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Miss_apollo7 said:Japanese women don't get old???!!!??? The author of that mentioned book hasn't visited Japan, since there are loads of old ladies there...
danfaz said:Well, she was born and raised in Japan, actually. Like Elizabeth mentioned, it's not to be taken literally. She (the author) emphasizes that a home-cooked Japanese diet contributes to a longer and healthier quality of life.
Gaijin 06 said:Japanese ladies seem to have nicer skin and figures than then Western counterparties as they age.
Don't see many hunched over Japanese women, no more than I did in Hong Kong or England anyway.
Maciamo said:If you stay in Marunouchi or Shibuya, naturally you won't see many (or even any). Now go to shitamachi areas like Sugamo, Asakusa or Fukagawa, and you'll see that 1/3 of the people are hunched grandmas.
CC1 said:I see quite a few hunched over grandmas, but most of the ones I see are into their 90's. I don't care where you live, you don't see too many 90 year olds standing straight up! Most of the granny's I see are still quite nimble on their feet at that!
Is this the Japanese language version ? I didn't realize or expect that it was already out there ...Kamakiri said:I work at a book store and we're allowed to borrow hard cover books, so when i saw this one i grabbed it right away. only problem is that i've been insanely busy because of the holiday season, but after i'm done with new years (and my osechi ryouri!!!) i will have time to read it and i can let you all know how it is!
Whether they are hunched over or not at least they are active and independent. Besides, Okinawa longevity is in the top 2 or 3 of any region worldwide so how many are "hunched over" and at what age where you live is a pointless discussion in my opinion. The average height of women that age was 4-5 inches shorter than it would be for anyone born after the war, and especially since the mid-60's, anyway.Maciamo said:Those I see are in mostly in their 70's or early 80's. I rarely see hunched grandmas of that age in Europe.
Elizabeth said:Whether they are hunched over or not at least they are active and independent. Besides, Okinawa longevity is in the top 2 or 3 of any region worldwide so how many are "hunched over" and at what age where you live is a pointless discussion in my opinion. The average height of women that age was 4-5 inches shorter than it would be for anyone born after the war, and especially since the mid-60's, anyway.
Maciamo said:....... Yet, I would say that I had never seen such hunched people in a developed country before coming to Japan (I saw such people in SE Asia, but those who have carried heavy burdens on their back all their lives, so that they end up disformed), and never imagined that there could be so many of them. .....
Sensuikan San said:I've never been to Japan, but on observation, would I be correct in saying that the one fault with the Japanese (and some other SE Asian countries) diet is a deficiency in calcium?
Just a thought.
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Yeah, I have heard of that too. Could it be osteoporosis then ? If it is, it seems that they are not yet aware that treatment exist though.
Gaijin 06 said:Don't see many hunched over Japanese women, no more than I did in Hong Kong or England anyway.
Bucko said:You don't see many hunched over Japanese women?? What country are you in? I'd never actually seen a fully hunched old woman before in my life until I came to Japan, and now I see them daily.