The Japanese have the longest life expectancy in the world.  Japanese women have a life expectancy of 85.3 years.  Japanese men can expect to live 78.3 years.  In the United States , women have a life expectancy of 79.9 years and men 74.7 years.  The secret to the Japanese long life according to experts: a low-fat, fish- and vegetable-based diet.

Sources:  Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics, www.cdc.gov/nchs.