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The Japanese Diet is a traditional dietary pattern characterized by foods such as rice, miso soup, soy products, vegetables, mushrooms, seaweed, fish, and green tea. Modified versions may emphasize whole or minimally processed grains, fruits, raw vegetables, and dairy products while reducing high-sodium foods. Within Nutritional Psychology, the Japanese Diet is studied as a dietary pattern and for its potential relationship with psychological health, including depressive symptoms.
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- Association between the Japanese-style diet and low prevalence of depressive symptoms: Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study. PubMed record, PMID:40524496. View source
- Japanese dietary pattern consistently relates to low depressive symptoms and it is modified by job strain and worksite supports. PubMed record, PMID:23759276. View source
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CNP (2026). Japanese Diet. In CNP Encyclopedia Editorial Board (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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