Interview with nutritionist, Edward Yuwono

In order to prove the many benefits of the Japanese diet, I have decided to conduct an interview with a nutritionist I knew. Please go to our playlist to listen to the full version of the interview on G-cast. Edward Yuwono is a qualified nutritionist who is currently employed by Nature's Own, a well known vitamins and supplement company. He deals with customers daily to informing customers about the company's products and helping them with choosing the most appropriate supplements to take as well as aiding them with their daily dietary routines. 
Mr Yuwono's views in this interview can be summed up in these points:

• He rates the quality of the average Australian diet as only a 4/10 as he recognised an increasing amount of consumers face their problems due to an increase in energy intake, along with an increase in sedentary lifestyle. This is because consumers are fed ready available energy at a low cost price, as we know the takeaway and junk foods, which are high in saturated fat and high carbohydrate levels, and rarely include the amount of nutrition and vegetable intake we need. 
• Health issues in Australia in relation to unhealthy diets and eating habits includes short, medium, and long term problems such as obesity, diabetes, liver problems, osteoarthritis, reproductive problems and cancer formations. 
• There have been enormous amounts of articles and commotion about how the Japanese diet is a prime example of a healthy, nutritional diet. The Japanese diet has been known for centuries as maybe one of the healthiest diet in the world due to its high levels of nutrients and antioxidants. The life expectancy of Japanese people is known as the highest in the world, and obesity has only recently become an issue with the infiltration of western fast foods. 
• The Japanese consume about five times the amount of cruciferous vegetables as the average westerner in their daily meals, the Japanese diet is fish based which helps to reduce heart disease, lower cholesterol, and improve brain function. The Japanese eats a lot of tofu in their meals, which is a good source of protein and is packed with nutrients necessary for good health. One other essential part of the Japanese diet would be green tea which has been linked with a reduced risk of cancer in both men and women. Green tea consumption is linked with a reduced risk of stroke and heart disease.
• Most Japanese dishes are cooked in little or no fat and salt, which are the main causes for all health related diseases. 
• “eating with your eyes”. This is where consumers eat slower as they are attracted to the food that they eat. Japanese food is always nicely presented so that people eat slower, which makes them feel full faster.

Now, even the professional has proved how healthy the Japanese diet is, not to mention he is also a big fan of Japanese food himself, what are you guys waiting for? Let's eat the "Japanese way"!!