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Why Japaneses Live Long Life? It is The Okinawa Diet
Aging is often associated with the development of one or more chronic diseases. Aging can be associated with a heart attack or stroke, or the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cancer, a hip fracture due to osteoporosis, or Alzheimer’s . Your risk of disease and disability increases with a genetic predisposition, insufficient physical activity, and a poor diet;
So could good nutrition be the key to a longer, healthier life?
Japan contains the largest number of centenarians in the world, especially in the Okinawa region; so what is the Okinawa diet?
The Okinawa Diet
The Okinawa Diet refers to the traditional dietary habits and lifestyle of the people living on the Japanese island of Okinawa (one of the five known as the Blue zones), and this unique diet and lifestyle are credited with giving them a long and healthy life compared to the rest of the world.
Low in calories and fat, while high in carbohydrates, this traditional diet focuses on vegetables and soy products along with occasional and small amounts of pasta, rice, pork and fish.
Experts believe that the antioxidants available in this diet are largely responsible for the delay in aging, which is mainly related to the increase in free radicals in the body.
