Eating small fish whole can prolong life expectancy, a Japanese study finds

Medical Xpress / Nagoya University / Public Health Nutrition ^ | June 13, 2024 | Chinatsu Kasahara et al

[doorgunner69]

“The practice of eating fish bones and poultry bones is widespread throughout Asia”

LOL!
Still remember first time getting some Chinese take out from a local Honolulu place.

We ended up calling the chicken dish “machete chicken” as it was just sections of bird, bones and all whacked into chunks and cooked.

We were not into chewing up chicken bones with each bite.

[blueplum]

including the head, bones, and organs

I get the head, bones, thing but having just watched an ‘Alone’ episode, where they said eating the gall bladder was toxic, and then looking up bile poisoning, I’d advice the gall bladder be removed from the ‘all organs’ list

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/194129

[alexander_busek]

[...] which are rich in micronutrients, such as calcium [...]

Calcium is NOT a "micronutrient."

The minimum Recommended Daily Requirement is 1000 milligrams for men aged 19-70, and 1,200 milligrams for men aged 71 and older.

Regards,

[clearcarbon]

"Eating small fish whole can prolong life expectancy, a Japanese study finds"

Guppies?

[RandallFlagg]

Bookmarking

[RandallFlagg]

researchers found women in the study who ate small fish frequently were less likely to die from any cause.

Father Dyer: You wouldn't want to live forever.
Kinderman: Yes, I would.
Father Dyer: No, you wouldn't. You'd get bored.
Kinderman: I have hobbies.

(Exorcist 3)

[Does so]

“But eating small fish whole will also make me hurl.”
^
Wait ‘til they stop wriggling...

[P.O.E.]

Family recipe for pasta alicci:

1/2 cup or so olive oil
2-3 tablespoons garlic
4-5 cans anchovies

Saute on medium heat until it slurries.

Toss in 1 lb angel-hair pasta (cooked al dente)

[House Atreides]

“ I eat whole sardines on crackers out of a can often. Does that count? I am in my nineties.”
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If you are a Japanese woman it would.

Just kidding. Yes, sardines would definitely help keep you healthy.

[Adder]

Well they usually temper that with some garlic...

[FreedomPoster]

I have a stack of those on the shelf. I really should eat them more often.

[MayflowerMadam]

Not doin’ it.

I’m old enough.

[spacejunkie2001]

A very important factor here is that these fish provide a good amount of iodine (as does seaweed) which promotes apoptosis, the natural death of abnormal cells.

In the US, we really have NO IDEA how important iodine is. They added a pinch to table salt back in the 20’s/30’s and the epidemic of goiter went away. If we got decent, continuous doses of iodine in our diets, we would be much healthier as a population.

RDA in the US is 150mcg (miniscule)...in Japan, they get 13-15MG per day. 1000 x more

[spacejunkie2001]

not all of them. read the label and make sure they are not skinned, deboned, beheaded, etc.

[foundedonpurpose]

Never eaten a Blue Gill or Crappie whole. Fish bones lead to problems later. Not interested in supposed nutritional value of their guts or lower digestive track. They are tasty though! Make for great Sammy’s!

[elpadre]

yep!!!

[elpadre]

yep!!

[elpadre]

if only they would help with the back and other aches and pains!

[Lazamataz]

I eat whole sardines on crackers out of a can often. Does that count? I am in my nineties.

Curiously, I am still in the 1990's.

[ckilmer]

Most Japanese are lactose intolerant as most Asians are. The practice of eating fish bones and poultry bones is widespread throughout Asia for this very reason.
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is your point that lactose tolerant westerners eating sardines would not get as much benefit?