The Japanese live longer than representatives of other nationalities due to their special dietary system. This was stated by one of the WeChat users.
The average life expectancy of the Japanese is 84.2 years, the oldest resident of the country was born in 1903. At the same time, the citizens of Japan do not have a love for sports, but they form a nutritional system that allows them to maintain health and tone, the article notes.
So, the first rule is variety. Each meal contains meat, vegetables, fish, rice and fruits. The second rule is chewing food slowly so that people can avoid overeating and taste the food.
Also, the Japanese do not strive for significant food processing: they rarely fry food, mostly steam or boil. As a result, the products do not lose their freshness, and the food intake does not acquire high calorie content, writes Inosmi on April 24.
The fourth rule is that in Japan it is better to eat fish or seafood than meat because it contains more elements that are harmful to health and contribute to the risk of chronic diseases.
On April 11, scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said that avoiding alcohol can prolong life by 28 years. Experts recalled the dangers of alcohol, which increases the risk of developing cancer, dementia, impotence and infertility.
On April 4, it was reported that Chinese scientists came to the conclusion that five meals a day are needed to increase life expectancy, while each day you need to eat two servings of fruits and three servings of vegetables.