Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Food/Nutrition Concerns After the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011: Survey of Evacuees in a Temporary Shelter

• 2014

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• Tomoko Inoue; Atsunori Nakao; Kazutoshi Kuboyama; Atsunori Hashimoto; Motomaru Masutni; Takahiro Ueda
PMID: 24905001DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x14000533

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This article describes the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 on evacuees' health and nutrition. A survey conducted one month after the disaster found that many survivors experienced weight loss, reduced food intake, and gastrointestinal issues like constipation and nausea. The food provided was mostly carbohydrates, lacking fruits and vegetables. This imbalance may have worsened their symptoms. The study suggests that emergency shelters should offer more balanced diets to improve health outcomes for disaster survivors. Public health providers are encouraged to ensure better nutrition during such emergencies to help those affected recover more effectively.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Energy Intake; Diet; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Earthquakes; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Japan; Natural Disasters; Survivors; Nutritional Status; Emergency Shelter; Nutrition Disorders; Diet, Food, and Nutrition

Institutions: Hyogo College of Medicine

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