Guest guest Posted February 20, 2002 Report Share Posted February 20, 2002 Hi All, Compared to Americans, Okinawans: 1) Are 75% more likely to retain cognitive ability 2) Get 80% fewer breast and prostate cancers 3) Get 50% fewer ovarian and colon cancers 4) Have 50% fewer hip fractures 5) Have 80% fewer heart attacks Okinawa Centenarian Study data presented at the American Geriatrics Society annual meeting, 2001; cited by McCord H, & McVeigh G, (2002). NutritionNews: " Magic " Appetite Shutoff from the Orient. Prevention, January, pages 52-3. They eat almost no dairy & animal meat but do eat large amounts of veggies and grains. Here is a quick analysis of the typical Okinawan diet verus the typical US: Meat / Poultry / Eggs = 3% (29 % US) Calcium rich foods (Dairy & Seaweed) = 2 % (23 % US) Vegetables = 34 % (16 % US) Fruits = 6 % (20 % US) Flavonoid rich foods (Soy) = 12 % (<1 % US) Grains = 32 % (11 % US) Omega 3 foods (Fish) = 11 % (<1 % US) They also have the highest flavonoid intake (> 100 mg / day) of any population group. The Okinawan's also practice caloric restriction as they stop eating when they feel 80 % full. While not quite a vegetarian diet, the fish does help to boost Omega 3 EPA in their cell membranes and reduce CVD risk. Also despite a almost total lack of western calcium sources, they have 50 % less hip fractures than in the US. Based on their lower level of disease, one would have to say they are closer to the ideal human diet than that of the west. ======================== Good health & long life, Greg Watson, http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 [Okinawan's]: > 1) Are 75% more likely to retain cognitive ability meaningless statistic. at what age? how is this measured? > 2) Get 80% fewer breast and prostate cancers > 3) Get 50% fewer ovarian and colon cancers > 4) Have 50% fewer hip fractures > 5) Have 80% fewer heart attacks Okinawans have 25% more stroke deaths than Americans > They eat almost no dairy & animal meat but do eat large amounts of veggies and grains. Okinawans eat significantly *less* rice than Japanese, significantly more protein, twice as much fish, 3 or 4 times the vegetables, a fifth the salt and a quarter the sugar. The local favorite is fried pork. > Based on their lower level of disease, one would have to say they are closer to the ideal human diet than that > of the west. What about exercise and stress reduction? Benefits of the Okinawan diet: 1. Fewer calories in general, and fewer sugars and starches, meaning lower insulin response and therefore maintaining higher lifelong insulin sensitivity. Insulin itself, insulin resistance, and elevated blood sugar play a major role in probably all of our major degenerative diseases. 2. Fewer extracted vegetable oils or hydrogenated oils, meaning fewer inflammatory responses (which includes heart disease, among others). 3. Generally less processed food, so less oxidized cholesterol, less salt, and less destruction of micronutrients. 4. Lots more of the anti-cancer substances in vegetables and fruits. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2002 Report Share Posted February 21, 2002 - " Rob Bartlett " <rob.bartlett Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:45 AM Re: Recent Okinawan data > [Okinawan's]: > > 1) Are 75% more likely to retain cognitive ability > > meaningless statistic. at what age? how is this measured? I don't have access to the full data. Do you? > > 2) Get 80% fewer breast and prostate cancers > > 3) Get 50% fewer ovarian and colon cancers > > 4) Have 50% fewer hip fractures > > 5) Have 80% fewer heart attacks > > Okinawans have 25% more stroke deaths than Americans Well something has to kill them else they would live forever. :-)) > What about exercise and stress reduction? Sure that helps. Hi Rob, Have you read " The Okinawan Program " ? ======================== Good health & long life, Greg Watson, http://optimalhealth.cia.com.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 I don't mean to butter you up (saturated fat, very bad), but you seem to have an incisive mind and be knowledgeable. If you don't mind, I would like to know your background, something about you. Morton Rob Bartlett wrote: > [Okinawan's]: > > 1) Are 75% more likely to retain cognitive ability > > meaningless statistic. at what age? how is this measured? > > > 2) Get 80% fewer breast and prostate cancers > > 3) Get 50% fewer ovarian and colon cancers > > 4) Have 50% fewer hip fractures > > 5) Have 80% fewer heart attacks > > Okinawans have 25% more stroke deaths than Americans > > > They eat almost no dairy & animal meat but do eat large amounts of veggies > and grains. > > Okinawans eat significantly *less* rice than Japanese, > significantly more protein, twice as much fish, 3 or 4 times the > vegetables, a fifth the salt and a quarter the sugar. The local favorite is > fried pork. > > > Based on their lower level of disease, one would have to say they are > closer to the ideal human diet than that > of the west. > > What about exercise and stress reduction? > > Benefits of the Okinawan diet: > 1. Fewer calories in general, and fewer sugars and starches, meaning > lower insulin response and therefore maintaining higher lifelong insulin > sensitivity. Insulin itself, insulin resistance, and elevated blood sugar > play a major role in probably all of our major degenerative diseases. > > 2. Fewer extracted vegetable oils or hydrogenated oils, meaning fewer > inflammatory responses (which includes heart disease, among others). > > 3. Generally less processed food, so less oxidized cholesterol, less > salt, and less destruction of micronutrients. > > 4. Lots more of the anti-cancer substances in vegetables and fruits. > > Rob > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > To learn more about the Gettingwell group, > Subscription and list archives are at: > Gettingwell > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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