Reading the World Health Organisation's report on preventable illness, released last year

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releas...2/en/index.html

made me wonder how much notice we actually take of these studies. Another notable study was the 25 year Okinawan Centenarian Study by Craig Willcox, Bradley Willcox and Makoto Suzuki about the diet and lifestyle habits of the healthiest race of people on the planet. If you contrast their diet with the Standard American Diet (SAD) you can see the huge benefits to be gained by following the Okinawans. The younger Okinawans are following the SAD and they are starting to succumb to western diseases such as a range of cancers, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis. The older Okinawans follow a calorie restricted diet with lots of exercise and bingo, blood chemistry is fantastic. They have a body mass index of between 19 and 22 which places them in the very lean category but it seems to work. Why don't we learn from these studies?

http://www.okicent.org/study.html

John Bobbin BNat

Hi Readers,
In the last week a new report has been released by the World Cancer Research Fund, a study which apparently is re-visited every 10 years for updates in trends etc. This study has shown the strongest link yet with obesity and cancer, with 6 new cancers being added to the list, but the thing that struck me the most was the similarities between healthy weight ratios (BMI), which has come under fire by several people on this great forum from time to time, and dietary suggestions, physical exercise etc with the standard Okinawan diet and lifestyle. Check for yourself http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/