The Japanese government is concerned about the diet of the
typical citizen. The average volume of vegetables, fruit and
seafood that Japanese adults eat every day has fallen during the
past ten years leading to concerns about health and nutrition.
As the volume of fruit and vegetables consumed in Japan has
free-fallen, the volume of meat consumed has correspondingly
increased, according to the Japan Times. This information has
come from The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's survey on
citizens' health and nourishment for 2011. Although the findings
correlate across the Japanese population, the report
demonstrates, the House of Japan notes, a link between income
and diet. The report found that people with a household income
of less than ¥2 million a year (around $24,000) tend to eat
fewer vegetables compared to the average. Health and diet are
intrinsically linked. Importantly, given the current global
economic outlook, several global studies have shown that low
income groups have been shown to have inade