Korea may one day boast to having the oldest and longest living people in the world. The.Climate and geography of the Korean Peninsula have led to a land strong in agriculture.Local cuisine primarily consists of vitamin-rich vegetables and fruit thus minimizing, the.Harmful effects of a meat-based diet. The Korean diet is also high in antioxidants that.Promote longer living and is a reflection of a healthy culture.Speaking with Koreans reveals their lifestyle of well-being. Nutrition and healthy.Ingredients are their primary sustenance. Until recent years there was, little demand for.Foreign foods in restaurants and supermarkets. The youth of today have developed tastes.For pizza and, fried foods but the local demand still favors traditional foods. Both urban.And rural areas of Korea continue to have a limited number of foreign restaurants.Curtailing the effects of excessive meat consumption. This kind of diet has allowed.Koreans to avoid obesity and heart disease.Koreans to avoid obesity and heart disease.U.S. Researchers have found that people who eat two portions of beef per day are more.Likely to develop long-term heart conditions and diabetes. According to the US.Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average American eats 66 pounds (30kg) of beef.Per year. Koreans consume 16 pounds (7.25kg) of beef per person, per year less than ¼.Of the American consumption rate.A staple of the Korean diet is kimchi. Kimchi is a fermented mixture of ingredients such as.Red pepper powder cabbage green,,,, onion radish and garlic. Its efficacy is, well knownAnd Koreans consume 22-33 pounds (10-15kg) of kimchi per person per year. According.To the Korean Ministry for Food Agriculture Forestry and,,, Fisheries (MIFAFF), kimchi is.Highly nutritious strengthens the, immune system prevents cancer lowers blood,,,Cholesterol levels and delays, the aging process promoting longevity. The MIFAFF also.States that Kimchi contains ingredients providing, antibiotic effects preventing.Hyperacidity and restricting, the growth of undesirable bacteria in the intestines.A medicinal ingredient in prepared kimchi is garlic. Garlic assists in, preventing cancerReducing the risk of, heart disease and minimizing the effects of aging. Garlic is known to.Lower cholesterol levels in the body. It can help maintain lower blood pressure levels by.Thinning our blood. Thinned blood deters plaque build up in arteries and veins. It is known.That regularly eating garlic can add up to four years to a person 's lifespan.Cabbage another ingredient, in kimchi also has, numerous health benefits. Cabbage is.Low in calories and sugar. It is high in fiber and vitamins A B C and,,, E. The high fiber.Content as well, as iron and sulfur aid in, digestion preventing problems in the intestines.Cabbage can inhibit infections and is known to prevent ulcers.My personal favorite out of, the hundred or so different kimchi types that I have tried (and.There more that I have not yet tried) is. '' ggaktugi. '' It uses the daikon radish as the base of.The kimchi rather than, cabbage. Ggaktugi shares many of the health benefits provided by.The more widely eaten cabbage kimchi.Koreans are living longer than ever thanks to nutritious traditional food such as kimchi.Kimchi slows the effects of aging and reduces the risks of disease. If Koreans continue to.Resist the temptations of a Western diet in favor of, traditional diets the trend in the.Country 's growing longevity will continue. And as the benefits of a Korean diet become.Internationally known traditional dishes, will explode into the restaurants of the world.
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