Why I mostly eat meat.

[97prizm]

Actually the human body is designed to function entirely on animal protein

Okinawa has lots of beef, chicken and fish & not heavily processed “food” even brown sugar on Okinawa is healthy

Not really.
" Yes,
traditional Okinawans historically ate significantly less meat and dairy than Americans, focusing instead on a mostly plant-based diet rich in sweet potatoes, vegetables, and soy, though some sources debate the extent, noting pork was culturally important and consumed moderately, unlike the high meat intake in the U.S.. While Americans consume vast amounts of meat, Okinawans derived only a tiny fraction of calories from animal products, emphasizing whole foods for their renowned longevity. "

 

[Shrike9]

Not really.
" Yes,
traditional Okinawans historically ate significantly less meat and dairy than Americans, focusing instead on a mostly plant-based diet rich in sweet potatoes, vegetables, and soy, though some sources debate the extent, noting pork was culturally important and consumed moderately, unlike the high meat intake in the U.S.. While Americans consume vast amounts of meat, Okinawans derived only a tiny fraction of calories from animal products, emphasizing whole foods for their renowned longevity. "

And yet the McDonald’s were always packed and you had a line out the door at KFC, especially on the weekends. Pork katsudon was huge, more popular than chicken from what I was told

The farms where they raised wagu was very interesting, especially how they massaged the cattle and fed em saki

Milk was not that popular as it was powdered & reconstituted and had a long shelf life

 

[Pablo]

Not really.
" Yes,
traditional Okinawans historically ate significantly less meat and dairy than Americans, focusing instead on a mostly plant-based diet rich in sweet potatoes, vegetables, and soy, though some sources debate the extent, noting pork was culturally important and consumed moderately, unlike the high meat intake in the U.S.. While Americans consume vast amounts of meat, Okinawans derived only a tiny fraction of calories from animal products, emphasizing whole foods for their renowned longevity. "

I think the key here is, omnivores with generally a very low calorie intake overall. With almost, like NONE, NO processed foods.

 

[ripcord]

I think the key here is, omnivores with generally a very low calorie intake overall. With almost, like NONE, NO processed foods.

And a lot more seafood than we eat. From what I've read, they also didn't traditionally eat very much rice.