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Why Did Traditional Japanese Diets Emphasize Variety and Small Portions?

Traditional Japanese diets combined rice with vegetables, fish, soy foods, seaweeds, fermented products and many small side dishes. Cohort evidence links Japanese-style dietary patterns with lower cardiovascular mortality, but high…

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Why Did Japanese Bathing Become More Than Hygiene?

Japanese bathing became more than hygiene through centuries of purification, temple baths, public sento, hot springs and domestic soaking. Modern science supports some benefits of warm-water immersion—but also important risks.