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Are you sure about that? This 2019 article claims that Asian Americans (in several states) live longer than the Japanese (in Japan). https://180degreehealth.co
by tomp 4y ago
Are you sure about that? This 2019 article claims that Asian Americans (in several states) live longer than the Japanese (in Japan).
https://180degreehealth.com/blue-zones-bullshit/ https://180degreehealth.com/blue-zones-bullshit/
(though I haven't checked the statistics myself)
- gaudat 4y agoThat can be the people with Asian roots bringing their eating traditions with them immigrating in the US. Like mostly cooking by themselves instead of eating out. Or frequency of snacking. Or having a different palate/diet than Anglos and other ethnicities.
- inpdx 4y agoHe has interesting ideas but then presents his alternate views, without a rigorous scientific approach, as settled. Worth investigating though.
- civilized 4y ago1. I bet Japanese in several prefectures of Japan outlive the general population of Japanese as well. 2. Populations with a lot of immigrants tend to have strange health and longevity statistics. See for example the Hispanic Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_paradox