Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
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Re: Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
#2Not sure a paywalled article with just a subtitle is a great submission
Re: Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
#3Not sure a paywalled article with just a subtitle is a great submission
Oh sorry about that. I didn't notice it since I'm registered and logged in, but I didn't have to pay to read it.
Re: Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
#4Paywalled so didn't read TFA but:
It's always surprised that the longevity in Japan is often attributed to diet. From my travels there my impression is of a diet that largely consists of rice and various meats and a high consumption of alcohol and cigarettes. Although there definitely seems to be far less sugar in everything.
Culturally it seems that fitness in general is encouraged, combined with a very different attitude toward being overweight (I had several locals comment that I was a bit fat [my BMI is ~26])
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#5Subtitle: Japan’s rate of strokes fell during a period when it began eating a bit of meat
Article is paywalled, but the subtitle appears to make a correlation between the consumption of meat in Japan and the decline in the rate of strokes. At face value, this seems dubious.
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#6Non-paywalled: https://outline.com/BhvmzU
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#7Without the paywall: https://outline.com/BhvmzU
Re: Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
#8Paywalled so didn't read TFA but: It's always surprised that the longevity in Japan is often attributed to diet. From my travels there my impression is of a diet that largely consists of rice and various meats and a high consumption of alcohol and cigarettes. Although there definitely seems to be far less sugar in everything. Culturally it seems that fitness in general is encouraged, combined with a very different at…
> Culturally it seems that fitness in general is encouraged, combined with a very different attitude toward being overweight (I had several locals comment that I was a bit fat [my BMI is ~26])
This, perhaps, is the key to their longevity.
The French have a similar attitude as well (based on my time in France).
Re: Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
#9Paywalled so didn't read TFA but: It's always surprised that the longevity in Japan is often attributed to diet. From my travels there my impression is of a diet that largely consists of rice and various meats and a high consumption of alcohol and cigarettes. Although there definitely seems to be far less sugar in everything. Culturally it seems that fitness in general is encouraged, combined with a very different at…
Yep, article (title) is hard to believe. The affordable food is rice, noodles and fried things like chicken and some fishes. Every other thing (meat, vegetables, fruits) is really expensive. It’s often not worth the hassle to cook lunch meal in comparison to the cost of raw ingredients in the supermarket. To add insult to the injury Japanese cooking involves a lot of steps, tools and preparation so cooking something tasty is like a full time job. Making foreign dishes is usually even more expensive, and usually hard to even get the ingredients in the first place.
Re: Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets
#10Subtitle: Japan’s rate of strokes fell during a period when it began eating a bit of meat Article is paywalled, but the subtitle appears to make a correlation between the consumption of meat in Japan and the decline in the rate of strokes. At face value, this seems dubious.
It seems plausible to me.
A small amount of meat could fix a vitamin B12 deficiency.