Japanese Women Don't Get Old Or Fat is a book written by Naomi Moriyama and co-written by her husband William Doyle. The book briefly describes how the current obesity epidemic is expanding globally, and then highlights facts about the Japanese obesity rate, and the how Japanese people have the lowest rates of obesity in the developed world,[1] the longest life expectancies of any country in the world,[1] and low rates of heart disease. The book also teaches home-style Japanese cuisine, and provides information about essential everyday ingredients in a typical Japanese home, along with recipes. Naomi Moriyama also states how Japanese women have, in general, a healthy outlook on food.
| Author | Naomi Moriyama and William Doyle |
|---|---|
| Genre | Japanese cooking; Cookbook; Food habits |
| Publisher | Bantam Dell |
Publication date | November 2005 |
| Media type | Available as: softcover; hardcover; ebook; audiobook |
| ISBN | 0-385-33997-6 |
Moriyama features her mother's cooking techniques.[2]
Overview edit
Introduction edit
Discusses the global obesity epidemic and states how Japan has the lowest obesity rate and longest life expectancy in the world. Then explains that these great health outcomes are due to the Japanese diet.[3]
Chapter 1: My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen edit
Chapter 2: In a Japanese Tangerine Forest edit
Chapter 3: Seven Secrets from My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen edit
Chapter 4: How to Start Your Tokyo Kitchen edit
Chapter 5: The Seven Pillars of Japanese Home Cooking edit
Chapter 6: The Samurai Diet edit
Epilogue: The Great Food Offering edit
Reception edit
Jennifer Howard of AARP Magazine stated that the author "works hard to demystify key ingredients in Japanese cooking".[4]
Publishing data edit
Moriyama, Naomi; William Doyle (2005). Japanese Women Don't Get Old Or Fat. Delacorte Press. pp. 288. ISBN 0-385-33997-6. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
References edit
- ^ a b Whitworth, Melissa (2005-12-02). "The secret of eternal youth". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen". Publishers Weekly. 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Moriyama, Naomi; Doyle, William (2005). Japanese women don't get old or fat: secrets of my mother's Tokyo kitchen. New York, NY: Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0-385-33997-1.
- ^ Howard, Jennifer (January 2006). "Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat". AARP Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
External links edit
- Naomi Moriyama's official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Book review in Santa Cruz Sentinel[dead link]
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