The diet of Japanese women is recognized as the key to longevity

The diet of Japanese women, which includes green tea and a lot of raw fish, is the real key to longevity and health. K This is the conclusion, researchers from the British Office of National statistics.

Japanese diet

Central lifespan   Japanese women is 86, 4 years, 10 years or more than in Russia. According to experts, longevity and health of Japanese women is caused by their diet, which includes whole grains, vegetables and soy. This diet contains less than 25% calories than women living in Europe or North America.

Japanese women almost do not eat bread, and dairy products, which very common in our country, they prefer green tea   and raw fish. AT average Japanese eats every week three small servings of fish. Besides that, Japanese food culture use chopsticks instead of forks, as they are somewhat slow down the meal, which also is beneficial - the body gets enough time to feel satiety and do not consume more than position.

Japanese men live, on the average, 79, 9, almost 15 years longer than average life span   Russian men. This is not Only with a healthy diet, but that is much less than in Japan smokers, as well as people who abuse alcohol.

Benefits green tea   human health has long discusses the science. A positive effect of this beverage the cardiovascular system (particularly prevention of hypertension) for the gastrointestinal tract and brain (particularly in the region of the working Memory). Recently, scientists from the University of Basel have found that green tea can used in the prevention of dementia or other psychiatric disorders. (READ MORE)

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