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According to wikipedia, Okinawan men now have a life expectancy below the Japanese average for men. Which is why I think it's useful to look at.
by latch 6y ago
According to wikipedia, Okinawan men now have a life expectancy below the Japanese average for men. Which is why I think it's useful to look at.
- howlgarnish 6y agoTIL! Looks like that flipped around 2000: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18924533/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18924533/ This goes into some more detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_diet#Longevity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_diet#Longevity
- teraku 6y agoThat's because lots of US troops are stationed in Okinawa and with them came lots of fast food chains. Young(er) people in Okinawa eat lots of junk food, and they have shorter life expenctancy than their parents.