Example of a lunch box incorporating Mind Food (Photo: Public Relations Division)
Hokkaido University Hospital Nutrition Management Department not only works to improve the satisfaction and nutritional status of hospitalized patients, but also collaborates with restaurants and companies to develop and sell products, and is involved in a variety of projects aimed at promoting the health and preventing disease in the local community.
The MIND diet was developed at Rush University in the United States as a dietary method to slow down brain aging. It is a combination of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet, which aims to prevent high blood pressure, and is attracting attention as a dietary method that can slow down cognitive decline. Hokkaido University Hospital Nutrition Management Department, together with the Personal Health Center (PHC) and the restaurant Ari in Tobetsu Town, is working to popularize and raise awareness of the MIND diet, including developing MIND diet lunches.
For more information, please see "Mind Food" - A dietary method to slow down brain aging (PDF: approx. 1MB). It is also introduced on the Hokkaido University Nutrition Management Department's YouTube channel "Delicious! Hokkaido University Hospital Recipes."
*Tarts, cakes, danishes, donuts, cookies, pies, chocolate bars, shakes, etc.
**Includes fries, nuggets, etc.
Hokkaido University Nutrition Management Department YouTube Channel “Delicious! Hokkaido University Hospital Recipes”