What do the Okinawan centenarians ate?

If we check the comparison data between Okinawa and Japanese diet in late 1940-ties, we can see some food intake patterns.

I think the image of comparison by itself speaks a lot. High-carbohydrate diet has always been a Japanese and especially Okinawa people staple.

Consumed carbohydrate amount of Okinawa people reach up to 85% of all calorie intake. Meat was so rare to eat. There could be various reasons for such diet, including limited availability of expensive foods such as meat or fish.

However, now we can eat like kings and queens, you can get pork and fish almost anywhere in Naha (Okinawa capital city). To tell you the truth, it’s even sometimes difficult to escape chunks of pork inside your dish in the restaurants. Where it will lead? Let’s see after 30-50 years.