ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, CORONARY THROMBOSIS AND HEART ATTACKS – INTRODUCTION
While I was spending some time in the Far East, I paid special attention to the occurrence of the above illnesses. It was quite evident that among the people living in the countryside of Japan, Korea and the Philippines, heart-related diseases are seldom heard of. If they do occur it is usually among the better off who have a higher standard of living. In all these Far Eastern countries the country people eat very little fat, generally not more than 50 g (a little less than 2 oz) of fat and oil a day. And let me add that these 50 g consist of mainly home-made fats with a high content of unsaturated fatty acids. Equally significant in terms of their healthy diet is their habit of eating rice to meet the need for carbohydrates. This is a custom worth copying, since rice has the quality of keeping the arteries young for a long time. Among those people whose staple diet consists of rice, I have noted that the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, are in much better condition than in those who have a different diet.
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