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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
I wonder if the life expectancy of people in areas where meat is a luxury have had longer life expectancies than people in areas where meat is much more affordable??
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There was a long term (25yr.) population study of Okinawans. The book that describes it came out in 2001: "The Okinawa Program"
Americans eat a lot more animal protein as follows: (percentages are by weight)
..........................................Okinawan s...................Americans...............
Meat/poultry/eggs.....................3%....................... ......29%...................
Fish.........................................11%.. .........................< 1%................
Dairy.......................................< 2%............................23%................
Total animal protein..................16%...................... ...53%...........
Yearly cancer deaths per 100,000 people:
............................................Okinaw a..........................U.S.................
Breast........................................6... ..............................33................
Ovarian.......................................3... ...............................7.................
Prostate......................................4... ..............................28..............
Colon..........................................8.. ................................19.............
Note: You might also find it interesting that Okinawans eat a lot more vegetables than Americans: 34% vs 16%. And Okinawans have 50% less risk for hip fracture, even though Americans eat substantially more dairy products. What does that tell you about dairy?
Life expectancy for Okinawans: 81.2 years
Life expectancy for Americans: 76.8 years