BASIC LAW ON DIETARY EDUCATION; “SHOKU-IKU” AND DIETARY EDUCATION In 2005, the Basic Law on Dietary Education: “ShokuIku”, was enacted to promote dietary education. This law was drawn up with the intent to educate people about the importance of eating proper meals in order to solve problems such as inappropriate eating habits nutrition intake, disturbances in diets, decline in physical strength, increases in lifestyle-related diseases, a fall in the rate of food self-sufficiency, the lowering of a sense of gratitude