Tag - nutrition

 
 

NUTRITION

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2023
Nippon Ham's plant-based seafood is first for major Japanese food manufacturer
Amid growing demand for marine resources, the company has developed a fried fish product resembling whitefish and a popcorn shrimp product mimicking real shrimp.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022
New weight-loss drugs work, but who's paying?
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly say they can treat obesity with a weekly injection. But insurers arenu2019t yet on board.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Aug 8, 2022
What will it take for Japan to embrace plant-based meat?
With consumers nationwide becoming more health-conscious, soy-based alternatives to animal-based sources of protein appear to be growing on Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 3, 2021
Diet support keeping beleaguered Olympic athletes fine-tuned
Efforts to improve Japanese athletes' nutrition have paid off on the podium, with stars such as Yuzuru Hanyu counted among the success stories of Ajinomoto's Victory Project.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 1, 2019
Fumiaki Imamura: The international road to scientific success
For nutritional epidemiologist Fumiaki Imamura, an overseas education is key to global impact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2018
In aging Japan, Nestle begins pivots from candy bars to personalized nutrition, taking beverage capsules to next level
The company that brought you milk chocolate, Maggi instant noodles and Rocky Road ice cream is worried about your health.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2017
Japanese researchers to analyze big data on babies' development
In Japan people say neru ko wa sodatsu — a child who sleeps well grows up well. But does sleeping really bear a causal relationship to a child's height?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2016
School lunches reveal cultural differences
Local governments are being penny wise and pound foolish when they reduce the quality of school lunches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2015
The pond scum that may one day fuel planes
The future of Japan's biofuel industry may be pond scum. Or more specifically, green algae that's swirling around in tanks on a tropical Okinawan island.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2015
Health ministry to survey how family income affects child nutrition
The government plans to conduct its first nationwide survey on how family income affects children's health as concerns grow about the nation's growing child poverty problem, officials said.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 23, 2013
The 'whole' brown-bread challenge in Japan
Whole-wheat and whole-grain products are hard to find in Japan, where most bakeries and supermarkets sell white bread products only.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 23, 2013
Good health essentials: whole grains and fiber
Do all whole grains contain dietary fiber? What are other sources of fiber?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 9, 2013
'Eat This Much' plays part of virtual nutritionist
Two years ago, when Los Angeles' Louis DeMenthon was trying to bulk up, he encountered the ubiquitous challenge faced by those seeking physique changes: meal planning.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2013
Cooked meat overloads senses of taste and smell
According to those who tried it last week, lab-grown beef doesn't really taste like meat. So what exactly gives meat its flavor and makes us beg for more?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 9, 2013
'Nutritious' claims need to be taken with a pinch of salt
During a recent visit to the United States, I was impressed by several advertising campaigns. The American Beverage Association (ABA) is running a series of spots that alternatingly complain of what it deems the over-regulation of soft drinks and promote the efforts of member manufacturers to make their products less conspicuously unhealthy, the idea being that consumers know what they want better than politicians or bureaucrats do. In a similar vein, I saw many commercials for class action suits by lawyers groups soliciting viewers who may have suffered adverse effects from specific drugs or medical treatments. Suing hospitals and pharmaceutical companies is big business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2013
Schools have knack for healthy meals
In Japan, school lunch means a regular meal, not one that harms your health. The food is grown locally and almost never frozen. There's no mystery behind the meat. From time to time, parents even call up with an unusual question: Can they get the recipes?

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world