Series Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Japanese Diet, 1900 -- 2010: From Subsistence to Affluence; 2 Old and New Foodstuffs: A Century of Transitions; 3 Food Consumption: Continuity and Change; 4 Diets and Well-being: Health and Longevity; 5 Environmental Impacts: Land, Water, Nitrogen, and Ocean; 6 Japanese Diet: Retrospect and Prospect; References; Index
Summary
An examination of the transformation of the Japanese diet from subsistence to abundance and an assessment of the consequences for health, longevity, and the environment