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Yes, it changes, and rates are rising in Japan as well, but this much lower rate isn't dietary, it's genetic. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Japan. Th

Yes, it changes, and rates are rising in Japan as well, but this much lower rate isn't dietary, it's genetic. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Japan. The Japanese are a long-lived people generally, whether in Brazil, Hawaii, or Japan. It's not diet; Japanese in Hawaii have higher rates of obesity and don't live quite as long as a result.

blackoil 4y ago
>Japanese in Hawaii have higher rates of obesity and don't live quite as long as a result So is it genetic or dietary?
- samatman 4y ago
  The breast cancer? Genetic. The longevity? Genetic. Dying earlier from unhealthy lifestyle? You guessed it, genetic! That particular genetic response is common to the human species. A person of a given ancestry has a healthy weight for their height, and exceeding it will shorten their lifespan on the average. Metabolism is genetic, though, no doubt about it. A different species might simply be unable to put on excess adipose tissue, eating too much would lead to purging from one or both ends. A different species might be cold-blooded. A different species might have an exoskeleton, which precludes obesity for mechanical reasons.
  - blackoil 4y ago
    Isn't that equivalent of saying, dying from drowning is not because of environment but genetic as a different species will very happily take dissolved oxygen from the water, technically true but useless analysis.
  - rat9988 4y ago
    Then it's dietary not genetic.
achenet 4y ago
GP said: > Japanese women have 1/8 the occurrence of breast cancer compared to American women. This changes when they relocate to the US. That doesn't sound genetic.