
THE Japanese have had a reputation as the world leaders in business. Now a group of Scottish businessmen have taken a leaf out of the books of their eastern counterparts – to see if the Japanese diet and way of life improves their professional performance. The team of 11 have been used as guinea pigs to "turn Japanese" and see if the low-fat food and fish oils will fight the negative health effects caused by a bad day at the office. The test, led by Dr Tom Gilhooly, of Glasgow Health Solutions, saw the team of volunteers from South Lanark Chamber of Commerce take Omega 3 supplements to mimic the Japanese diet. By the end of the trial, almost all of the businessmen had as much Omega 3 as those living in a typical Japanese fishing village, who have low incidences of heart disease...more...