Okinawa diet
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The Okinawa diet is a commercially promoted weight-loss diet based on the standard diet of Ryukyu Islanders. People from these Japanese islands (of which Okinawa is the largest) are reported to have the longest life expectancy in the world. This has in part been attributed to the local diet, but also to other variables such as genetic factors, lifestyle and environmental factors.
The diet consists of a relatively low intake of calories, with fish and other types of marine foods as some of its main staples.
External links
- [The official Okinawa Diet website]
- [A study] of the high rate of centenarians in Okinawa.
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