Korean Food Systems: Secrets of the K-Diet for Healthy Aging

The Republic of Korea (ROK) is projected by 2030 to have the longest  living population compared to any nation on earth. A girl born in the  ROK in 2030 will live up to 90.8 years on average. What are the reasons  for this improvement in longevity?

Among many insights for  longevity among the people of the ROK is the diverse Korean ethnic diet  with roots in a traditional diet that has been preserved for centuries.  Korean Food Systems: Secrets of the K-Diet for Healthy Aging provides an  integrated and holistic approach towards the understanding how food  systems of the ROK and experiences of the last 60-plus years has been  sustained by traditions and ecology integrated with contemporary  advances in technology and the economy.

Key Features:
Discusses  the rationale and basis of food systems, traditions of healthy eating,  and healthy aging in the Korean population and why by 2030 they will be  the longest living population on the planetReflects on the role of  historical, cultural, and traditional food and dietary concepts of Korea  and how they have influenced healthy eating habits, contributing to  health and longevityDiscusses the relevance of the modern genetic  concepts of nutrigenomics and epigenetics, metabolic concepts such as  circulation, and food concepts such as fermented and functional foods in  advancing healthy food concepts and longevityProvides insights how a  large population can advance an integrated holistic food-based approach  to longevity and wellness
As a collaboration between various  outstanding authors, the insights from this book can provide global  examples to align similar approaches and policies in other countries in  different ecologies of planet earth.