In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else on Earth; obesity is virtually unknown, and 40-year-old women look like they're 20. The secret: Japanese homestyle cooking, and an approach to eating that is not about self-deprivation, but about celebrating and savouring food. Raised in Tokyo and on her grandparents' mountainside farm, author Naomi Moriyama first travelled to the West as a college student, and promptly gained 25 pounds eating an American diet. Returning home for the holidays, she found that the weight melted off as she returned to the healthy, soulful food of her mother's tiny kitchen: satisfying soups, fresh vegetables, delicate grilled fish; mouthwatering meals that never left her feeling hungry. Filled with delicious recipes and evocative reminiscences, this book is for all those who are tired of counting calories and carbs, and finding themselves on diets that don't work. "Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat" offers a delightfully fresh and easy approach to a healthier, slimmer, and longer lifestyle.

About the Author

Naomi Moriyama was born and raised in Tokyo. She attended college in Illinois and moved to New York in her twenties. She now runs her own successful marketing consulting firm, The Moriyama Group. William Doyle is an award-winning writer who has travelled extensively in Japan. William and Naomi are married. Visit their website at: www.japanesewomendontgetoldorfat.com

Prizes

Bestselling memoir, lifestyle advice and glorious recipes from the country with the lowest obesity and highest longevity rates in the world

Reviews

"A DELICIOUS WAY TO STAY HEALTHY."--"Washington Post"
"[A] well-organized, persuasive introduction to a non-Western everyday cooking plan."--"Publishers Weekly"
"One-upping a certain French woman who boasted about staying thin, Moriyama reveals seven secrets of how Japanese women avoid adding pounds and prolong their life."--GoodHousekeeping.com
"Thanks to Moriyama and Doyle, readers can learn from an insider raised in Japan. . . . Even the most hesitant readers will find their passion for the wonderful taste and aroma of Japanese dishes irresistible."--"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"