Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts

by Vaclav Smil and Kazuhiko Kobayashi

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.

In a little more than a century, the Japanese diet has undergone a dramatic transformation. In 1900, a plant-based, near-subsistence diet was prevalent, with virtually no consumption of animal protein. By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Japan's consumption...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262017822
• ISBN13: 9780262017824
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher