The reason why too many people in Japan are not obese is entirely because of diet. In fact, compared with China, the average amount of exercise in Japan is not greater than that in China. Except for some people who prefer to run marathons on weekends, many people do not exercise more times and exercise more than people in China. Basically, there is no Japanese habit of taking a walk after dinner or dancing square dance at night.
There are two obvious differences in diet between Japanese and China. First of all, I eat very little. Japanese companies don't have their own canteens. Basically, the first and second floors of the office building are small restaurants. People in office buildings will go to these small restaurants for lunch, and the most common thing is the set meal. Some people also order takeout or bring their own meals from home. Eat at noon. In Tokyo, it is usually 500 to 1 0,000 yen. The so-called set meal is a small bowl of rice with a little side dishes. The number of set meals is much less than that in China, and even the amount of meals brought from home is similar to that of set meals, which is determined by Japan's overall eating habits. In the first year in Japan, I was hungry after five o'clock every afternoon, so I could only secretly add a few meals.
The Japanese eat very little for dinner. Anyone who knows Japan knows that most Japanese eat out with colleagues and friends. The most popular place is izakaya. According to China, it is a bar. The order is pitifully small. A few barbecues are a dish, and a few roasted green onions are also a dish. Japanese people eat together at night mainly for drinking, so ordering food is a decoration. So when I first arrived in Japan to drink with my Japanese colleagues, I didn't dare to move chopsticks. According to our habits, a dish may lose chopsticks once or twice, and basically we will add a few more meals when we get home. Of course, after a year, I got used to this diet, so I didn't feel hungry.
Another feature of Japanese diet is lightness. Japanese food is mainly sashimi, barbecue and stew, and there is basically no cooking. The cooking oil added to the dish is also bright oil. Add it when the dish is almost cooked. The amount of edible oil added is also quite small. It is said that some Japanese old ladies can use one catty of oil for two years. Moreover, China's various seasonings are rarely used in Japanese cuisine, and they are basically China's "boiled cabbage with hydrogen peroxide". Moreover, a little cooking oil is very different from that in China. The edible oil in Japan is very clear, not much thicker than clear water, and the range hood is particularly easy to clean when it is greasy, and there is no sticky feeling. The reason is that the filtration of edible oil in Japan is stricter, and all kinds of redundant complex components are filtered out. Therefore, the edible oil in Japan is even less fragrant. When blended oil was first used in China a few years ago, many elderly people didn't like it, because these blended oils were less fragrant than their own squeezed oil, and Japanese edible oil was even less fragrant than domestic blended oil, which showed that Japanese cuisine was light. Therefore, when Japanese people come to China and eat Chinese food occasionally, they will find it particularly delicious and eat a lot.
Although the diet in Japan is rarely light, the Japanese attach great importance to nutritional collocation. Although the amount of vegetables is small, there are many varieties of vegetables, so the nutrition is comprehensive and balanced. In this case, the burden of gastrointestinal tract is greatly reduced, the occurrence of "three highs" is reduced, and the possibility of producing residual fat is reduced. So the proportion of obese people is relatively low, but they are not lacking in nutrition. This is that the Japanese are neither fat nor nutritious.
Everyone must be curious why there are so few obese people in Japan, and it is difficult to see obese people even on the street. According to the survey of The Lancet, an authoritative medical magazine, Japan ranks in the top ten in the global inactive ranking, but it is one of the countries with the lowest obesity rate in the world. Are you more curious? Why on earth do you seldom see obese people in Japan? There are mainly the following reasons, which I hope can be used for reference.
1. Japan's aging is very serious, and the medical system is fully covered. In order to reduce the government's medical burden, the government has made weight loss a national policy and called on everyone to maintain a healthy weight. Therefore, there is an unwritten agreement in Japan that non-pathological obesity is difficult to get promoted. Combining weight loss with culture and politics has achieved very good results.
Secondly, most Japanese choose very healthy modes of travel, such as walking and cycling, and get exercise on their way to work, which is both environmentally friendly and healthy. Although I didn't take the time to take the initiative to exercise, such as running in the park. However, in basic life, exercise has been going on.
Third, the Japanese pay great attention to diet. Anyone who has eaten in Japanese restaurants knows that the amount of a meal in Japan is very small, and the amount of each ingredient is very small, but the variety is very rich, the collocation is very reasonable and very healthy. Thoroughly implemented the principle of eight points full.
These are the reasons I think. I think we can learn from the combination of culture and weight loss, let the concept of weight loss go deep into the bone marrow, and let us feel that weight loss is as important as promotion and salary increase. At the same time, healthy and environmentally friendly travel, travel as far as possible to choose walking or cycling. Pay attention to a reasonable diet, don't eat too much, and be full at seven points per meal.
Answer: Lv Zhimei, Master of Medicine.
Welcome to pay attention to the life call order and get more useful health knowledge. Japan is indeed a country full of contradictions, because according to the survey of The Lancet, a very authoritative medical magazine, Japan ranks in the top ten in the world, so it can be said that Japanese people's enthusiasm for sports can be said to be very low, but at the same time, according to the survey of the World Health Organization, Japan is one of the countries with the lowest obesity rate in the world, while other countries with the same low obesity rate as Japan are developing countries, and only one developed country ranks among them.
Because of the serious aging in Japan, and in order to ensure the full coverage of Japan's medical system, in order to reduce the medical burden of the Japanese government, the Japanese government has really taken pains to keep the Japanese people healthy.
The Japanese government has made weight loss one of its policies, which is unprecedented all over the world. Many enterprises have launched various employee health plans in response to the call of the government. Some enterprises have established incentive mechanisms for overweight employees. Overweight employees can get a reward of 5000-8000 yen without reducing 1kg. There are also many companies that have specially launched corporate healthy eating canteens in order to reduce the obesity rate of employees.
Besides, Japanese people like commuting very much, such as walking, cycling and trams. Therefore, Japanese people are not only not fat, but also have few problems with lumbar intervertebral discs.
Japanese eating habits are also remarkable. For example, the Japanese pay attention to the "eight-point full" eating method. Once they are 80% full, they will not continue to eat. In addition, we should pay attention to the low-fat and low-protein intake of ingredients. Although Japanese people love to eat fried foods such as tempura, Japanese fried foods never spill edible oil.
I didn't know until I went to Japan that the diet in Japan is unhealthy, either fried or salty, but obese people are rare in Japan.
As we all know, Japan has the longest life expectancy, and at the same time, it is also one of the countries with the lowest obesity rate in the world. The obesity rate in other countries in the world is generally as high as 15%-30%, while the obesity rate in Japan is only 3.7%. Why?
First of all, let me refute two points.
One: It's because Japanese food is not delicious.
Many people say that there are fewer obese people in Japan because Japanese food is not delicious. As a China person, I quite agree that Japanese food is not delicious. But in fact, Japanese people must think Japanese food is delicious. After all, one side feeds on the other side, and they eat a lot from childhood, especially the dishes cooked by their mothers. How could it not be delicious? Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many local restaurants on the streets of Japan.
Two: It's because the diet structure in Japan is very healthy.
Because of my work, I have traveled to Japan for many times and lived there for a long time, so I have a better understanding of the diet structure of ordinary Japanese office workers. Most of them are fried pork with rice+pickles+boiled eggs+miso soup. Tempura, which the Japanese like very much, is also fried with batter.
Therefore, Japan's diet structure is characterized by high-carbon water, a lot of fried food, a lot of salt, and almost no vegetables. So the diet structure in Japan is not healthy at all.
Then why are there so few obese people in Japan? I think there are several main reasons.
In Japan, whether at school or at home, children will be instilled with the value of "eating less" from an early age.
Japanese elementary schools and even some middle schools implement the lunch ration system. First of all, the lunch menu is matched by nutritionists with special certificates. Secondly, the school will cultivate children's habit of eating less and prevent students from eating too much calories, sugar and oil. Moreover, the school will also educate and guide parents, resulting in a very low obesity rate among Japanese children. More importantly, it also helps most children to develop good eating habits in their teens.
In addition, the Japanese all pursue the delicacy of food rather than the weight, and their food is packed in small plates rather than large plates. And not only local restaurants in Japan, but also Japanese restaurants in China can't find the dishes on the big plate.
I don't eat much at every meal, so I naturally gain weight.
Friends who have been to Japan should have noticed that Japanese homes and streets are very clean, mainly because Japanese people care about their image, especially their own image.
Japanese girls must wear makeup when they go out. It is impolite not to wear makeup. The same is true of Japanese men. Trimming the face and eyebrows is the most basic thing. Besides, they will smell. Therefore, Japanese people will not allow themselves to become paunchy, especially Japanese women.
Japanese women are most interested in losing weight, but because Japanese women don't like sports, their method of losing weight is generally dieting. Over time, many women in Japan are malnourished. According to the survey, since 2000, about 2 1.7% of Japanese women are overweight, and they only consume 1.6 kcal of food every day on average.
Therefore, there is an unwritten agreement in Japan that non-pathological obesity will be difficult to get promoted. Japan has really achieved very good results by combining weight loss with culture and politics.
Because the public transportation system in Japan is very developed, many people don't choose to drive to work, and there are many separate bicycle lanes and pedestrian safety zones in Japan, so Japanese people close to companies and schools will choose to ride bicycles or walk; Far away, you need to walk to the subway station. Therefore, Japanese people can shape themselves by walking when they go to work or school every day.
In addition, in most cities in Japan, good air quality, reasonable residential planning and clean streets provide a good running and fitness environment for ordinary people; And there are always other runners on these roads. So marathon is also a sport that Japanese people like.
As a healthy drink, tea is the favorite of Japanese people. Green tea contributes to health, can increase metabolism, burn fat, reduce anxiety and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Many Japanese drink tea every day. In many restaurants in Japan, tea is provided free of charge before and after meals. Drinking tea for a long time also makes Japanese stay away from obesity.
In addition, there are not so many high-sugar carbonated drinks in Japan, and a considerable part of them are sugar-free coffee and tea drinks, which also excludes the intake of sugar from drinks.
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Obesity will not only do harm to the human body, but also affect a person's image, and Japan has done a good job in this respect, which is worth learning.
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People in developed countries are generally overweight, with Japan and South Korea in Asia as exceptions. Compared with the obesity rate of more than 32% in the United States, Japan's obesity rate is less than 3%, making it the thinnest developed country in the world.
On the streets of Japan, it is rare to see overweight people. Except for sumo wrestlers and other groups, most Japanese people are kept in a slim range.
The reason why Japan is so thin is closely related to its eating habits and life.
Japanese food that helps to keep slim When it comes to Japanese food, most people's first reaction is light. Indeed, although Japanese food is exquisite and beautiful, its taste is extremely light and simple, and there are few complicated seasonings.
Japanese cuisine, such as sashimi and sushi, is actually not common in Japanese life, but the ordinary Japanese family diet is relatively light and simple, mainly fried and boiled, with a small amount of frying.
Japanese food is not too greasy, such as spicy food. The most common seasonings are salt, soy sauce and vinegar.
In real life, a light diet with less oil and salt really helps to keep fit, and Japanese food really conforms to such healthy eating habits.
In addition to taste, Japanese eating habits are also very helpful for body symmetry, such as "a little variety" and "seven-point fullness" and other Japanese dietary guidelines.
If you know something about Japanese cuisine, you will find that there are usually many kinds of meals, whether in Japanese food stores or ordinary Japanese families, but the amount of each kind is very small, even only one chopstick.
The requirement of Japan is that the variety of ingredients should be as rich as possible, but the quantity must be small.
Modern people all know that eating less is effective for health, but it is really rare to implement it like the Japanese. Under normal circumstances, Japanese people will leave room for eating and will not be completely full.
Looking at the obesity problem in China, Europe and America, one of the main reasons is that you can't control your mouth. In China, take-out is popular, while in Europe and America, the pursuit of sweets is remarkable.
However, there is not much market for take-away or sweets in Japan, and Japanese people don't like this kind of food.
In Japan, children go to school, office workers often bring lunch, and few people order takeout, which effectively avoids excessive intake of oil and salt, while Japanese people have a light taste and are not very interested in sweets.
Most people who can't lose weight are unable to control their diet. Japanese people have a good grasp of food, low in calories, less greasy and full. This is also an important reason why Japanese people are generally thin.
Often invisible sports Japan is a mountainous country, more than three quarters of which are mountains. Many cities in Japan are not completely flat terrain, but more or less have some slopes.
Such natural and geographical conditions allow Japanese people to start various sports invisibly every day.
As a developed country, almost every family in Japan has owned a car for a long time, but few Japanese usually drive out. Parking fees in Japan are extremely high, and most Japanese choose public transportation and bicycles when they go out.
Keeping your mouth shut and your legs open is the most important habit to keep slim. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Japanese actually exercise a lot and consume more calories.
There is a saying in Japan that if it takes eight minutes to go out by car and half an hour to walk, usually the Japanese will choose to walk instead of by car.
The price of taxis in Japan is quite high, so most people don't take taxis casually. Walking to and from work is very common.
As an established developed country, there are cross-city commuting all over Japan. It is also common to live in Chiba and then go to work in Tokyo by bus every day. More than 78% of Japanese office workers commute for more than two hours a day.
Because commuting time is long, and it takes a lot of physical strength to squeeze the subway, catch the bus and run. And it is often too late to have breakfast, so Japanese people are less likely to get fat.
We advocate and even strictly stipulate slimming, which may be a bit difficult. In 2008, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare put forward the "National Waist Slimming Plan", which clearly stipulated in the law that the waist circumference should be tested when hiring employees and obesity should be strictly controlled.
After the introduction of this plan, slimming fashion has been formed all over Japan, and even some companies have put forward slogans such as "losing weight is not a personal matter, but a major event related to the life and death of enterprises".
In order to encourage weight loss, many Japanese companies directly take out cash as a reward.
Even the laws of the country stipulate this, and the Japanese naturally start to lose weight faster. This persistence has formed a very popular atmosphere, and everyone needs to be proud of slimming.
Japan can be said to have broken its heart for the body shape of its citizens. Whether it is the diet of students or the waistline of office workers, Japan has very strict restrictions on these restrictions, which is closely related to Japan's aging and declining birthrate.
Over the years, Japan's population growth has stagnated, the elderly population has been increasing, and there are fewer and fewer newborns. As the country with the longest life expectancy in the world, Japan has invested more and more in people's health.
In order to reduce stress, the most direct way is to keep people healthy.
Obesity can cause many diseases, which is not good for health. Japan strongly advocates even compulsory weight loss in order to promote the health of all Japanese people and reduce the burden of medical care expenditure in Japan.
Japanese people, regardless of gender, age, are basically not obese. It's really weird. Later, after observation and understanding, I found several reasons. First, the Japanese eat less, and the food sold in Japanese small restaurants is relatively simple. For example, Lamian Noodles only sells Lamian Noodles, and a bowl of Lamian Noodles is only two. The above marinated egg is split in two, with no cold dishes, no cooking, no drinks, no wine and no desire to eat. Is a bowl of noodles enough? Only 60% is full. Most people order a bowl and leave after eating it. Second, the Japanese diet is mainly seafood, and the fish in the sea are unsaturated fatty acids, which are not easy to get fat; Third, the Japanese diet is less greasy and pays attention to nutritional collocation; Fourth, Japanese legislation stipulates that the waist circumference of men aged 40 to 74 should not exceed 85 cm, and that of women should not exceed 90 cm.
There are few obese people in Japan, mainly because:
1) The nutritional structure of Japanese diet is reasonable, and there is little sugar, fat, oil and salt in daily diet. Salad fillets cooked with rice balls are all healthy foods, which taste ordinary and will never make people burst. It's hard to find China's so-called bad diet on the Japanese menu.
2) Japan's environment is very good, and there are strict institutional controls on the production and sales of food. For example, in the food industry in China, the indiscriminate addition of antibiotics and other additives will be severely punished. These messy additives increase harmful flora in human digestive tract and blood, produce harmful substances and affect human endocrine system, and cannot effectively decompose substances such as fat.
3) Japanese people don't like sports very much, which shows that insufficient exercise is not the confirmed cause of obesity, or the main reason. The stress of Japanese people is beyond the imagination of non-China people, which also proves that stress is not the main cause of obesity.
South Korea is also less!
Look at the price You can't get fat because of the price. You can only eat instant noodles in Lamian Noodles.
South Korea and Japan sell fruits and vegetables in turn, and a simple small watermelon is always above 100 RMB.
Imagine how you got fat.
In addition, it is suspected that the future China is the present South Korea.
House prices are so high that you are desperate, and prices are so high that you are desperate.
I have been to Japan several times to play with my friends, and some Japanese friends have come to China for dinner. Japanese people have been cultivating the concept of health since childhood. When our children are considering over-age study and attending various extra-long classes in kindergartens, Japanese kindergartens teach their children to learn the calories of various foods and how to match their diets every day to be healthier. Simply put, it is to let children learn how to live. From Japanese food, we can see why Japanese people eat small dishes, and it is boring to eat with Japanese people. China pays attention to hospitality, a big table, the Japanese won't eat another bite when they are full. In their words, eating too much food is poison, and I hope it will help you.
I have never been to Japan, but when I was young, I often carried out health quarantine on Japanese ships entering the country to witness the hard-working spirit of Japanese crew. For a cargo ship with a tonnage of 1000 tons, our country generally has more than a dozen crew members, and there are about 20 crew members, while Japanese crew members from the captain to the chief engineer all hold other positions such as captain and sailor, usually 9 or even 7. They also eat with chopsticks. Every meal is a bowl of rice for one person, some vegetarian dishes and semi-vegetarian dishes, and nothing else. It is estimated that they are seven points full and have never seen a fat man.