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I actually lived in Japan for 2+ mths , ate like how I ate more than what I ate in Singapore , literally lost 5kg. I was remote working there but do travel out
by jonathan920 1y ago
I actually lived in Japan for 2+ mths , ate like how I ate more than what I ate in Singapore , literally lost 5kg. I was remote working there but do travel out and walk during weekends.
I actually miss the dirty oil fried food from Singapore , it’s much nicer when it’s greasy. Japan cooking oil is very clean , food quality is much higher too, less processed.
- Aurornis 1y ago> but do travel out and walk during weekends. Traveling somewhere where you walk more and then losing weight is such a common story that it has become a meme. People also don’t accurately judge how much they eat. The portion sizes were likely smaller and the food composition was different than what you ate in Singapore, even if you thought you were eating the same. A lot has been written arguing about hidden factors in food, but in actual studies it always comes down to eating fewer calories. Eating less calorie dense foods and smaller portion sizes will do it. Even the GLP-1 studies revealed that the magic of their weight loss is directly proportional to reduction of calories eaten, even if patients eat exactly the same foods (but in smaller quantities or less frequently)
- rtz121 1y agoOn my last Japan vacation I actually managed to gain weight
- pezezin 1y agoI moved to Japan 7 years ago and managed to gain 10 kilos. It is nowhere as healthy as people say.
- okdood64 1y agoI gained weight during my last 2 weeks in Japan. Was eating 4 meals (although relatively light) a day.
- throwaway2037 1y ago> Japan cooking oil is very clean I'm confused by this. Is there any science behind "clean cooking oil"? I hear this phrase used often.
- majkinetor 1y agoYes there is. You can use rancid oil, seed oil, high and long temperatures on polyunsaturaded oils etc. All very unhealthy. Not sure what Japs use though.
- mitb6 1y agoThe two most common oils in Japan are canola and soybean, and that's also historically been the case, not a modern change. They definitely do not believe there's anything wrong with seed oils.
- sfjailbird 1y ago> The two most common oils in Japan are canola and soybean, and that's also historically been the case Umm, canola oil has only been available since the 70s. Even rapeseed oil has only been used since the 50s (it is toxic and unpalatable without modern industrial processing, as are many seed oils).
- mitb6 1y agoRapeseed oil has been used for cooking in Japan for hundreds of year. The 1950s saw a shift to non domestic production. https://www.tokyofoundation.org/research/detail.php?id=241 https://www.tokyofoundation.org/research/detail.php?id=241 I shouldn't have used canola to refer to both. Mustard oil is traditional and still very common cooking oil in South Asia that is even higher in erucic acid than rapeseed. People have used high erucic acid seed as good for a long time.
- adamors 1y agoSeed oils being unhealthy is a recent meme I keep seeing, besides health influencers talking constantly about it, the science just isn’t there.
- SenHeng 1y agoI gain around 5kgs each time I’m in Singapore, even just for a week. Singaporean food is incredibly unhealthy. Slurp down that laksa yo.