Member
Member
Masashi
Miyashita , PhD 
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Post Doctoral Researcher
Field of Interest
My research interests are in the physiology and nutrition of exercise
and health, with an interest in both the basic science of exercise and
the applied aspects that relate to health in exercise. Much of my work
has examined the effects of exercise on risk factors for cardiovascular
disease. A major focus of my research has concerned the effects of exercise
on fat (triacylglycerol) metabolism after meals. More recently my activities
have expanded to include work on nutrition for sport as well as weight
loss/lipid profiles through physical activity.
In recent years my research at University of Tsukuba has been supported
by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, The Great Britain
Sasakawa Foundation, Japanese Olympic Committee/Coca-Cola Japan , Health
Promotion Foundation, Okinaka Memorial Life-style related disease Foundation
and Physical Fitness Resarch Instutute, MEIJI YASUDA Life Foundation
of Health and Welfare, MIZUNO Sports Foundations.
Selected Recent Publications(2008-2009) - Refereed
Miyashita M, Eto M, Sasai H, Tsujimoto T, So R, Nomata Y, Tanaka K. Pre-heparin serum lipoprotein lipase concentrations in obese men of contrasting physical activity status: Apreliminary study. Jpurnal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. (in press).
Miyashita M, Eto M, Sasai H, Tsujimoto T, Nomata Y, Tanaka K. Twelve-week jogging training increases pre-heparin serum lipoprotein lipase concentrations in overweight/obese middle-aged men. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. (in press)
Miyashita M, Burns SF, Stensel DJ.
The acute effects of accumulating exercise on postprandial lipemia and
C-reactive protein concentrations in young men. International Journal
of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (in press).
Miyashita
M,
Stensel DJ. Aerobic exercise and postprandial lipemia: Issues on volume
and frequency of exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
41: 965, 2009. (Journal Letters)
Miyashita
M, Burns SF, Stensel DJ. Accumulating short bouts of brisk
walking
reduces postprandial plasma triacylglycerol concentrations and resting
blood
pressure in healthy young men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
88: 1225-1231. 2008.
Miyashita M.
Park J-H. No effects of short-term vitamin E supplementation on inflammatory
and muscle damage markers after repeated bouts of prolonged exercise
in healthy young men. Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and
Sports Medicine 57:383-391. 2008 (in Japanese)
Miyashita M . Effects of continuous versus accumulated
activity patterns on postprandial triacylglycerol concentrations in
obese men. International Journal of Obesity 32: 1271-1278. 2008.
Miyashita M, Tokuyama
K. Moderate exercise reduces serum triacylglycerol concentrations but
does not affect pre-heparin lipoprotein lipase concentrations after
a moderate-fat meal in young men. British Journal of Nutrition 99: 1076-1082.
2008.
Selected Recent Conference Presentations (2008-2009)
- Refereed
Miyashita M,
Tanaka K. Repeated bouts of exercise and vitamin E supplementation:
effect on inflammatory markers in men. The American College of Sports
Medicine 56th Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, 2009.
King AJ, Miyashita M, Wasse LK, Stensel DJ. The influence of prolonged treadmill running on plasma acylated ghrelin, appetite and energy intake. The American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting, Seattle , USA , 2009.
Wasse LK, King AJ, Miyashita M, Sunderland C, Stensel DJ. The influence of high intensity running and cycling on plasma acylated ghrelin concentrations in males. The American College of Sports Medicine 56th Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, 2009.
Miyashita M, Eto M, Sasai H, Tsujimoto T, Nomata Y, Tanaka
K. The effect of exercise training on serum lipoprotein lipase concentrations
in middle-aged men. Lipoprotein Lipase Interest Group Meeting in Tokyo,
Japan, 2009.
Miyashita M. A single bout of moderate exercise reduces postprandial
serum triacylglycerol concentrations but does not affect on postprandial
serum adhesion molecules. The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and
Sports Medicine, Oita, Japan, 2008.
Broom DR, Wasse LK, Miyashita M, Stensel DJ. The effect
of treadmill running duration on plasma acylated ghrelin concentrations.
British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences Annual Meeting at
Brunel University, 3 September 2008.
Miyashita M. Effects of accumulated versus continuous exercise
on postprandial lipaemia in obese men. H · E · A ·
R · T UK 22nd Annual Conference, University of Hertfordshire,
UK, 2008.
Invited Speaker Presentations
・Invited
lecture: Accumulating short bouts of exercise and postprandial lipaemia.
Presented at the Health Promotion annual conference held at Fukuoka University,
Fukuoka, Japan, 20 February 2009.
・Invited lecture: Aerobic exercise and lipid metabolism. Presented at the Japanese Society of Exercise Physiology annual conference held at Jikeikai Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 25 July 2009.
・Invited lecture: Effects of exercise therapy on serum pre-heparin lipoprotein lipase concetrations in obese men . Presented at the departimental seminar held at Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan, 15 September 2009.
・Invited lecture: Exercise and postprandial metabolism. Presented at the Sports Science seminar held at Waseda University, Saitama, Japan, 20 October 2009.
Selected Recent Research Projects and Sources of Funding
+Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2007-2009).
+Japanese Olympic Committee/Coca-Cola Japan (2007-2008).
+Health Promotion Foundation (2007-2008).
+Okinaka Memorial Life-style related disease Foundation (2008-2009).
+The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Grants for humanities and social
issues. Invite Dr David Stensel, Loughborough University, UK.
(2008-2009)
+MEIJI YAUDA Life Foundation of Health and Welfare (2009-2010)
+MIZUNO Sports Foundations (2009-2010)
+Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Japan
(2009-2011).
Awards
The Great Britain
Sasakawa Foundation. Butterfield Awards for UK-Japan collaboration in
medical research and public health practice, £3,500 (2007-2008).
Research visit to the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough
University (The host partner, Dr David Stensel) work on a project examining
the influence of exercise on markers for cardiovascular disease risk.
Biography
I completed a B.Sc. (Honours) (Sport Science,
2001), a MSc (Distinction) (Exercise Physiology, 2002) a Ph.D (Exercise
Physiology, 2006) at Loughborough University, England under the supervision
of Dr David Stensel. In October 2006, I returned to Japan and worked
as a research fellow at the University of Tsukuba, before took up my
current position in April 2008.
For further information
Dr Masashi Miyashita, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences
Division of Sports Medicine
1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki , 305-8574, Japan
Phone: +81- 29-853-5600 (ext. 8365) Fax: +81- 29-853-6507
E-mail: miyashita@stat.taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp