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Originally Posted by Cantwaittoarrive
Your title is not accurate, you say "disease prevention" and then go on to state "Okinawans have only 6 breast cancer deaths per one hundred thousand people " that's not prevention, it may be reduction but it's certainly not prevention.
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It may be "cancer reduction" in the aggregate, when you compare one group to another. But when an individual picks an eating plan, he/she seeks to prevent cancer, not reduce it. Anyway, of the 6 who got cancer, we have no way of knowing if they followed the standard Okinawan diet. I don't think anyone expects 100% compliance.
When we pick an eating plan in an attempt to prevent cancer, all we can do is pick a plan that offers the least amount of risk. When it comes to diet and health there's no such thing as a "perfect diet". It's always about reducing risk.