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Don't you think we eat too much of those? Most people are dying of heart diseases and guess their causes... Japanese elderly don't even drink the broth of ram

by Pooge 2y ago

Don't you think we eat too much of those? Most people are dying of heart diseases and guess their causes... Japanese elderly don't even drink the broth of ramen otherwise they may literally die (not my words). Edit: sugar we don't really need to survive (trace amounts found in fruits and vegetables is basically enough) and salt maximum daily recommended amount is around 3g. Do you know how much salt a tablespoon of soy sauce contains?

XajniN 2y ago
That may be the limit for sodium, the max RDA for salt is above 5 grams [1]. Now check what happens when you don’t consume enough sodium [2] (it happens relatively often among athletes and gym bros who drink too much water). [1] https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/salt-in-your-diet/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/salt-in-you... [2] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyponatremia/symptoms-causes/syc-20373711 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyponatremia/...
- Pooge 2y ago
  > who drink too much water I totally understand what you mean, however the vast majority of the population isn't even close to being hydrated properly so you're just taking an extreme example to make your point.
  - XajniN 2y ago
    You’re right, but the point of my first reply was that the Japanese (unlike Americans) don’t eat excessive amounts of food on average.
    - Pooge 2y ago
      This is definitely true from my experience. They eat less than even Europeans (which themselves eat less than Americans on average).