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Japanese people eat rice regularly but do not get fat: 5 habits to learn

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Japanese families usually eat 2-3 meals of rice a day but the obesity rate is very low compared to developed countries.

An American expatriate lived with a Japanese family for a year. He learned the eating habits and lifestyle that help Japanese people maintain a healthy weight, avoiding the obesity epidemic that affects more than 30% of the American population. Here is what he shared onWorld Day:

Eat 3 meals a day but in moderation

My host family eats rice three times a day, but in reasonable amounts. A bowl of Japanese rice contains about 140 grams of rice, which is about 200 calories. Rice dishes like onigiri (rice balls) also do not exceed 175 calories each.

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Japanese people often eat miso soup with clear broth. Photo: Arigato Japan

Eat miso soup, clear broth

Most days, we have miso soup or clear broth. One study found that consuming a clear broth like miso at the beginning of a meal can reduce total calorie intake by 20%. This habit alone means you tend to eat 20% fewer calories at 2-3 meals, 7 days a week. That’s valuable.

No snacking

During our time in Japan, we never saw anyone snacking between meals. Snacking was virtually nonexistent. Eating while walking or in public was taboo. Yet in the United States, 20% of the household food budget is spent on snacks. Soft drinks alone account for 7 to 9% of the American food budget.

Walking, sitting on the floor

Japanese people walk more than Americans. That's a big factor. Where I live, everyone walks or rides a bike. Even sitting on a tatami mat uses more muscles than sitting on a couch. In the traditional house where I lived, there were no chairs or sofas to sit on.

Don't waste food

In Japan, people learn from a very young age to be grateful for food and not to waste it. They never leave a grain of rice in their bowl, not even the smallest crumb is wasted. It is considered very bad manners to ask for another bowl of rice and not finish it.

As a result, despite their Westernized diet, the Japanese are among the slimmest people in the developed world. Only 3.6% of the Japanese population is obese (BMI>30) compared to 32% of Americans. Clearly, rice is not the culprit behind obesity./.

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