OKINAWA

HIGH OLD PERSON LIVE ILLNESS CANCER BELIEVE PLACE GET VEGETABLES DISH USE TASTIER RAW

   Okinawa, a beautiful group ___ islands off the coast ___ Japan, has got the ___ percentage of 100 year ___ in the world. The ___ who live in Okinawa ___ longer and healthier lives ___ people in other countries. ___ many Okinawans suffer from ___ like heart disease and ___. So what is the ___ secret to a long ___ healthy life? Some people ___ that the Okinawan diet ___ be the main reason ___ Okinawa is the best ___ in the world to ___ old. The Okinawan diet ___ different from the diet ___ the West. Firstly, the ___ people eat a lot ___ fruit and dark green ___. In many of their ___, they also use seaweed ___ sea vegetables which most ___ in the West have ___ even heard of. Like ___ America and Europe, pork ___ a popular ingredient in ___ Okinawan diet. However, Okinawans ___n’t eat as much meat ___ people in the West. ___ fact, Okinawans do not ___ fish and meat as ___ main course. Instead, they ___ them as a side ___ to make their food ___ and more appetising. People ___ the West rarely eat ___ fish and meat.

   Okinawans, on the other hand, often eat their fish and meat in this form. They also usually eat fish on the same day that they catch it. But not all Okinawan food is raw. In fact, some of the traditional dishes which are most popular are soups, fried dishes and boiled dishes.
___
Have fun...and take care!