Re: Okinawan Longevity on NPR

[Guest guest]

We have a resident Okinawan on the list: Eddie - who posts every

now and then about the culture/diet there.

on 11/27/2002 3:38 PM, thin_man02 at thin_man02@... wrote:

> Last night, on National Public Radio's " All Things Considered, " there was a

> piece titled: Study: Diet Is Secret to Okinawans' Longevity.

[Guest guest]

What do you think about the book: "The Okinawa Program"?

Regards.

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From: thin_man02

Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:38 PM

Subject: [ ] Okinawan Longevity on NPR

Last night, on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," there was a piece titled: Study: Diet Is Secret to Okinawans' Longevity.You can listen to it on a "Real Audio" player from the following URL:http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=858743"Some gerontologists say people from the Japanese islands of Okinawa live longer than people anywhere else in the world. A 25-year study of Okinawan centenarians suggests the Okinawan diet is the "healthiest diet on the planet." NPR's Weiner reports. "(Real Audio players are available at: http://www.real.com)