Blue Zones

The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option.
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The global pattern of centenarians highlights deep problems in demography
Late-life mortality is underestimated because of data errors
Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?
They really are that old: a validation study of centenarian prevalence in Okinawa
The Real Facts Supporting Jeanne Calment as the Oldest Ever Human
A Population Where Men Live As Long As Women: Villagrande Strisaili, Sardinia
Typologies of Extreme Longevity Myths
Sardinian dietary analysis for longevity: a review of the literature
Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island
Specific features of the oldest old from the Longevity Blue Zones in Ikaria and Sardinia
Making the Blue Zones: Neoliberalism and nudges in public health promotion
Human longevity: Genetics or Lifestyle?
Familial transmission of human longevity
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