Japanese Diet Might Help People Live Longer

  • 8 years ago
A new study has found that those who adhered closely to a Japanese diet composed of a mix of grains, vegetables, fish, meat, and other components had a reduction in their mortality rates.

Can a particular diet actually help people live longer? 
It can, according to a recent study that found the Japanese way of eating, which incorporates a mix of fish, vegetables, meat and grains, is linked with lower mortality rates. 
For the study, researchers in Japan tracked the dietary habits of nearly 80,000 mostly healthy Japanese adults between the ages of 45 and 75 for a period of about 15 years. 
They found that the participants who adhered most closely to the dietary guidelines issued