Re: Re: Japanese Women Set Longevity Record

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Also comes to mind that 23,000 with a population estimated at 124.7 million in July 1993, is not as high as our 69,000 with our 296,693,485. is not all that impressive. But, probably the war effected the numbers.

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From: Rodney

Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 6:32 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Japanese Women Set Longevity Record

Hi Diane:Yes. But as regards the popular view, expressed in that link, that it is their 'traditional' lifestyle that is so wonderful ........ "Researchers say Japan's traditional fish-based, lowfat diet may be the secret to longevity" ........... they need to explain how that can be consistent with the fact that Japan's good longevity is a quite recent development. In 1960, for example, lifespan in Japan was appreciably less than that in The US and Sweden.To check this stat click 'links' on the left side of the page here; click 'okinawan longevity'; click 'okinawa program' and then take a look at the chart on that page.Many people who make confident assertions about some of these things (as they did in that link of yours) are apparently less well qualified to do so than they would have us believe.It may be the fish. At least that does seem to be consistent between Iceland, Japan and Crete. But who knows.Rodney.