The research linked this country which is known to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world to their diets which is high in certain carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits as well as fish and meat.
These foods is said to be a healthy diet because its low in saturated fats, processed foods and high in carbohydrates gained from both rice and vegetables.
The Japanese government had earlier outlined a recommended food guide for the nation in 2005.
Researchers at the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo went into research after a decade to find out how following the food guide affected the country’s mortality rate.
The participants which includes 36,624 men and 42,920 women aged between 45 and 75 who had no history of cancer, stroke, heart or chronic liver diseases were followed up for over 15 year and their food as well as lifestyle was analysed
Results from the study showed that participants who closely followed the food guide had a 15 per cent lower mortality rate.
It was also observed that these participants were less likely to have cerebrovascular vascular disease: a term used to describe conditions caused by problem with blood supply to the brain 
The conclusion from the study puts it this way: “Our findings suggest that balanced consumption of energy, grains, vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, eggs, soy products, dairy products, confectionery, and alcoholic beverages can contribute to longevity by decreasing the risk of death, predominantly from cardiovascular disease, in the Japanese population.”
“We can learn a lot about how to be healthy from the Japanese, and it really comes down to ‘eat real food’ and ‘exercise”,James DiNicolantonio, a cardiovascular research scientist at St. Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute who was not involved in the study, told the Huffington Post
He further added that the combination high quality foods low in saturated fats was particularly important
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