No Fat Person Allowed in Japan?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

By law, Japanese citizens must now stay at a healthy weight. Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual ...

Lose More Weight with Big Breakfast

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Do you know how important is breakfast? People who do not take their breakfast, you better change your decision now. Breakfast has long been trumpeted as the most important meal of the day, particularly for those who want to lose weight. Now scientists have proved that it ...

Bamboo Products

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

A Japanese company (Taketori) that specializes in manufacturing bamboo products, has come out with “Bamboo Salt,” that promises to be healthier than ordinary table salt, rich in minerals and a selling point in today’s health obsessed market. Japanese sportswear brand Godwin is also re-launching a campaign ...

Fast Food Cooking Oil Trans Fat-Free

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

McDonald's Corp has switched to cooking oils free of trans fats in all of its restaurants in the United States and Canada. By the end of the year, McDonald's pies and other baked goods will also be free of trans fats. McDonald's, the world's largest hamburger ...

Why am I so Skinny?

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

People always ask "why are Japanese people so skinny". I think is that they walk a lot. A lot of my friends, especially new friends like to ask why am I so skinny. Well, I have no idea too, I eat a lot and my favorite food included chocolate, pizza, ...

Why Do Women Live Longer Lives Than Men?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

According to a recent study than I had read, the answer is smoking and alcohol are shortening men's lives, while women's hormones and other characteristics are prolonging theirs, widening the difference in average life expectancy. Especially in Japan, women's average life expectancy has been the highest in the world for ...

Stars Slim Down With Horse Pills

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

According to a really long and revelatory article in the Daily News, fcelebrities slim down by overexercising, starving themselves, smoking cigarettes, and taking drugs like Adderall and prescription horse pills, which suppress appetite and is not by doing yoga and walking with their dogs like they tell magazines. ...

Aspirin Use May Prevent Asthma

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

U.S. researchers reported that people who take aspirin regularly can reduce their risk of asthma. Women who took a small dose of aspirin -- 100 mg every other day -- were 10% less likely to develop asthma over 10 years than women given placebos. The researchers said their ...