Survivor bias.
I'm so sick of humans not having figured out food by now. Doing low carb, some doctors agree. Others don't. WTH? Can't professionals agree on something that basic?
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The way I see it, people in Japan seem to live the longest / most healthy lifestyles generally speaking.
Correlation not causation but here are some of things I’ve noticed:
1. Eat mostly anything - no restrictions on types of food
2. Active lifestyles - people tend to move more.
3. Stop eating before “oh man I’m full”. It’s basically part of the culture here.
4. Sports - see many adults playing into adulthood
5. Go to doctors often. Any slight issue - people get checked out. Btw I never see media mention this.
And moving more is just a part of daily routine because society is built that way as opposed to needing a dedicated time to move (gym/workout)
It’s true. I don’t think I see much of a gym culture at all. Very few gyms around here and they are mostly empty yet dudes look fit.
Italy and some other countries have some pockets of crazy longevity. Common threads that could probably be added to your list included...
-Supporting community around them
-Daily walks
-Nap or enough sleep
There’s a place in Japan, forget which, that has the highest concentration of centenarians - and the primary distinguishing factor seems that they all stick together as a community, visit and chat daily.
What I hear you saying is nostr improves lifespan ...
I don’t know if connections have to be in the meat space or if virtual will suffice
They don’t agree because studies are really hard to do properly. Most - and I’m talking like 90% here, are crap. So they fall back on theory and argue and get paid for holding on to opinions of one sort or another. Doctors don’t even know root causes of heart attacks.
I’m laying my bets on eating and moving like my ancestors did for 100s of thousands of years, before agriculture.
I think the truth is, there's no universally good diet. Different genetics produce different optimal diets for people. There's increasingly a lot of science that supports this.
hard disagree
I concur. Keto seems to work great for me. I can even show lab work to prove it not just from a weight standpoint. But yet my wife eats all the carbs and sugar in the world and less fatty/fries diet and she’s healthy. Everyone’s body’s adapt to fit them.
Imo there are clearly good things to eat and bad things to eat. But, the level of activity and in some part genetics have to do with how much or how little counterbalance needs to be provided.
Your genetics have virtually nothing to do with how you metabolise food. For practically everyone, anyway.