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they also eat a lot of very fresh fish, which means a lot of omega 3s which soak up a lot of that damage

Believe it or not Japanese eat relatively low protein, including fish.

I suspect what keeps Japanese healthy is a higher carbohydrate + lower fat + fermented food + walking a lot.

They literally eat Raw Fish 🐟

that means a lot more unoxidised omega fatties (linoleates and such) it's not only tho

they eat quite a bit of beef too but Laser is right, they have a rice dominant diet

I always thought they ate tons of fish but compared with Americans, protein consumption (even in fish) is very very low.

and don't forget many replicas of the amylase genes

i don't have them, but they are common in europe, so that's how they tolerate this garbage rice

Walking isn't that helpful on its own. The competitive athletic culture must help too

FWIW, Japan is losing it's metabolic health as it integrates more factory food techniques from the West.

But wouldn’t the farmers be feeding soy to chickens and pigs here?

Protein consumption lower than folks realize in Japan, but yes, and their health is getting worse pretty fast.