抄録
Health policy, such as kenkounihon 21, has been implemented to enrich Japanese life in an aging and a birth dearth society. This policy includes many desired goals of nutritional program. Dietary habits have brought renewed interst in the important factor to promote health condition, because the intake of food is largely associated with the risk of life style related diseases.
In the People's Republic of China, “Yakushokudougen”, which is the idea that diet has also an essential role in maintaining good health status like Chinese medicine, has been passed down from generation to generation. This idea has developed into Chinese medicated diet in traditional Chinese medicine. In other words, Chinese medicated diet is based on the theory of Chinese medicine. Chinese medicated diet is distinguished for an adaptation of practice to individual's constitution. Only very recently has Western medicine developed the treatment according to gene.
Dietary habits have deteriorated greatly in terms of health promotion. Therefore Chinese medicated diet has great scientific significance in the prevention of life style related disease. We introduce the definition, history and theory of Chinese medicated diet to be able to make the most of this dietary therapy.
