I really agree with you when you say trying to find correlation with a specific food ingredient and one or several diseases is a fallacy in itself.
That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health. Note that the key word is "diet", meaning it's not just one single food ingredient. Actually that "diet" is actually more a lifestyle than a mere diet.
Generally speaking a healthy life isn't difficult: regular exercise, don't overeat, avoid refined sugars and alcohol, no soda, no fast food and most important: enjoy yourself!
That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health.
Actually, I tried to find out what the Okinawa diet is, but I found contradictory information. For example, some sources say that it is nearly vegetarian, some say that they eat significant amount of pork and cook on pork lard.
Also, I found some articles about research on Okinawa centenarians genetics and some genes were identified that correlate with longevity. So it might not be just about the diet.
I would appreciate any links on Okinawa diet, as long as they can be considered credible.
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I really agree with you when you say trying to find correlation with a specific food ingredient and one or several diseases is a fallacy in itself.
That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health. Note that the key word is "diet", meaning it's not just one single food ingredient. Actually that "diet" is actually more a lifestyle than a mere diet.
Generally speaking a healthy life isn't difficult: regular exercise, don't overeat, avoid refined sugars and alcohol, no soda, no fast food and most important: enjoy yourself!
That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health.
Actually, I tried to find out what the Okinawa diet is, but I found contradictory information. For example, some sources say that it is nearly vegetarian, some say that they eat significant amount of pork and cook on pork lard. Also, I found some articles about research on Okinawa centenarians genetics and some genes were identified that correlate with longevity. So it might not be just about the diet.
I would appreciate any links on Okinawa diet, as long as they can be considered credible.