Diet: The Longest-Lived People of Okinawa.

Agreed DQ.
But the point I was making all along is that the healthiest diet is one that is **predominantly** vegetarian/vegan but not necessarily exclusively................

OKINAWANS: the world's longest-lived people............

A 25-year study of elder Okinawans credits at least two-thirds of their robust health to lifestyle choices rather than good genes. In stark contrast to American habits, Okinawans eat a vegetable-based diet low in both calories and fats, and rich in soy foods, and they exercise regularly.

''Never in the history of nutrition research has the evidence been more clear and consistent,'' wrote Bradley J. and D. Craig Willcox, twin brothers who have written ''The Okinawa Program'' about the long-running study with co-author Dr. Makoto Suzuki. ''A high-carbohydrate, low-calorie, plant-based diet is the best for long-term health.''

Older Okinawans, the study revealed, eat an average of seven servings of vegetables and fruits daily, along with seven servings of grain, two servings of soy products (rich in healthful compounds called flavonoids), fish rich in Omega-3 fatty acids several times a week, and VERY LITTLE dairy products or meat...........................
http://www.okicent.org/news/boston_globe.html



"The traditional diet of Okinawa consists in portions made of a bowl of cooked food and a fruit. Okinawans eat daily seven portions of vegetables and fruits, seven of cereals and two of soy products. They take various portions of fish weekly and very sporadically meat and dairy products. Overall, their diet is low in calories and contains a lot of vegetables"........................

AND....................
"During the XXth century, 100,000 Okinawans migrated to Brazil, where they adopted the Brazilian diet, rich in meat. The result was that their average lifespan lowered with 17 years. When the Okinawan youth started to go to American Fast-Foods and Pizza Bars, which surround the American bases, the obesity levels, cardiovascular diseases and premature deaths of the young reached records in Japan".
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-Do-People-of-Okinawa-Are-the-Most-Long-Liv...


The Paleo-diet may be of benefit, and the eating of raw meat that is not tainted/polluted may be for some, but I just wonder if the consumption of raw meat that is allowed to constitute the vast majority of the diet, has any health benefit in comparison.

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