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It is anticipated that these changes in the Japanese dietary environment will increase the risk of developing psychosomatic disorders. Methods. In this study, we examined the relationship between dietary habits, psychosomatic disorders, and a sense of achievement. For men and women aged 20\u201380 years (n = 851) living in and around Ebetsu City, Hokkaido, Japan, a questionnaire on dietary habits over the past year, including mental and physical stress and a sense of achievement, was administered. The associations between dietary habits and psychosomatic disorders or a sense of achievement were analyzed using logistic regression (n = 654). Results. The associations between dietary habits and psychosomatic disorders differ depending on sex and age. We found that subjects who consumed more processed meat and ultra-processed food reported more psychosomatic disorders. On the other hand, those who perceived a sense of achievement consumed higher amounts of vegetables, albeit with a lower fish intake. Conclusions. In this study, we demonstrated that dietary habits and food ingredients are associated with mental and physical stress and a sense of achievement. Fish, which is considered to be good for the body, was mostly consumed by subjects who experienced mental and physical stress. These data indicate that highly stressful conditions may encourage fish consumption, as the body needs to mitigate psychosomatic disorders.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu16213702","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,30]],"date-time":"2024-10-30T09:10:44Z","timestamp":1730279444000},"page":"3702","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Exploring the Relationship Between Dietary Habits and Perceptions of Mental and Physical Disorders, or a Sense of Accomplishment in Japan"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Tsuyoshi","family":"Iwasa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Information Science Center, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"},{"name":"Media Education Center, Electronics Development Computer College, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kouji","family":"Satoh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Information Science Center, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Makoto","family":"Hazama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Information Science Center, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3591-2742","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hiroyo","family":"Kagami-Katsuyama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Information Science Center, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Naohito","family":"Ito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Information Science Center, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4494-7509","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mari","family":"Maeda-Yamamoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Food Research, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-8642, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2792-7530","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jun","family":"Nishihira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Information Science Center, Hokkaido Information University, Ebetsu 069-0832, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"458","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jagp.2020.11.006","article-title":"Late-Life Depression and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Pathology: An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Cure","volume":"29","author":"Gatchel","year":"2021","journal-title":"Am. 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