Comments by "Blah Smith" (@LittleMew133) on "Why are people so Healthy in Japan?" video.

  1. Chau Duc actually, there’s an epidemic about over-cleanliness. People aren’t exposed to different types of germs when they are younger in order to build a strong immune system, so when they become adults, a common cold can strike them hard and take them out of work for a whole week. There’s a documentary about it.
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  2. Interesting, cancer is more prone amongst aged or damaged cells
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  3. Jess Frankel I find that weird since American foods A LOT saltier than any Japanese foods I have eaten
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  4. s3xyScorp the salty foods aren’t super salty either. It’s all in the mid range of seasoning.
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  5. Explorer Mike japan has one of the highest suicide rates, most are from the stress of work or work-related.
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  6. dewinmoonl it would be interesting to see the data segmented into age groups and income
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