Lunch in Japanese: doctors named the top 3 traditions of Japanese cuisine that guarantee longevity – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

1. algae

The Japanese eat seaweed and other seaweed in rolls, sushi, soups, and even dried instead of chips. These are all foods rich in iodine (and, by the way, also in other useful microelements). “This habit is definitely worth adopting: every second Russian has a lack of iodine in the body,” the channel’s authors explain. By the way, Russian seaweed, such as oriental “chuka”, remain accessible and cheap products.

2. Sugar-free desserts

Japanese “delicacies” may not even strike you as desserts right away: they are not sweet at all, because they contain no added sugar, just the natural sweetness of seasonal fruits. And if they use flour, it is usually rice flour. This combination will protect against extra centimeters on the waist (the Japanese are one of the thinnest nations in the world), reduce cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

3. Eating is a ritual

For Japanese people, having lunch with friends in a hurry is almost an insult. Here it is customary to eat many dishes in a single meal, but in small portions, relax and share news. For the Japanese, food is a form of relaxation and the main thing here is not the amount of food eaten. When you eat slowly, you minimize the risk of overeating and satisfy your hedonic hunger (maximizing pleasure and, on a biochemical level, the body produces beneficial hormones). And as a result, he is in no danger of improving.

To these three rules of healthy eating you can also add the habit of eating more fish than meat, the tea ceremony (the tea is made in a special way so that all the beneficial substances are preserved to the maximum), as well as a large amount of fermented foods (including the famous soy sauce and tofu – tofu) – ensure healthy digestion.