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Heart disease is the number one killer in the USA. Japan has one of the lowest rates of heart disease among developed countries. Also, when Japanese immigrate to the USA, their risk for heart disease goes up.
Has this been discussed before by Ray Peat or this forum?
Table: Mortality from ischaemic heart disease by country, region, and age: Statistics from World Health Organisation and United Nations
Source: Mortality from ischaemic heart disease by country, region, and age: Statistics from World Health Organisation and United Nations
"Since the 1970s, mortality from coronary heart disease as well as stroke has declined substantially in Japan, probably due to a major decline in blood pressure levels and for men a more recent decline in smoking, in spite of an increase in body mass index and total cholesterol levels. However, the decline in mortality was smaller and plateaued in middle-aged men aged 30-49 in the metropolitan cities of Tokyo and Osaka. The incidence of coronary heart disease has increased among middle-aged men residing in the suburbs of Osaka. As for the associations between lifestyle and cardiovascular disease, higher sodium, lower calcium and lower animal protein content in the diet and for men higher alcohol consumption may account for the higher prevalence of hypertension and higher risk of stroke for Japanese than for western populations. On the other hand, lower saturated fat (meat) and higher n3 polyunsaturated fat (fish) in the Japanese diet may contribute to the lower prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and lower risk of coronary heart disease among Japanese. Japan is unique among developed countries in that coronary heart disease mortality has been low and has continued to decline, while stroke mortality has declined substantially. However, a recent trend for coronary heart disease incidence to increase among urban men is a cause for concern as a potential source of future problems for public health and clinical practice in Japan."
Source: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jat/18/2/18_6866/_pdf/-char/en
I find it interesting that they cite higher Omega 3s and lower saturated fat in their diet for lower risk of heart disease, but this seems to fly in the face of everything Peat has stated through his research of the research that's out there.
Which is it? Can't argue with the fact that Japanese eat less saturated fat and more omega 3s (I would presume that is accurate, but it could be wrong or misrepresented), but the connection of this and lower heart disease seems suspicious.
Haidut posted this relevant post the other day: A High-carb Diet May Explain Why Okinawans Live So Long
What are your thoughts?
Has this been discussed before by Ray Peat or this forum?
Table: Mortality from ischaemic heart disease by country, region, and age: Statistics from World Health Organisation and United Nations
Source: Mortality from ischaemic heart disease by country, region, and age: Statistics from World Health Organisation and United Nations
"Since the 1970s, mortality from coronary heart disease as well as stroke has declined substantially in Japan, probably due to a major decline in blood pressure levels and for men a more recent decline in smoking, in spite of an increase in body mass index and total cholesterol levels. However, the decline in mortality was smaller and plateaued in middle-aged men aged 30-49 in the metropolitan cities of Tokyo and Osaka. The incidence of coronary heart disease has increased among middle-aged men residing in the suburbs of Osaka. As for the associations between lifestyle and cardiovascular disease, higher sodium, lower calcium and lower animal protein content in the diet and for men higher alcohol consumption may account for the higher prevalence of hypertension and higher risk of stroke for Japanese than for western populations. On the other hand, lower saturated fat (meat) and higher n3 polyunsaturated fat (fish) in the Japanese diet may contribute to the lower prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and lower risk of coronary heart disease among Japanese. Japan is unique among developed countries in that coronary heart disease mortality has been low and has continued to decline, while stroke mortality has declined substantially. However, a recent trend for coronary heart disease incidence to increase among urban men is a cause for concern as a potential source of future problems for public health and clinical practice in Japan."
Source: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jat/18/2/18_6866/_pdf/-char/en
I find it interesting that they cite higher Omega 3s and lower saturated fat in their diet for lower risk of heart disease, but this seems to fly in the face of everything Peat has stated through his research of the research that's out there.
Which is it? Can't argue with the fact that Japanese eat less saturated fat and more omega 3s (I would presume that is accurate, but it could be wrong or misrepresented), but the connection of this and lower heart disease seems suspicious.
Haidut posted this relevant post the other day: A High-carb Diet May Explain Why Okinawans Live So Long
What are your thoughts?
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