Longevity of the Japanese, the merits of kelp?

According to a report released by the World Health Organization, the average life expectancy of the Japanese is 83 years old and ranks first in the world. The average life expectancy of Japanese women is 86 years old, surpassing 85 years old in countries such as Spain and France, ranking first.

According to a survey conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prior to the 2011 “Respect for the Elderly,” the number of people aged 100 or older in Japan reached 47,766 in 2011, a record number. An increase of 3,307 people over the previous year, and continued growth for 41 consecutive years, and the number of men and women are at a record high.

From the beginning of no more than 45 years of age, to the current average age of 80 years for men and 86 years for women, it took only a short period of time of less than 100 years from Japan to jump from the first low life state to the longest life in the world. s country. People cannot help but ask: What are the mysteries of this?

After a large-scale investigation by foreign experts, I finally figured out the secrets of Japanese longevity. They attributed the improvement in health and longevity of Japanese nationals in the recent century to improvements in dietary health, in which kelp has made important contributions to people's health. Among Japanese seafood, kelp has become the most popular food for people.

Japanese scientists found that people living in Okinawa Prefecture lived in an extremely long life. The reason was that their daily intake of kelp was 1.5 times the national average of Japan. This finding made kelp the most popular food for people. There are about four times a day in various regions. More than one part of the food is seaweed and kelp products. In order to meet the market demand, the Japanese food industry has put into the market many kelp products such as seasoned kelp, seaweed pine, seaweed sauce, kelp sugar, and kelp tea, as well as kelp taro, kelp cakes, and kelp biscuits made from kelp powder. Variety, dazzling.

On the surface of kelp, there is a substance called "Fukangtan (fucoidan)" that induces suicide in cancer cells, inhibits tumor growth, protects the liver (lowering blood fat, improves fatty liver), improves immunity, and promotes tissue repair. effect. Therefore, eating kelp can help improve chronic diseases such as liver cirrhosis or liver insufficiency. According to the results of scientific research, health foods developed by Japanese companies and containing latent seaweed Fukangtan have become one of the most popular health foods for consumers.

Kelp is still a treasure house of calcium and iron intake by humans. Per 100 grams of kelp, containing up to 1177 mg of calcium, iron up to 150 mg. Therefore, kelp has an important role in the health care of children, women and the elderly. Kelp is rich in calcium and iodine, which helps thyroid hormone synthesis. Not only can beauty, but also can reduce cholesterol, protect cardiovascular and anti-aging effects.

Kelp contains several to several dozen times more proteins and carbohydrates than spinach, and carotenoids, riboflavin, thiamine, and niacin are also important vitamins. All these have won the reputation of "Longevity Food" for kelp.