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Originally Posted by dreams

@ Stitchawl - I love that cute little pic of all the little backpacks in a line. They are all matching except for each child's special little thermos.

Everyone matches in Japan. Every woman wears the same company uniform in EVERY company, (almost) every school child wears the same uniform... Jr.High girls all wear sailor suits, etc. High school girls all wear the same plaid skirt and sport jacket, etc... The have a saying here;
"The nail that sticks up must be hammered down." No one is an individual.

Originally Posted by astra

I have been thinking about it.
I think there is a problem in Japan that is related either to food, environment, life style, genes or something else.

Personally... I think it's the frantic lifestyle.

Maybe if Japanese didn't drink so much green tea the situation would be worse.

Most likely. There is no doubt that green (and black teas too) contain anti-oxidants, and those have been indicated (though not proven) to help prevent cancer.

What I am trying to say is that scientists who claim that green tea might help to prevent cancer could be right.

They are! Green tea is high in 'anti-oxidants.' Anti-oxidants are important in cancer prevention. But... ALL GREEN PLANTS AND VEGETABLES are high in anti-oxidants. Roasted peanuts are 5x higher in anti-oxidants than tea, as are strawberries and blackberries.

Green Tea is no higher than;
Kale, chili pepper, red cabbage, peppers, parsley, artichoke, Brussels sprouts, spinach, lemon, ginger, red beets.
Berries (Cherry, blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, crowberry, blueberry, bilberry/wild blueberry, black currant), pomegranate, grape, orange, plum, pineapple, kiwi fruit, grapefruit. Apricots, prunes, dates.
Pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, ground nut or peanuts, sunflower seeds.
etc., etc., etc....

So it's not that the scientists are 'wrong.' It's that people are led to believe that green tea is some miracle cancer preventative. It's not. It just contains the anti-oxidants that are helpful in preventing cancer. Green tea helps. So does an apple or a potato.

If you REALLY want to try to prevent cancer via anti-oxidants, eat more red beans and some berries! Look at the list below.

List of 20 Best Foods High in Antioxidants

In the table below, the foods antioxidant power is given as per their serving sizes.
1 Beans/Legumes Red Beans (dried) Half cup 13727
2 Fruit, Berry Wild blueberry 1 cup 13427
3 Beans/Legumes Red kidney beans (dried) Half cup 13259
4 Beans/Legumes Pinto beans Half cup 11864
5 Fruit, Berry Blueberry 1 cup 9019
6 Fruit, Berry Cranberry 1 cup (whole) 8983
7 Vegetable Artichoke (cooked) 1 cup (hearts) 7904
8 Fruit, Berry Blackberry 1 cup 7701
9 Fruit Prune Half cup 7291
10 Fruit, Berry Raspberry 1 cup 6058
11 Fruit, Bery Strawberry 1 cup 5938
12 Fruit Red Delicious apple One 5900
13 Fruit Granny Smith apple One 5381
14 Nut Pecan 1 ounce 5095
15 Fruit, Bery Sweet cherry 1 cup 4873
16 Fruit Black plum One 4844
17 Vegetable Russet potato (cooked) One 4649
18 Beans/Legumes Black beans (dried) Half cup 4181
19 Fruit Plum One 4118
20 Fruit Gala apple One 3903

Green tea One cup 350


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