Can Fish and Rice Be Secret To Old Age?

Just last week with the announcement of a Japanese woman, Yone Minagawa, turning 114 and becoming the oldest person in the world, press reports noted that the other oldest person also lives in Japan.

In fact this past September the Japanese government reported that the number of Japanese living beyond 100 has almost quadrupled in the past 10 years, with the number soon expected to surpass 28,000.

What's the secret?

Seems that the Japanese diet consists of a lot of fish and rice. It also includes soy food, fresh fruits and vegetables, fermented foods like miso and tempeh and very little meat.

That doesn't sound that hard to do, especially if you can have a longer, better quality of life. (And the Japanese spend way less than Americans do on health care.)