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That's one of the reasons of Japan's longevity. Japanese were forbidden from eating animal meat for 1200 years.
by feverzsj 3mo ago
That's one of the reasons of Japan's longevity. Japanese were forbidden from eating animal meat for 1200 years.
- Klonoar 3mo agoEveryone loves to cite the "blue zone" with regards to Japan, but that zone is down near Okinawa, not mainland Japan. That region's culture did eat meat.
- rendaw 3mo agoThat's surprising, and the first I'd heard of it! Especially because a ton of people in Japan today seem to consider meat the most enjoyable food group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_meat_consumption_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_meat_consumption_in... Although it sounds like 1. it was only certain classes, 2. it was only part of the year, 3. it still allowed some meat (boar, deer). As for it being the reason for their longevity... I doubt it's related? Since the ban ended 150 years ago and AFAIK the Japanese longevity is mostly statistics starting around the war I think.