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Thread: Japan Hit by Diabetes

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05-10-2008, 02:40 AM

REDLAN

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: UK, Hampshire

Posts: 572

Thought you might find this interesting

The change of dietary habits and the resultant changes in health of Japanese children

The article discusses the changes in dietary intake for 6 year old japanese girls from 1954 to 1994.

Carbohydrate intake has decreased from 73% to 53%
Fat intake has risen from 14% to 32%

calorie intake rose to a high of 1884 Kcal in 1971 and has decreased to 1627 Kcal by 1994.

The article recommends that japanese children should INCREASE their carbohydrate intake.