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[Information on boosting immunity] Why traditional Japanese food suits Japanese people ③
[Immune power up information] Recently, the new coronavirus has taken the world by storm. In this corner, you can find information on how to build a body that can withstand corona, We will introduce excerpts from past musubi magazines and books published by Seishoku Publishing. The second installment is from the September XNUMX issue of Musubi magazine, with the theme of "why traditional Japanese food suits Japanese people." This is an interview article with Masako Okuda. (XNUMX times in total)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [What is the diet suitable for Japanese people? ] ―Next, I would like to ask about the desirable dietary habits of Japanese people, based on the characteristics of these constitutions.
Eating whole grains of brown rice and cereals increases dietary fiber! Looking at the characteristics of the Japanese constitution in various ways, when considered as a whole, stomach cancer was common, but lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, colon cancer, and breast cancer were almost non-existent. It is. However, in the XNUMXs, more and more people had desk jobs, cars became popular, and exercise became scarce.It's meat or dairy.In the shadows, the intake of rice, fish, and soybeans steadily decreased. It is said that the Japanese stomach and intestines are designed to eat rice, but when the amount of rice consumed has decreased to about half, various adverse effects have appeared. One of them is that the intake of dietary fiber has decreased.
Dietary fiber feeds good bacteria
In fact, the intake of dietary fiber has decreased to about two-thirds of what it was immediately after the end of the war.Looking at the breakdown, surprisingly, dietary fiber from vegetables, potatoes, seaweed, etc. other than grains is almost unchanged from the past. On the other hand, the intake of dietary fiber from grains is decreasing. (See Figure XNUMX)
―Because I stopped eating rice.
That's right. Dietary fiber prevents blood sugar levels from rising, and it also traps excess cholesterol together with it and excretes it from the body, so it helps prevent dyslipidemia (hyperlipidemia) and lifestyle-related diseases. I mentioned that the intestinal environment of the Japanese people is very clean, and I think this is because they eat enough dietary fiber, which feeds the good bacteria. Therefore, I want to stop the decrease in grain intake.Also, it is better to eat whole grains of rice rather than bread that uses wheat that is completely powdered.If possible, I think it is important to incorporate brown rice and grains as much as possible.
[Figure 3] Dietary fiber intake decreased because I stopped eating rice
Blue fish rather than meat and dairy products, more aerobic exercise Then there is the issue of visceral fat. The first cause of visceral fat is fat intake.Meat and dairy products are both high in fat.There are some benefits to the body, but I'm getting enough at the moment, so I won't increase it any more.If possible, I think it would be better to hold back a little. Then, turn that amount over to the fish.It is said that even among Japanese people who eat a lot of fish, the incidence of myocardial infarction is one-third that of those who eat less fish. There are survey results. EPA and DHA are high in blue fish such as horse mackerel, sardines, saury, and mackerel.
- It's a coastal fish.Not like tuna.
that's right.The fish that Japanese people have been eating for a long time turned out to be very good.Tuna and salmon have very little EPA and DHA.
Fruit also has the effect of increasing triglycerides
I often tell people to eat mainly blue fish, even jako, three days a week.You can eat meat on the next day.Meat XNUMX-XNUMX days a week, fish XNUMX days?4I think it would be nice if you could do it in about a day. Then, if you are a normal healthy person, you don't need to take supplements at all. Recently, there is data that blue fish suppress the onset of dementia. Also, I think that the intake of fat has increased because the amount of rice eaten has decreased.For example, when you make bread, you not only put butter and milk in it, but you also use oil as a side dish, such as bacon, omelets, and hamburgers.So is pasta. Also, do aerobic exercise, such as walking, biking, and swimming, which will burn off the fat you have accumulated. People in the olden days used to walk a lot.So naturally, even if I ate a little too much, I was able to burn it properly and my body didn't get fat. Furthermore, although alcohol and fruits themselves do not contain oil, the ingredients contained in alcohol and fruits have the effect of increasing triglycerides in the body.It is important not to drink too much and not to eat too much.
Why does traditional Japanese food suit Japanese people? To ④ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Masako Okuda Physician, medical examiner.medical doctor.He graduated from Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.Over the past XNUMX years, he has provided medical checkups and medical examinations for XNUMX people at a large-scale health checkup center, and has also translated medical literature and books.His books include “Japanese constitution so different from Westerners” (Kodansha Bluebacks), “It is scary to miss the “B judgment” of health check” (Seishun Shinsho Intelligence).
