[Mr Frumble]

Arioch7 states "Japan is the country that has the most longevity, the most healthy people in the world. That is FACT."

Where is this a proven fact, in FACT the Japanese have much higher rates of stomach cancer and strokes. I would say it is highly subjective to state they are the healthiest.

The alleged health of the Japanese diet may be due to other factors like their higher intake of Omega 3 fatty acids (they eat more fish) or their higher intake of green tea, or maybe even their lower consumption of carcinogenic, heart damaging Omega 6 fatty acids. The point is that we don’t know, and copying part of someone else’s diet because you think you know what’s going on is erroneous.

Got this info from www.geocities.com/tbkfitness/l owfat.html

[Arioch7]

There health HAS been going down hill lately but I will pull up the relevant data since it appears to be needed. Oh and I eat sushi and drink green tea. Yes, I do follow a culture over a thousand years old that has been healthy for most of its existence

Lets see, this one is from the Joslin center which is a diabetic center affiliated with Harvard Medical School and considered the top dog in the field. Oh, and that probably means it is the best in the WORLD! Note this is a ccarb guideline for someone that has DIABETES for gods sake!

"For example, a 6' 2" tall man with diabetes who weighs 180 pounds and wants to maintain his current weight might be told he could eat 350 grams of carbohydrate spread out over the day. His goal would be to spread those grams out over the course of the day so that he doesn't send his blood sugars too high at any one time. If he is taking insulin or oral diabetes medication, he might also have to manage when he eats his carbohydrate in such a way that there is enough sugar from his meals in his bloodstream when his medication is working its hardest."

Oh, I can get some from MIT as well, they have a health center affiliated with HArvard. Might I suggest that YOU people are the ones that have the erroneous data?