Recently the disease of metabolic syndrome has come up. In this disease fat is stored around internal organs, for example liver, small intestine and so on.
This condition will be the cause of apoplexy or myocardial infarction. They are life style related diseases. People of this metabolic syndrome or reserves are now about 20 million in middle-aged and old-aged generation from 40 to 74 years old according to the examination of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
In the background of metabolic syndrome, there are unbalanced diet, inactivity, drinking and smoking. It's said that the most important cause is stress. Maybe Japanese are poor at reacting to stress. For example it's bad to rest at home on a holiday. It's better to go out. Going out is a good way of stress dissolution.
We have stress always, but we can regulate stress. A regular life can regulate stress, and give us leeway.