It’s because they don’t overeat and are largely pedestrian. It’s not rocket science.
5inchreality
This isn’t rocket science
I tell people who visit Japan to visit their 7-Elevan and then go visit ours in the US. Totally different atmosphere.
You walk into Japan 7-Elevan with healthy food selections, limited preserved food, and all sorts of treats that cater to the community.
You walk into US 7-Elevan with fried and processed food everywhere. Every items has preservatives and high concentrations of sugar and sodium. It’s ridiculous.
This is America folks.
Prof_PTokyo
There is much more diabetes and esophageal/stomach cancer here from diet than you would imagine. Carbs, salt, and sugar are much more prevalent than most people imagine.
FunAd6875
It’s also because Japanese people are raised to like healthy foods. Taught in Japan for a bit, surprised how many kids would tell me their favourite food was carrots, or broccoli, or beans. Don’t think I heard one person say “McDonald’s” or any other type of “junk food”
MagazineKey4532
It’s because they go into sauna every day when they commute. lol
Mission-Customer-446
Years ago in Cambodia while at an academy for bright minds, I noticed they were having millet for breakfast at the school. When I asked, the reply was about how families have recently had more money and would only be eating white rice if they could.
Like most things. Moderation is probably best. Look where loaf after loaf of white bread brought the US. (United States: a high prevalence, with 14.6% of adults diagnosed with diabetes)
“”Japan has a prevalence of 11.8% (Approximately 11 million adults in Japan have diabetes, a figure that has risen from 6.9 million in 1997)
“Even though it is not sweet, sticky white rice is another food that can deceptively bump blood sugar. Devoid of the fibrous outer bran and nutrient filled germ layers, white rice is mostly starch with a correspondingly high glycemic load.Jan 30, 2023”
“The rising burden of type 2 diabetes is a major concern in healthcare worldwide. This [research](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7310804/) aimed to analyze the global epidemiology of type 2 diabetes.””
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It’s because they don’t overeat and are largely pedestrian. It’s not rocket science.
This isn’t rocket science
I tell people who visit Japan to visit their 7-Elevan and then go visit ours in the US. Totally different atmosphere.
You walk into Japan 7-Elevan with healthy food selections, limited preserved food, and all sorts of treats that cater to the community.
You walk into US 7-Elevan with fried and processed food everywhere. Every items has preservatives and high concentrations of sugar and sodium. It’s ridiculous.
This is America folks.
There is much more diabetes and esophageal/stomach cancer here from diet than you would imagine. Carbs, salt, and sugar are much more prevalent than most people imagine.
It’s also because Japanese people are raised to like healthy foods. Taught in Japan for a bit, surprised how many kids would tell me their favourite food was carrots, or broccoli, or beans. Don’t think I heard one person say “McDonald’s” or any other type of “junk food”
It’s because they go into sauna every day when they commute. lol
Years ago in Cambodia while at an academy for bright minds, I noticed they were having millet for breakfast at the school. When I asked, the reply was about how families have recently had more money and would only be eating white rice if they could.
Like most things. Moderation is probably best. Look where loaf after loaf of white bread brought the US. (United States: a high prevalence, with 14.6% of adults diagnosed with diabetes)
“”Japan has a prevalence of 11.8% (Approximately 11 million adults in Japan have diabetes, a figure that has risen from 6.9 million in 1997)
“Even though it is not sweet, sticky white rice is another food that can deceptively bump blood sugar. Devoid of the fibrous outer bran and nutrient filled germ layers, white rice is mostly starch with a correspondingly high glycemic load.Jan 30, 2023”
“The rising burden of type 2 diabetes is a major concern in healthcare worldwide. This [research](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7310804/) aimed to analyze the global epidemiology of type 2 diabetes.””