/foodfrequencyquestionnairevalidationstudycardiology2022pptx
- 2022 June 14 Kazuko Yoshizawa, Laila Al-Shaar, Walter Willett. Reproducibility and Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Measure the Consumption of β-Carotene, β-Cryptoxanthin, Folate, Vitamin D, EPA, and DHA. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 Jun; 6(Suppl 1): 963. Published online 2022 Jun 14. DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac067.083
- 2020 Kazuko Yoshizawa, Laila Al-Shaar, Walter Willett. Online Summit on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases, Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the consumption of fatty acids and antioxidants in a Japanese population. Online Summit On Cardiology 2020
- 2019 Kazuko Yoshizawa. Measuring the effect of vitamin B12 and folate supplements on mild cognitive impairment, at Clinical Trial Design by Harvard Catalyst, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 2018 Kazuko Yoshizawa, Changzheng Yuan, Walter C. Willett. Within- and between-person variation in repeated dietary measurements in residents in the western region of Japan. Effectively Communicating Research by Harvard Catalyst, the Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 2018 Kazuko Yoshizawa, Changzheng Yuan, Walter C. Willett. Validity of a Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire in Japan. Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 2, Issue 11, November 2018, nzy045 https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzy045
- 2017 Kazuko Yoshizawa. The Possibility of Using UN Data for Global Nutrition Policy Formulation. The 2nd Japanese-US Science Forum in Boston, Northwest Building, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.
- Mar 2022 Workshop: R | Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
- Aug 2022 Kazuko Yoshizawa 吉澤和子, Laila Al-Shaar, Walter Willetta, Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire to measure the consumption of β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, folate, vitamin D, EPA, and DHA, Virtual Cardiology 2022.
- June 2021 Understanding Biomarker Science, Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center.
- June 2019 Clinical Trial Design, Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center.
- Nov 2018 Effectively Communicating Research, Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
国連ガイドライン導入&プロジェクトプロポーザル策定
- 2016 WHOコンサルタント|東ティモール保健省
“栄養改善のためのキャパシティ・ビルディング” プロジェクト・プロポーザル策定
WHO Consultant, Project proposal for 2017-2018: Capacity building to accelerate the reduction of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency among children and women in Timor‐Leste for 2017-2018 and WHO Timor-Leste. Consensus meeting agenda for UN agencies
コンセンサスミーティング・アジェンダ https://www.slideshare.net/KazukoYoshizawa/nutrition-capacity-building-project-timore-leste-timore - 2007 WHO北米局トランス脂肪酸ガイドライン策定タスク・フォース会議
オブザーバー(ワシントンDC) Observer, Technical report: PAHO|WHO Task Force Trans Fats Free Americas Conclusions and Recommendations, Washington DC, USA.
PAHO /WHO TASK FORCE TRANS FATS FREE AMERICAS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS April 26-27 2007, Washington DC Summary - 2005 WHO東地中海地域における最適な胎児発達を促進のためのコンサルテーション会議
ラポーター - 2005 Technical Consultation towards the Development of a Strategy for Optimizing Fetal Growth and Development, EMRO, Cairo, 5-7 December 2005.
- 2005 Report on the Regional workshop to introduce the new WHO growth curves Muscat, Oman 12–14 September 2005.
- 2006 WHOコンサルタント|スーダン保健省
栄養アドバイザー
WHO Nutrition Advisor for Ministry of Health, Sudan, End of mission report: Nutrition Activities for Sudan. - 2006 WHO コンサルタント|北東アフリカ」旱魃地域専門家
WHO Expert on Drought in the Greater Horn, Health and Nutrition Focal Point at Country Level, Sudan.
https://www.slideshare.net/KazukoYoshizawa/nutrition-surveillance-for-sudan-251226876 - 2005 WHO Consultant| Situation Analysis, Joint Plan for Biennium 2006 -2007, Federal Ministry of Health General Primary Health Directorate FMOH/WHO IMCI/Nutrition Program.
- 2004 WHOコンサルタント|リベリア保健省
WHO Consultant, Technical report: End of Mission Report on Nutrition Activities for Liberia” submitted to WHO Head Quarters and Liberia. - 2004 WHOコンサルタント|プレゼン WHO本部 ジュネーブ
WHO Consultant, Presentation at the WHO Headquarters, Geneva, “Nutrition Activities for Liberia.”
国連ミッションレポー UN Mission Reportなど
- 2002 UNICEF 疾病・栄養サーベイランス・テクニカル・オフィサー
Health and Nutrition Surveillance Officer, UNICEF (ACO), Afghanistan. - 2002 Kazuko Yoshizawa. Acute Watery Diarrhea Diseases at Indira Gandhi Hospital, UNICEF ACO.
- 2002 Kazuko Yoshizawa. Acute Watery Diarrhea Diseases in Kabul, UNICEF ACO.
- 2000 Expert, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ministry of Education, Myanmar.
- 1999 Expert, JICA, Poverty Assessment Methodology for Women in Cambodia, Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Cambodia.
- 2001 Kazuko Yoshizawa, Aye Aye Mon Oo. Nutritional Status of Out-of-School Children in Selected Areas in Magway of Myanmar. JICA, and Ministry of Education of Myanmar. (2000 Expert, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ministry of Education, Myanmar)
- 2000 吉澤和子. 栄養分野に焦点を当てた貧困評価手法と指標に係る調査研, 国際協力事業団国際協力総合研修所 (JICA).
Kazuko Yoshizawa. Research on Poverty Assessment Methods and Indicators with a Focus on Nutrition, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA Research Institute for International Cooperation. - 1999 JICA Expert, Poverty Assessment Methodology for Women in Cambodia, Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Cambodia.
Kazuko Yoshizawa. Statistical Tables: Basic Characteristics, Lorenz Curves, and Food Expenditure Patterns for Selective Provinces in Cambodia. Ministry of Veterans’ and Women’s Affairs of Cambodia.
他活動
アメリカ栄養学会会員
Harvard Alumni Climate and the Environment Group (ハーバード大学アルムナイ気候変動・環境グループメンバー)
2020 Mar-2023 Feb 22 Course Completion of The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)
リンク
ORCID