Re: Japanese Women Set Longevity Record

[Guest guest]

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.

> The key apparently being their fish-based, low fat diet, according

to

> this:

>

> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050723/D8BGP8DO0.html

>

> Diane

[Guest guest]

Hi Rodney (and all),

I am always surprised by the longevity stats of the Japanese, given

all the cigarette smoking there. Of course, that may be why it's the

women and not the men setting longevity records.

Diane

> > The key apparently being their fish-based, low fat diet, according

> to

> > this:

> >

> > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050723/D8BGP8DO0.html

> >

> > Diane