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Changing Dietary Patterns, Indigenous Foods, and Wild Foods

In Relation to Wealth, Mutual Relations, and Health in Tanzania

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Editors:
  1. Kumiko Sakamoto

    1. School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan

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  2. Lilian Daniel Kaale

    1. Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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  3. Reiko Ohmori

    1. School of Regional Design, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan

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  4. Tamahi Kato (Yamauchi)

    1. Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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  • Examines wild food intake and health in Tanzania using a novel method based on a global standard QOL indicator

  • Provides descriptive case studies of various dietary patterns and wild food intake that affect human health

  • Provides evidence on the divergence between food production sufficiency and food diversity

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Introduction: Changing Dietary Patterns, Indigenous Foods, and Wild Foods in Relation to Wealth, Mutual Relations, and Health in Tanzania

    • Kumiko Sakamoto, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Reiko Ohmori, Tamahi Kato
    Pages 1-17

  3. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Environment, Dietary Patterns, and Combinations of Food Intake in Tanzania

      • Kumiko Sakamoto, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Reiko Ohmori, Katsunori Tsuda, Tamahi Kato
      Pages 21-57

    3. Purchase, Cultivation, and Forage: Does It Make a Difference in Food Intake Frequency?

      • Kumiko Sakamoto, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Reiko Ohmori, Katsunori Tsuda, Tamahi Kato
      Pages 59-77

  5. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Growth with Disparity in a Rich Diverse City: Case of the Economic Capital Dar es Salaam

      • Lilian Daniel Kaale, Tamahi Kato, Kumiko Sakamoto
      Pages 137-150

    3. High Maize Productive Rural Inland Areas: Ample Staple Food, But What About Health?

      • Tamahi Kato, Kumiko Sakamoto, Reiko Ohmori, Ayusa Okui, Parinya Khemmarath
      Pages 151-172

    4. Coastal Traditional and Changing Dietary Patterns: Protein From Fish and Pulses as Well as Patterns of Purchased Food

      • Anna Calisti Maro, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Parinya Khemmarath, Kumiko Sakamoto, Reiko Ohmori
      Pages 173-195

  6. Part IV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Does Intake of Wild Foods Improve Subjective Health? Evidence from Three Areas of Tanzania

      • Kumiko Sakamoto, Reiko Ohmori, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Frank M. Mbago, Katsunori Tsuda, Tamahi Kato
      Pages 199-234

    3. Case of Inland Forest Vicinities in Tanzania: General Low Health Evaluation But Higher for Those Who Access Variety of Wild Foods?

      • Kumiko Sakamoto, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Anna Calisti Maro, Parinya Khemmarath, Reiko Ohmori, Frank M. Mbago et al.
      Pages 235-260

    4. Traditional Semiarid Agro-Pastoral Inland Food Patterns and Society: Frequent Food Deficits But Balanced BMI and Prevention of Anemia

      • Kumiko Sakamoto, Reiko Ohmori, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Frank M. Mbago, Parinya Khemmarath, Katsunori Tsuda et al.
      Pages 261-293

    5. Nutrition Potential of African Wild Leafy Vegetables: Evidence from Semiarid Central Tanzania

      • Lilian Daniel Kaale, Kumiko Sakamoto, Reiko Ohmori
      Pages 295-313

    6. Conclusions

      • Kumiko Sakamoto, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Reiko Ohmori, Tamahi Kato
      Pages 315-324

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 325-340
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About this book

This book presents different dietary patterns, some utilizing wild foods and others facing drastically changing dietary patterns, and shows their implications for health in terms of wealth, mutual assistance, food sufficiency and food diversity. The book examines these globally important issues through a case study of Tanzania.  


Using a novel methodology based on a global standard quality of life indicator, the book sheds light on the relationship between wild food intake and health in Tanzania. Descriptive case studies illustrate the impact of various food patterns and wild food intake on human health. It also highlights the divergence between food production sufficiency and food diversity. It then discusses the influence of wealth, mutual relations, and methods of food access. Finally, the book concludes with recommendations for maintaining good health in various environments.  


The intended readers of this book are academics and professionals in the fields of development, nutrition, and environment in East Africa. These include, but are not limited to, regional and district personnel who are actively engaged in development, relevant ministries of food and agriculture, and international organizations such as FAO, UNICEF, UNDP, and UNEP. In the academic field, students and researchers in international studies, development studies, African studies, social studies, cultural studies, nutrition, agriculture, and environmental studies are targeted. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan

    Kumiko Sakamoto

  • Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Lilian Daniel Kaale

  • School of Regional Design, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan

    Reiko Ohmori

  • Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Tamahi Kato (Yamauchi)

About the editors

Kumiko Sakamoto is a Professor at the School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University in Japan, presently serving as sub-leader of UU-A program and a counselor. She holds a Ph.D. and an MA from Waseda University. She has worked with UNICEF and UNDP in Tanzania, and has conducted researched in Tanzania for over 23 years focusing on social development and culture, endogenous development, and wild food.   

Lilian Daniel Kaale is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Tanzania. She holds a Ph.D. in Food Science and Engineering and currently serves as the Head of the Department of Food Science and Technology, at the University of Dar es Salaam. Dr. Kaale’s main research interests are in Food Nutrition, Food Processing (food value addition), and antimicrobial substances for food preservation and safety.   

Reiko Ohmori is a professor at the School of Regional Design, Utsunomiya University in Japan. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degree from Ochanomizu University and has worked at the National Defense Medical College. She has also belonged to the National Institute of Health and Nutrition, and Ochanomizu University as visiting researcher. Her research is focused on the association among health, dietary, and genetic factors. She has also researched the relationship between health and social capital.  
 
Tamahi Kato is a researcher at the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University and part-time lecturer. She teaches at several universities in Japan and also does consultancy work. Dr. Kato has extensive experience working in Tanzania, including at the JICA Tanzania office, and has conducted research in Tanzania and Guatemala for more than 19 years. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Development Studies from the University of Sussex, UK.  


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Changing Dietary Patterns, Indigenous Foods, and Wild Foods

  • Book Subtitle: In Relation to Wealth, Mutual Relations, and Health in Tanzania

  • Editors: Kumiko Sakamoto, Lilian Daniel Kaale, Reiko Ohmori, Tamahi Kato (Yamauchi)

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3370-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-3369-3Published: 31 August 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-3372-3Due: 14 September 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-3370-9Published: 30 August 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 340

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Nutrition, Development Studies, African Culture, Food Science, Medicine/Public Health, general

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