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Who lives the longest?

Watch Marta Lonnie discuss the concept of the ‘Blue Zones’ and reviewing observational data on which people live longest, and importantly, why.

Blue zones are regions of the world thought to have a higher than usual number of people living much longer than average. Five “Blue zones” have been posited: Okinawa (Japan); Sardinia (Italy); Nicoya (Costa Rica); Icaria (Greece); and Loma Linda (California, USA).

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