Welcome to my Japanese diet information site
Japanese people have the longest life span in the world. Statistics revealed in 2004, show the average life span of a Japanese female is 85 years of age and 78 for men.
There are many potential factors which have an affect on the average human life span, but one of the overwhelming factors has to be a healthy diet.
Continue reading the introduction to Japanese diet information.
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Green Tea |
Miso |
Seaweed |
Edamame |
Tofu |
Konnyaku |
Wasabi |
Nator |
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There is a good article on extending your lifespan from the Age newspaper.
Outside the laboratory, the benefits of a low-calorie diet are vividly demonstrated in the Okinawa Centenarian Study. The 1.27 million inhabitants of the Japanese island consume a diet rich in green vegetables, sweet potato and fish – more than a third fewer calories than the average American intake. The Okinawans avoid many of the diseases of ageing and boast a record rate of centenarians – 34 per 100,000 people (more than triple the rate in Australia).
Shirataki noodles have become the latest diet fad in the US. The noodles made from calorie free konnyaku, have become a pasta substitute.
Read the full story here.
The Japanese government is creating a plan to promote nutrition education in schools.
The draft plan also sounds the alarm over the rising number of people who do not eat breakfast — 4 percent of primary school children, 30 percent of males in their 20s and 23 percent of males in their 30s.
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Japanese scientists have discovered a way to extract the healthy components from rice bran. The extract was tested on rats and said to lower blood pressure.
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A Japanese company has devised a way to use Fuicoidan, a seaweed extract in cosmetics.
The processed extract can be used as a moisturizer, and is said to be oderless and allergic-free.
It has been been included in the diet of Okinawa islanders for centuries and is attributed as one of the reasons why the region has one of the world’s highest rates of longevity.
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