As the people in Hong Kong eat more red meat and fish, less vegetables, grains and fruits, the better their health becomes. Hong Kong achieved world's longest life expectancy in all three categories: both sexes, male and female (United Nations 2015), and world's highest IQ score (National IQs calculated and validated for 108 nations, Gerhard Meisenberg University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK. April 2010).
2015 UN Life Expectancy Data for Hong Kong:
Life Expectancy at birth (Both Sexes) 83.74 years, world 1st place!
Life Expectancy at birth (Male) 80.91 years, world 1st place!
Life Expectancy at birth (Female) 86.58 years, world 1st place!
World Average is 71.4 years.
Reference:
Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), released World Population Prospects, The 2015 Revision.
The 2015 UN Life Expectancy by Country List is available at this web link:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy#List_by_the_United_Nations.2C_for_2010.E2.80.932015
Shown by health statistics from the Hong Kong government's department of health, the health in people of Hong Kong gets even better, not getting worst by eating more meat, fish and animal based foods.
(Public Health Information System (PHIS) of the Department of Health. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/ )
Rates of most types of leading cancer death are lower from few decades ago when meat/fish consumption was less.
The age-standardized liver cancer death rate showed a decreasing trend since 1980.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/liver_cancer/
The age-standardized colorectal cancer death rate remains stable since 1980.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/colorectal_cancer/
The age-standardized death rate due to stomach cancer generally decreased between 1981 and 2014.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/stomach_cancer/
The age-standardized death rates due to oesophageal cancer for both sexes decreased between 1981 and 2014.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/oesophageal_cancer/
The age-standardized death rate due to breast cancer for both sexes remained stable between 1981 and 2014.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/breast_cancer/
In the years between 1979 and 2014, there was a general decreasing trend in age-standardized death rate due to cervical cancer.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/cervical_cancer/
The prostate cancer rate increases in Hong Kong men is due to now they have much longer life span, the prostate cancer rate remains low before they reached 70 years old.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/prostate_cancer/
The overall age-standardized nasopharyngeal cancer death rate decreased by 2/3 from 1980.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/nasopharyngeal_cancer/
The age standardized lung cancer death rate for both sexes continued to decrease since 1990.
http://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/healthy_facts/disease_burden/major_causes_death/cancers/lung_cancer/
The age-standardized death rate in Hong Kong decreased from 6.0 per 1,000 standard population in 1981 to 3.1 per 1,000 standard population in 2014. The rates for male and female were also decreased during the period.
The infant mortality rate in Hong Kong dropped steadily from 10.1 registered infant deaths per 1,000 registered live births in 1983 to 1.7 registered infant deaths per 1,000 registered live births in 2014.
Cancer (Malignant neoplasms) death rate dropped from 2005:
Age-standardised death rate (per 100,000 standard population)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
125.2 118.7 116.5 114.2 113.8 111.6 109.7 106.2 104.4 103.1
Diabetes mellitus death rate dropped from 2005:
Age-standardised death rate (per 100,000 standard population)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
5.7 4.5 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.5
Septicaemia death rate dropped from 2005:
Age-standardised death rate (per 100,000 standard population)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
6.6 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.4 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.4
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis death rate dropped from 2005:
Age-standardised death rate (per 100,000 standard population)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
11.7 11.6 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.9 11.1 10.5 10.4
Cerebrovascular diseases death rate dropped from 2005:
Age-standardised death rate (per 100,000 standard population)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
31.6 28.9 29.3 29.4 26.5 25.4 23.6 22.5 21.4 21.1
Heart Diseases death rate dropped from 2005:
Age-standardised death rate (per 100,000 standard population)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
54.2 49.7 53.3 54.2 49.9 49.5 44.7 43.0 38.5 40.7
As people of Hong Kong ate more meat and fish,
their obesity rate decreased!
Body Mass Index (BMI) Distribution, Obese (BMI =or>25.0)
2004 (21.6%)
2014 (20.8%)
Without increase much in exercise!
Level of physical activity, Inactive
2004 (20.4%)
2014 (20.3%)
Level of physical activity, Minimally active
2004 (56.2%)
2014 (55.6%)
Level of physical activity, HEPA active*
2004 (22.8%)
2014 (23.1%)
*HEPA (health-enhancing physical activity) active is a more active category for those people who exceed the minimum public health physical activity recommendations, and are accumulating enough activity for a healthy lifestyle.
Hong Kong people's fruit consumption decreased from a decade ago.
Average number of fruits eaten per day, Less than 1
2004 (43.1%)
2014 (47.7%)
Average number of fruits eaten per day, 1 to 2
2004 (52.6%)
2014 (48.3%)
Average number of fruits eaten per day, More than 2
2004 (4.3%)
2014 (3.9%)
Average daily total meat products (livestock+seafood) consumption, percentage of total food intake by weight per person:
Hong Kong 32%
World 9%
Average daily total meat products (livestock+seafood) consumption, grams per person:
Hong Kong 695 (world highest)
World 173
Average daily seafood consumption, percentage of total food intake by weight per person:
Hong Kong 9%
World 3%
Average daily seafood consumption, grams per person per day:
Hong Kong 195
World 52
Average daily egg consumption, by weight in grams, per person:
Hong Kong 38
World 24
Pork Consumption, calories per person per day
Hong Kong 394
World 120
Meat Consumption, calories per person per day
Hong Kong 940
World 272
Seafood Consumption, calories per person per day
Hong Kong 104
World 34
Pork Consumption, calories per person per day
Hong Kong 394
World 120
Grain Consumption, calories per person per day
World 1296
Hong Kong 955
Produce Consumption, grams per person per day
World 749
Hong Kong 588
Vegetable Consumption, grams per person per day
World 372
Hong Kong 310
Vegetable Oil Consumption, calories per person per day
World 280
Hong Kong 250
Pulses Consumption, calories per person per day
World 64
Hong Kong 12
According to the US Department of Agriculture, Hong Kong’s per capita pork consumption is the highest in Asia.
The U.S. ranked 6th by volume and 3rd by value in pork supplies to Hong Kong. In the first three quarters of 2015, U.S. pork exports to Hong Kong reached 15,581 Metric Tons at a value of US$51 million.
The U.S. is the largest supplier of swine offals to Hong Kong by value.
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Livestock%20and%20Products%20Annual_Hong%20Kong_Hong%20Kong_11-10-2015.pdf
National Geographic says:
Hong Kong's meat consumption increased drastically than any other nation's in these 50 years. As it has since 1980, a spurring point for the economy, Hong Kong consumes more meat per person—both calorically and in weight—than any other nation. Hong Kong’s diet has changed drastically in the last 50 years, with the average person eating more grams of meat per day than any other food group. The average caloric consumption per person has also increased by 26%.
The following United Nations 2011 dietary data are available at National Geographic website, in a special feature article called What The World Eats: nationalgeographic.com/what-the-world-eats/
