Okinawa cuisine: tofu, Spam and root beer

[proudtobnotpc]

article from Yahoo news about Okinawan eats :thumbup:
Okinawa Cuisine (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080312/wl_nm/japan_okinawa_food_dc)

"Lots of people my age are getting fat, but I just can't stop eating fried chicken and hamburgers,"

[Asshat]

article from Yahoo news about Okinawan eats :thumbup:
Okinawa Cuisine (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080312/wl_nm/japan_okinawa_food_dc)

I call.....BS. :) 60 years of this harmful Americanized diet has caused Okinawa to drop from number one in longevity to what, number two? lol... In a span of two years?

[proudtobnotpc]

I call.....BS. :) 60 years of this harmful Americanized diet has caused Okinawa to drop from number one in longevity to what, number two? lol... In a span of two years?

there are allot of other factors at play. The increase of cars vs. walking/bikes, sedidary (sp) life styles vs. farming in the fields all day, salary men that sit at a desk for 10-12 hours a day

[thistle]

Thanks for posting that!

Interesting little video clip in there on how the british view themselves on there as well!!

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

I call.....BS. :) 60 years of this harmful Americanized diet has caused Okinawa to drop from number one in longevity to what, number two? lol... In a span of two years?
In terms of longevity, I had read recently that while the women are still tops in Japan (and the world), that men had dropped to middle-of-the-pack in Japan.

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=20033207875

edit:

I found what I had read earlier...

You only need to look to the neighboring island of Okinawa to see that longevity rates are eroding rapidly with the introduction of Western fare, particularly fast food. In a Time magazine special on longevity published Aug. 30, 2004, Dr. Makoto Suzuki, a leader of research in Okinawan elderly and coauthor of "The Okinawa Way," said "Okinawan male life expectancy used to be No. 1 in Japan. It started to decline at least 10 years ago and hit 26th out of 47 prefectures in the 2000 census. I expect it to decline even further in the next census."
The invasion of fast-food franchises unfortunately has started to pack the pounds onto the younger generation in Okinawa, so there's an expanding gap between the young and old generations. While the diets of elderly Okinawans are exemplary, the more "Western" diet and lifestyle are shortening the healthy life spans of young Okinawans.

http://www.okinawaprogram.com/news/20060502_japan_times.html

[Asshat]

Figured there was an explanation. I cast a doubtful eye on Western reporting of Japan.