Why Japanese People Are So Healthy And Long Living? 🇯🇵

the average life expectancy in Japan in 84 years according to the oecd Japanese women can expect to live to the age of 87 6 years more than their counterparters in the U.S Japanese men can expect to live to 81 five years more than their American peers year after year Japan has stopped the international league tables for a life expectancy but why is life expectancy in Japan higher than in other developed countries So today we're gonna discover the reasons why Japanese people are so healthy and sell long living the first factor that we can consider is Diet a study published in the spring of 2016 concluded that diet was a major factor behind the country's high life expectancy figures so let's take a look in the Japanese diet when we compare the fish versus meat consumption in Japan and in Western countries we can clearly notice a difference in 2017 Total meat consumption function in the U.S per capita was 98.4 kilograms where 51.4 kilograms of meat were consumed in Japan so almost like Hull per capita fish consumption in the world is 21.8 kilograms and it's more than twice in Japan so basically Japanese people consume half amount of the meat and double amount of the fish compared to the Western countries many of us know that fish is healthier than meat and also data proves that too a research in the UK where over 400 000 participants were included in study showed that fished eaters had a lower cardiovascular diseases than meat eaters and also lower mortality rates another healthy habit of Japanese people is drinking green tea after every meal this is actually more in traditional Japanese families for example my grandma and grandpa always always drinks green tea after every single meal maybe it's not currently so common in younger Generations however this is the case in more older Generations interesting fact is that there are numerous researches about green tea and dementia correlation a study in December 2016 Journal of nutrition health and aging show that drinking tea frequently is associated with a lower risk of dementia especially for people who are generally predisposed to the disease researchers follow 957 older adults average age 65 of these 69 percent drank tea on a frequent basis after a five-year period research found that the tea drinkers had 50 percent lower risk of dementia this is consistent with earlier findings that show tea consumers scored higher on various cognitive tests another factor in Japanese diet is portion sizes if you have been to Japan you probably have noticed that portion sizes are generally smaller than the Western countries for example let's take a look at McDonald's this is small small medium medium Japan's large large [Music] a Japanese spec Mac this is an American Big Mac and we're going to weigh it as well as you can see as you can understand from this clip generally speaking Japan has smaller portion sizes and also due to this lower calories and this also applies to the Japanese snacks and sweets desserts and everything that can be consumed in Japan generally speaking Japanese snacks maybe this is due to The Taste preference but it has lower sugar rates compared to the Western snacks especially compared to the U.S snacks and this less amount of sugar results to less calories this of course doesn't apply to every snack out there in Japan I'm sure there are some snacks that have a very high calorie but generally speaking especially for traditional Japanese snacks it consumes less sugar less calorie and it's more nutritional dense if you want to try out Japanese snacks traditional ones or the new modern snacks Tokyo treat and sakraco are perfect match for you took your treat and sakurako are both Japanese monthly snack subscription boxes Tokyo treat is a monthly jazz Japanese snack subscription box you will get up to 20 of the latest most exclusive limited edition and seasonal flavored Japanese snacks that are only available in Japan for a limited time like Sakura Pepsi Japanese kitkats and many more sakurako is monthly Japanese snack subscription box you will receive 20 traditional and authentic Artisan Japanese snacks item including Japanese teas and one special Japanese tableware with your box every month sakuroko helps in partnering with local Japanese snack makers to continue to share Japanese culture and traditions that have been passed down for 100 years Tokyo treats and sagrako boxes come with a different team every month keeping things exciting and fresh sakuraka and Tokyo trade want to share Japanese culture to the world through the medium of snacking if you want to enjoy pop Japanese snacks you can choose Tokyo tree but if you want traditional Japanese treats you can enjoy sakurako instead I was having October's box with my grandma but this month's sakurako team is Koyo where you can experience the splendors of Japanese autumn in other and Tokyo tree takes you one of the coolest places in Tokyo Akihabara you can explore the Japanese pop culture and enjoy yummy snacks and if you're afraid of not knowing the snacks in the Box don't worry they provide a booklet inside and they explain every snack included in the Box it's also really informative about the Japanese culture and you can learn a lot [Laughter] [Music] foreign [Music] factor that we can consider is the fermented foods in Japan it is so easy to consume fermented foods and fermented foods have a deep relationship with gut health for the recent years there are so many researchers about goth health and its effect on life expectancy where I can make a video about it but today I'm just gonna list some of the fermented foods that we eat that are good for our health common fermented foods that we consume are missile where we make miso soup out of it and we also use quite often to the foods and also natto which is fermented soybeans where you can enjoy the snack into this month's box and also show you so basically soy sauce and some Japanese pickles other than dietary factors lifestyle affects somebody's health so much and when we look at to the Japanese people lifestyle I have noticed something from my grandparents is that in Japan Elder people have have a community for almost everything you can think about any other hobby that comes to your mind there is some sort of like a club event or maybe like Community parties of those type of things there's so many other people in Japan and having a human connection especially when you're older when your kids are already grown and independent oxidation release is really important for somebody's health and happiness and another lifestyle factor is people walk quite a lot especially in Tokyo I don't know about other cities to be honest but in Tokyo if you have ever been there you probably noticed that majority of people don't have cars but they use public transportation and due to public transportation and due to the way the city is built you basically walk quite a lot because people walk more and because people you know do 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