Japan is a very health concious nation. Striving to fill your body nothing but healthy foods is embedded in their culture.
They consume a lot more seafood than the rest of the world. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Japanese seafood consumption was 55.7 kilograms per capita in the last year compared to the U.S. with just 24.2 kilograms. The benefits of a high seafood diet include:
- Lower risk of heart attacks and strokes
- Reduced risk of auto-immune disseases
- Rich in important nutrients
- Increases grey matter in the brain and help protect it from age-related deterioration
- Helps prevent depression
- Only real dietary source of vitamin D
The seize of their portions is tiny. Unlike the rest of the world, including Croatia where I'm from, where the serving sizes are huge. In Japan, you will be surprised to be served a very small portion of food per meal. The benefits of this are many but, the main ones are that the risk of obesity and related illlnesses is highly reduced.
They drink a lot of tea. Not only do they drink a great deal of tea but, the act of drinking tea in Japan is traditionally ritualised. The tradition, takes place in a small structure modeled to look like a hermit’s hut. The idea is to clear ones senses from distractions and lead your mind away from the problems of everyday life.
They have a very good and affordable health care system.
The elderly are very active and enjoy taking part in physical activity and regular excercising.
Production of unhealthy foods and beverages, along with obesity is taxable by law. A fat tax is a tax that is placed upon fattening food, beverages or on overweight individuals. It aims to decrease the consumption of foods that cause obesity.
fat tax? :) good one. I think every country would need that
I lol'd so hard when I read about it. But yes! I agree. Every country would greatly benefit from implementation of such a tax. Both money and health wise :)