Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets

Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by Vinnl on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:39AM (#25822762)

I remember first reading about that as well. That's not to say we don't have preventative care in the Netherlands though, it's just more targeted. For example, women get regular screenings for breast cancer.

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by Blikkentrekker on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:47AM (#25822863)

Which in itself seems rather odd, given that it's not the most common, most deadly, nor easily screenable ailment.

If there is screening for this specific ailment, then why not for all?

It doesn't strike me as a decision born from strategic thought.

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by Vinnl on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:25AM (#25831527)

I don't know too much about breast cancer, but it was just an example. There's plenty more preventative care, they're just not grouped together in a single periodic check-up (which also doesn't check for "all" ailments - I don't think we even know of all of them :) ).

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