(1. Which country has the mPost healthy eating habits?
Japan
With an average life expectancy of 86 for women and 79 for men, Japan has some of the longest-lived citizens in the world. And amazingly enough, much of Japan no longer features the bucolic, serene environments of the Kurosawa films that many assume still flourish. Japanese business culture has grown high stress and impacted, but the healthy diet – rich in seaweed and fish – has remained the same. Government-sponsored exercise programs contribute to the longevity, too.
2. Which country has the least healthy eating habits? Why?)
In many countries, meat is a garnish. The traditional Chinese diet, for example, consists primarily of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. And in Greece, “vegetables and legumes are main meals, not just side dishes,” says Antonia Trichopoulou, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the University of Athens Medical School and director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center of Nutrition.