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Name: Alice Sooze

Dieting to live longer Japanese-style

Restricting calories

The diet of the people in Okinawa have generally lower levels of calories than the average 20% of the Japanese. Their diet always be balanced so that each g containing not more than one food calorie. Thus the average BMI of the people of Okinawa in a desirable figure is 20. In addition habits fed only about 80% have become culinary culture of Okinawa region. To accomplish this, the principle is that you eat slowly, chew thoroughly and eat in 15-20 minutes to get up brain signals and stop at no enough.

Less fat and sugar

Okinawa diet limiting fat and sugar consumption by 25%, 75% of the grains than traditional diets of different regions of Japan. In our daily menu, they had to remove all saturated fats from fast food, canned food, sugar ¾ cuts. Consume less fat and sugar not only helps prevent coronary heart disease and stroke risk, but also help the people of Okinawa has the highest life expectancy in the world, live happily.

Rich in antioxidants

Diets rich in antioxidants, foods mainly green, orange, yellow from fruits, roots and tubers. These foods are rich sources of vitamin antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin A and poly-phenolic compounds such as ß-carotene flavonoids, luteins, xanthins, the minerals calcium, iron, potassium and zinc. The people of the island popular low-calorie foods, but many antioxidants and no longer work, help with weight loss as seaweed, mushrooms, melon ...

Seaweed is an indispensable food in the Japanese diet. Photo: Popsugar.

Eat less meat and seafood priority

The traditional diet of the islanders including fish, soy, vegetables like bitter gourd calorie and other legumes. They almost do not use meat, eggs and milk in the diet. Fish provides omega-3 essential fatty acids. Soy is a good source of protein, containing the compounds to improve health as soluble fiber, antioxidants. People prefer to use food from the sea has caught up as they are full of nutrition and does not lose flavor.

Additionally supporters Okinawa diet divided into 4 groups of food based on calories so that the level of priority the food choices for each meal. Menu eating their daily calorie intake based on the 4 food groups.

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