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Lack of common sense

posted 12 years ago by Loveunderlaw
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I think this movie appeals to people with no common sense. It's a given that a diet like the Japanese have is better than our rich, & over-processed foods we indulge in, in the West.

They should've mentioned too that in Japan there are also high rates of Cancer
in areas where people eat too much seafood tainted with Mercury from heavy industry. If you eat organically grown foods, & take your vitamins you should be much healthier than someone that does not take anything at all.
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[–] carl-528 12 years ago

http://www.cancerproject.org/survival/cancer_facts/breast.php

"Asian countries, such as Japan, have low rates of breast cancer, while Western countries have cancer rates that are many times higher. 25,26 However, when Japanese girls are raised on westernized diets, their rate of breast cancer increases dramatically."

They did talk about this in the movie.

Things that have changed in Japan since WWII, diet has become Americanized, more coffee and fats, less whole foods and teas. You'd also have to consider that in WWII Japan had two nuclear bombs dropped on it. They are probably still suffering the effects to this day.

[–] bruce-129 9 years ago

look up Minamata, the city and what happened there.

[–] taurusred 11 years ago

A diet like the Japanese have, I think works in an ideal situation. However in my own experience of being in Japan, there is a McDonalds on every corner and a lot of sweet shops, bakeries, and fast food, pre-made canned ice coffee everywhere, and everyone is eating that stuff daily. Traditionally this culture ate a lot healthier but that is rapidly going down the tubes, just like cultures in the far north.