6 Foods to Avoid for a Long Life: Revealed by Japanese Nutritionist Michiko Tomioka | CNBC Indonesia

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Japan is known to have many long-lived residents of more than 100 years. If you want to follow along, here are some recipes revealed by nutritionist Michiko Tomioka.

One of the things he suggested was to eat foods that had medicinal properties. For those who want to live long should also avoid the following six foods. Apart from that, there are also five foods that need to be avoided, the following is a summary of CNBC International, Sunday (4/6/2023).

1. Processed Meat

Processed meats, such as sausages, are high in salt. It can also increase certain cancers such as colorectal and breast, because it has saturated fat.

You can replace eating processed meat with tofu and rice balls. “I also love the multigrain rice balls with tuna wrapped in seaweed (rice balls), which are packed with essential minerals like iron, calcium, folate and magnesium,” explains Michiko.

2. Fast Food (Fast Food)

Michiko explained fast food can make people feel bloated and tired. These foods are also high in salt, trans fat and distant fat. In the end it can increase levels of bad cholesterol Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood.

So avoid consuming fast food. You can replace it by eating tofu, as Michiko suggests.

3. Punish Me

Sweet soda fans don’t consume this drink anymore. Up to two cans of sugary soda a day or more can make people develop type 2 diabetes.

In addition, Michiko says sodas that contain artificial sweeteners can make it difficult to focus and trigger migraines. He suggests drinking green tea that is fresh and low in calories.

4. Cereal or Sweet Breakfast

For some people prefer a simple breakfast with cereal using milk. Unfortunately, cereals contain a lot of sugar and eventually lead to problems with blood pressure, weight gain, increased inflammation and diabetes.

You can eat natto or Japanese-style fermented soybeans for breakfast. If it doesn’t suit your tongue, you can eat healthy foods like arem-arem or porridge.

5. Cheese

Although they contain calcium and protein, not all cheeses provide health benefits. Michiko gave an example of cream cheese only providing 5 grams of protein and 1 ounce can consist of 27 milligrams of cholesterol.

Cheese can be replaced with a Japanese favorite aroma jam called Kinako. This jam is made from soybean flour and sesame paste.

6. Candy

Everyone’s favorite snack has too much sugar. Candies also contain corn starch, which can harm the heart and brain.

But you can eat sweets like dark chocolate once in a while. Because these foods contain lots of antioxidants to prevent disease. If you want to eat something sweet, you can eat pudding, honey, frozen bananas, or unsweetened dark chocolate.

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