“Japan has no fat people”
“Everyone walks everywhere”
“Japanese food is healthy”
“Japanese women are all trad and stay home and cook healthy meals” etc etc
Just more “amazing Japan” slop you see everywhere on the internet, lmao.
It’s not yet at American levels, but Japan has plenty of obesity and it’s growing rapidly among the young.
-Go to any small or medium sized city in Japan where public transit is nonexistent and everyone drives: you will see plenty of stroads, fast food chains, and all the same kind of fatties you’d see in the American South or Midwest.
-“Japanese food is healthy” is true if you ignore all the carbs and sodium and fried and processed food that Japanese people eat regularly
Camus@newstart_2024
Japan: The only wealthy nation with low obesity—around 5% vs. over 40% in the US. Not genetics. Kids walk to school independently from age 5, in groups with yellow hats—daily exercise built in. School meals are prepared fresh each day: rice, fish, vegetables, miso soup. No processed food or packed lunches allowed. When asked their favorite foods, children say broccoli, seaweed, or white rice. A visitor wondered if it was a joke. Japanese adults replied: “We teach children to enjoy healthy food. Don’t you?” It comes down to intentional habits and education. What’s one change we could make? Watch this 1:14 clip
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