Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Higashiyamato City, Tokyo 207-8585, Japan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 23;19(3):1254. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031254.
The establishment and implementation of a healthy lifestyle is fundamental to public health and is an important issue for working-aged people, as it affects not only them but also the future generations. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated behavioural restrictions, lifestyles have altered, and, in certain environments, significantly worsened. In the present study, we conducted a project to improve the intestinal environment by focussing on the dietary habits of participants, utilising the living laboratory as a social technology to explore how to adapt to this drastic environmental change. We held eight workshops for voluntary participants and implemented a self-monitoring process of recording dietary behaviours (n = 78) and testing the intestinal environment (n = 14). Through this initiative, we developed a personalised wellness enhancement programme based on collaboration with multiple stakeholders and a framework for using personal data for research and practical purposes. These results provide an approach for promoting voluntary participation and behavioural changes among people, especially under the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a practical basis for the government, academia, and industry to intervene effectively in raising people's awareness of health and wellness.
建立和实施健康的生活方式是公共卫生的基础，也是工作年龄段人群的重要问题，因为它不仅影响到他们，还影响到后代。然而，由于 COVID-19 大流行和相关的行为限制，生活方式已经发生了改变，在某些环境下，甚至明显恶化。在本研究中，我们通过关注参与者的饮食习惯，利用生活实验室作为一种社会技术，开展了一个改善肠道环境的项目，以探索如何适应这种剧烈的环境变化。我们为自愿参与者举办了八次研讨会，并实施了记录饮食行为（n=78）和测试肠道环境（n=14）的自我监测过程。通过这一举措，我们与多个利益相关者合作制定了个性化的健康增强计划，并为研究和实际目的使用个人数据制定了框架。这些结果为在 COVID-19 大流行期间促进人们的自愿参与和行为改变提供了一种方法，也为政府、学术界和企业提供了一个有效的干预措施，以提高人们的健康和保健意识的实际基础。
