150 American volunteers have embarked on a 12-week study conducted by the University of the Ryukyus to determine the effects of adding heaping helpings of Okinawa vegetables to their daily diets.

"One of the largest, longest studies of aging found one more reason to stay trim and active". Read this Washington Post article about the newly published study from The Okinawa Diet Program co-creator, Dr. Bradley Willcox and find out more about the incredible research behind The Okinawa Diet Program.

Many marketers have avoided using the elderly in commercials targeting baby boomers, worried that reminders of aging would turn them off. Is a new ad campaign about to change all that?

The continued increase of Western eating habits in Okinawa takes its toll on Okinawan longevity

Learn the nutrition secrets of the planet's oldest people with these 12 simple steps to a longer, healthier life.

Dr. Bradley Willcox is interviewed by Haydn Shaughnessy in this article on the Okinawa Diet and healthy aging.

Dr. Craig Willcox discusses the Okinawan secrets of living a longer, healthier life on Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees.

Research from the Okinawa Centenarian Study featured in Indian newspaper

Research from the doctors behind the Okinawa Diet featured in London Daily Telegraph

Okinawa Diet research featured in National Geographic

Drs. Bradley and Craig Willcox discuss the Okinawa Diet in this article in Maclean's magazine.

Australian television interviews Drs. Bradley and Craig Willcox on the benefits of the Okinawa diet.

The USDA released the newest version of their dietary guidelines last month. Read our assessment...

A newly published paper in The British Medical Journal outlines the long term health benefits of the "Polymeal".

Co-author of The Okinawa Diet Plan and The Okinawa Program, Dr. Craig Willcox interviewed on CNN.

Pacific Health Research Institute in Hawaii releases first ever long-term human study showing link between decreased calorie intake and longevity.

A newly published review in The Lancet medical journal found long term followers of the Atkins diet may suffer health problems consistent with carbohydrate deficiencies, including headaches, muscle weakness, cramps and diarrhea.

The study also found Atkins to be no more effective for long term weight loss than other diet plans.

From the August 30, 2004 edition of Time Magazine: "New research suggests that a long life is no accident. So what are the secrets of the world's centenarians?"

Take a look at this edition of Time magazine in which the research of the doctors behind the Okinawa Diet™ features prominently

Listen to what this expert panel of nutritionists have to say about Low-Carb Diets...

"A reduced calorie diet might lead to a longer life, according to a study of Honolulu Heart Program data on 8,006 men of Japanese ancestry ..."

The Okinawa Diet™ comes out on top, as this reviewer finds "The Okinawa Program had the best recipes of the diet books sampled".

The latest analysis of data from a large group of O'ahu men of Japanese ancestry has provided the first reliable indication that a reduced-calorie diet -- between 1,700 and 2,000 calories daily -- promotes longevity, researchers say.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun the process of revamping its Food Guide Pyramid, the visual tool that the government uses to help Americans eat healthier. The Pyramid debuted in 1992 but hasn't been revised since. What the changes will be is subject to debate.

A key principle of the Okinawa Diet™ is "...to eat a diet low in caloric density. This means the number of calories per gram of food is lower. We all eat between two to three pounds of food a day. But their two to three pounds of food has about fifteen hundred calories and ours has almost double that," says Dr. Wilcox...

The grandparents live past 100, but after too many burgers, the islands' next generation may not make it to middle age

BY HIDEKO TAKAYAMA

EVERY MORNING SEIRYU Toguchi rises at 6, washes his face and exercises in the lush front yard of his home in Okinawa... 

The diet and lifestyle of the Okinawans made the July 21, 2003 front cover of Time Magazine (Asia), as Time focused on the "Secrets of Asian Longevity".

Featured prominently was the research of Doctors Bradley and Craig Willcox and Doctor Makoto Suzuki, which led to the publication of The... 

Doctors Bradley and Craig Willcox, authors of The Okinawa Diet Plan and The Okinawa Program, are pleased to announce the debut of the Okinawa Diet™ website: the companion site to the books, The Okinawa Diet Plan and The Okinawa Program

Okinawa-Diet.com, is devoted to bringing you the latest...