Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

A thread listing the benefits of eating one meal a day went up on Nico Soku VIP. The OP cited saving time and money and a lower risk of lifestyle diseases, but replies pushed back hard. Faced with claims like “you’re just losing muscle, not fat” and “you won’t get enough protein,” the OP tried to counter with papers and articles on autophagy. Anecdotes piled up on both sides — some said years of one-meal-a-day eating left them feeling fine, others said it wrecked their health — and the thread spiraled into a broader debate over meal frequency and timing.

18AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:53

Re: #5-6
There are already tons of books like this

21AnonymousAug 31, 2026 12:55

Re: #18
The fact that it hasn't caught on says it all

68AnonymousAug 31, 2026 13:33

Re: #18
Unlimited snacks?

120AnonymousAug 31, 2026 16:58

Re: #114
You're just ignorant
Ask an AI about the effects of autophagy and you'll get plenty of info
Also Re: #18 already posted a book, and it says the same stuff

127AnonymousAug 31, 2026 17:14

Re: #120

132AnonymousAug 31, 2026 18:15

Re: #127
Why does the caution/warning part show up first when you ask about autophagy's benefits?
You're clearly just cherry-picking the warning section

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nico Soku VIP) thread “[Sad News] The Benefits of Eating One Meal a Day Are Almost Too Numerous wwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”

When the thread starter posted that after three months at the gym, their bench press limit was still just 25kg, 5ch users reacted with a flood of astonished comments like “that’s a weight even a grade-schooler could lift” and “there must be some kind of medical issue.” The poster, who is 171cm and 65kg, said they go to the gym three times a week and also walk four times a week, but other participants pointed out that beginners typically see much bigger gains in three months, and some questioned the efficiency of the 10-reps-times-3-sets approach itself. Meanwhile, longtime lifters offered concrete advice, noting that sticking with the same load lets the body adapt and progress stall — turning the thread into more than just mockery.

*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Nanimo Jikkyo G) thread “I’ve been going to the gym for 3 months and 25kg is my limit on bench press.”

In a survey on marriage attitudes conducted by Japan’s Children and Families Agency among roughly 44,000 unmarried people aged 15 to 39, 35.1% said they “have no intention of marrying” — closing in on the 37.5% who said they “want to marry eventually.” The figures, released as interim results from a nationwide web survey of 100,000 people, were picked up on 5ch’s Nanchara Jikkyou G (Live News) board, sparking a wide-ranging debate over the agency’s reason for existing, how its budget is spent, and the root causes of Japan’s declining birthrate. Posters offered a string of theories — the pension system, changing family structures, women entering the workforce — while opinions split sharply between criticism of the agency and its defense.

35% of Unmarried Young People Say They “Have No Intention of Marrying” — Children and Families Agency’s Large-Scale Youth Survey

The Children and Families Agency conducted a web survey of 100,000 people nationwide aged 15 to 39 and has released interim tabulation results.

There were roughly 68,000 valid responses. Among the roughly 44,000 unmarried respondents who were asked about their attitude toward marriage, 37.5% said they “want to marry eventually,” followed by 35.1% who said they “have no intention of marrying.”

Source: news.ntv.co.jp / Read the original article here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nanchara Jikkyou G) thread “[Sad News] Children and Families Agency Heads Toward Despair.”