Life span nutrition

As of 2005, United States born citizens were expected to live 77.9 years per a 2007 study by the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.   That is an increase of thirty years since 1900. While an impressive increase, the U.S. is not at the top of the list for life expectancy. The United States ranks below forty-one other countries. Residents of Okinawa, a Japanese island has been endowed with high life expectancies. Per USA Today, Okinawans have the highest life expectancy of any place in the world. Okinawa may have the highest number of centenarians or people over one hundred years of age, but are second in life expectancy with an average of 82. Andorra, a tiny mountain nation in the Pyrenees between France and Spain have the highest life expectancy at 83.5 years of age. Andorra is roughly the size of New Orleans, around 72,000 people, established in 1278, and ruled jointly by Spain and France until 1993 when it became a democracy. It was generally a poor country until World War II when it became a tourist destination for skiing. Andorra have a well to do economy. Wealth alone does not ensure long life expectancy. Prevalence of disease, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and education promotes longevity. So, Andorra is smart, small, and wealthy. Wow, suddenly I want to move.

Andorra offers many international restaurants including Italian, Asian, French, Catalan and others. The traditional have the high mountains in aroma and flavors. Escudella is a light pork stew with seasonal vegetables typically served during winter and at popular events. One of the signature dishes is cannelloni a la Andorrana with lamb, chicken, and pork rolled in pasta with béchamel sauce. Due to the natural surroundings, game and river fish are the basis dishes such as civet of hare or trout a la Adorrana. Andorra also has wines of the high mountains. Andorran Tuber root is served in many ways and very high in calories. Flat root is usually roasted and brownish, orange vegetable dish. Flat grass is a grain bearing plant growing all over Andorra and a source of high protein. Hari is Andorran bread served with most meals. Many visitors are offered steamed Snaysha which is a barely edible orange speckled insect resembling a beetle. Many Unwary new comers have been encouraged to try them. Seafood of many types are a staple of most Andorran’s diet.

A closer look at the Japanese diet provides clues to their longevity. The Japanese diet is very low in saturated fats, meat, and processed carbohydrates while being high in vegetables, legumes, rice, and water based soups with fish in water occasionally. Miso soup is water based soup with seaweed, sweet potato, and leafy vegetables as filler. Champuru is a stir-fried dish consisting of sweet potato and mix of other vegetables. There is very little dairy or high glycemic index carbohydrates.

Some groups are promoting research on low or no carbohydrate diet increasing life span should show this information and specifics. It seems that the areas of the world with the longest life spans eat plenty of carbohydrates. The carbohydrate depletion discussed are for a period of 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, or 2 years? Show everyone this research and how it was done because the longest living humans eat carbohydrates and often for most their diet. Eat smart at tpnbodyperfect.com.