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| Title |
Homogeneous diet of contemporary Japanese inferred from stable isotope ratios of hair
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep33122 |
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| Authors |
Soichiro Kusaka, Eriko Ishimaru, Fujio Hyodo, Takashi Gakuhari, Minoru Yoneda, Takakazu Yumoto, Ichiro Tayasu |
| Abstract |
The globalization of food production and distribution has homogenized human dietary patterns irrespective of geography, but it is uncertain how far this homogenization has progressed. This study investigated the carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in the scalp hair of 1305 contemporary Japanese and found values of -19.4 ± 0.6‰ and 9.4 ± 0.6‰ (mean ± SD), respectively. Within Japan, the inter-regional differences for both isotope ratios was less than 1‰, which indicates low dietary heterogeneity among prefectural divisions. The carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of the hair showed a significant correlation with the results of questionnaires on self-reported dietary habits. The carbon isotope ratios from Japan were lower than those in samples from the USA but higher than those in samples from Europe. These differences stem from the varying dietary proportions of food products originally derived from C3 and C4 plants. The dietary variation of Japan is as small as those of Europe and USA and smaller than those of some Asian countries. These results indicate that dietary homogeneity has progressed in Japan, which may indicate the influence from the spread of the Western-style diet and food globalization, although dietary heterogeneity among countries is still preserved. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 17% |
| Japan | 3 | 13% |
| China | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 15 | 65% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 83% |
| Scientists | 2 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 47 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 19% |
| Researcher | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 21% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 5 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 21% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 August 2020.
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