Morphological Musings: An Expat in Japan

Hager, Mary H.

Morphological Musings: An Expat in Japan

2014

Hager, Mary H.

Japan enjoys the longest life expectancy in the world and the lowest average body mass index among Asian countries (except North Korea). We Americans, with one-third of our population obese and another one-third overweight, do not enjoy such favorable health statistics. But a lower body mass index among Asians does not guarantee ideal health.

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body mass index human nutrition japan longevity north korea overweight statistics

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Publié dans

Nutrition today

Volume 49 Numéro 1 Pagination 39 - 42 ISSN 1538-9839

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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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Asians; Americans

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anglais

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Affiliations: mary h. hager, phd, rd, is former director of regulatory affairs, american dietetic association, washington, dc, and served as interim vice president for their government affairs office. she also was a professor of foods and nutrition at the college of saint elizabeth in morristown, new jersey, and founding associate dean of the college’s graduate programs. she currently is a full-time alien resident in tokyo, japan.

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2014

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