Japan has the lowest obesity rate in the world, about 4%, while the United States, which is also a developed country, has a high obesity rate of 32%. Interestingly, the Japanese do not really love sports very much. [The world’s least sports-loving country], Japan ranks 11th, while the world’s most sports-loving country is the United States… Why are Japanese the thinnest in the world? Japan’s diet is light and varied. Heshi (Japanese diet) has been successfully incorporated into UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage. One of the reasons is that Heshi is nutritionally balanced. Many seafood: Japan is an island country, rich in fish, shrimp, crab and seaweed are the main parts of the food, the most typical Japanese sushi and sashimi. Read More …