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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by latch on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:42AM (#25819259)
According to wikipedia, Okinawan men now have a life expectancy below the Japanese average for men. Which is why I think it's useful to look at.
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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by howlgarnish on Monday January 18, 2021 @02:57AM (#25819343)
TIL! Looks like that flipped around 2000: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18924533/

This goes into some more detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_diet#Longevity

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by teraku on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:21AM (#25820250)
That's because lots of US troops are stationed in Okinawa and with them came lots of fast food chains. Young(er) people in Okinawa eat lots of junk food, and they have shorter life expenctancy than their parents.
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