Nodoka Chiba and Ayumi Koyama in ToTAL are crowdfunding their project “Create a society in which everyone can control their physical condition through food!” until March 27, 2025. Please support the project if you are interested!
Messages from Nodoka Chiba and Ayumi Koyama
Nodoka Chiba
When I was a child, I was prone to getting sick to my stomach from artificial sweeteners. I had to hold back what I wanted to eat when eating out, and once cried while eating shaved ice without syrup at a summer festival. From this experience, I became more particular about “food” than most people. Food has a great impact on one’s physical condition, spirit, and social connections. However, many people do not enjoy eating due to their physical constitution, chronic illnesses, or busy lifestyles. Aiming for “a world where people can control their physical condition through food,” I have conducted research at graduate schools and research institutes, focusing on intestinal bacteria.
It is my goal to realize “physical condition control by food” through science, and it is a goal that I have put my life and my appetite on the line to achieve. Through this crowdfunding, let’s work together to realize a future where everyone can enjoy healthy and delicious food!
Ayumi Koyama
My goal is to create a society in which each individual is able to eat an optimal diet suited to his or her constitution and the benefits he or she seeks. When I was a child, I watched my grandmother, who lived with me, endure a diet different from that of her family members, which was restricted in quantity and content because of her diabetes. I have studied “precision nutrition,” which aims to provide the best nutritional intake method for each individual based on their genes, lifestyle habits, and intestinal bacteria, because I believe it can reduce the stress of people like my grandmother who endure the same kind of food intolerance.
Currently, I am working on my research with the belief that I can contribute to the revitalization of the world by managing the conditions of athletes, improving the rate of achievement and providing effective approaches for those who aim for body building, and extending the healthy life expectancy of all people.
Left: Nodoka Chiba (4th cohort ToTAL student) , Right: Ayumi Koyama (6th cohort ToTAL student)
Reference: academist website (In Japanese only.)
