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The protein nutters have come to a point where they have to convince everyone that even fruits are bad for you because they contain sugar.
There's no paradox. The Japanese eat well, they don't stuff themselves with rice 'til the balloon up and when used in decent quantities, rice is a good grain anyway, harmless at the very worst.
No wonder they look and stay healthy the way they do.
I feel a need to get in a dig at the other side
they ALSO eat prepared foods high in things no third grader could read , and they eat out a fair amount.
I think portion control is key - they do NOT supersize.
The Japanese who are mostly blood type As have a totally different body type than most Americans-- much more ectomorphic and fined boned with overall smaller musculature. Of course they thrive on a rice based low protein diet.
I don't see a "paradox" either. A paradox would be if they consumed significant amounts of food considered "unhealthy" and still have such a low incidence of heart disease, as do the French, whose diets have a lot of butter and other saturated fats in them, yet they still have a much lower incidence of heart disease. "The French Paradox" is thought to be due to the red wine the French people consume in much greater amounts than Americans do.
The Japanese who are mostly blood type As have a totally different body type than most Americans-- much more ectomorphic and fined boned with overall smaller musculature. Of course they thrive on a rice based low protein diet.
I don't see a "paradox" either. A paradox would be if they consumed significant amounts of food considered "unhealthy" and still have such a low incidence of heart disease, as do the French, whose diets have a lot of butter and other saturated fats in them, yet they still have a much lower incidence of heart disease. "The French Paradox" is thought to be due to the red wine the French people consume in much greater amounts than Americans do.
But they eat lots of carbs, which are considered unhealthy by the low carb set here.
as for the french, I think its been resolved that its a Med thing, not a french thing - northern france where they eat butter has much higher incidence of heart disease then Provence/languedoc, where they eat more fish and olive oil.
Japan has high longevity, and low rates of heart attacks, even with similar blood cholesterol levels to americans. they also have low levels of obesity. this is not genetic - it doesnt hold for Japanese americans, for example.
Charecteristics of the Japanese diet
More fish (including fatty fish) relative to meat and dairy
More rice relative to other grains
Lots of vegetables and fruits, including fruit for dessert
Lots of soy, but mostly in natural forms.
relatively small portions - but beautifully presented.
Brooklyn, we need to teach you the meaning of the word paradox. Please look it up before you start another thread using the word incorrectly.
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, and they eat out a fair amount. 
