| Nutrition trends in Japan. | |
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PMID: 11708582 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The National Nutrition Survey (NNS) in Japan has been undertaken annually since 1946. It was originally intended to provide information on the food and nutrient intake of the Japanese people, with a view to acquiring emergency food supplies from other countries when food shortages caused malnutrition in many Japanese. The food balance sheet (FBS) has been drawn up since 1949 to show the food supply available to the Japanese people. The trends and figures shown by both approaches were similar until the mid-1970s. Since then, however, the disparity between the food supply and the intake of foods and nutrients has been getting larger. National food security means that a country has enough food for everyone. This does not mean, however, that every family has enough food, because the food may not be evenly distributed. In fact, marginal deficiencies in iron and calcium are thought to still exist and there is considerable variation among households in energy intake. In Japan, nutrition and diet are now considered to play important roles in the emerging problems of obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension etc., because of excessive energy intake and deficiency or excessive intake of certain nutrients. |
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Authors:
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Y Matsumura |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition Volume: 10 Suppl ISSN: 0964-7058 ISO Abbreviation: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Publication Date: 2001 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-11-15 Completed Date: 2001-12-31 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9440304 Medline TA: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S40-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Division of Adult Health Science, Tokyo, Japan. matumura@nih.go.jp |
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Diet
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trends* Energy Intake Family Relations Female Food Habits Food Supply* Health Promotion Humans Japan / epidemiology Male Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology*, prevention & control Nutrition Policy Nutrition Surveys Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* Obesity / epidemiology*, physiopathology, prevention & control |
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