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The researchers questioned these details, too. Any place labeled a blue zone has to have excellent records they could trace. One of the blue zones is in Califor
by mfer 4y ago
The researchers questioned these details, too. Any place labeled a blue zone has to have excellent records they could trace. One of the blue zones is in California. It’s worth looking at their process
- teruakohatu 4y agoHalf the residents of that town are 7th Day Adventists according to Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma_Linda,_California https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loma_Linda,_California Blue zones could simply be a result of The modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modifiable_areal_unit_problem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modifiable_areal_unit_proble...
- mfer 4y ago7th Day Adventists have food and lifestyle differences from the surrounding population. They are the ones living longer. There have been a bunch of ongoing long term studies on them. One of the findings is that diet matters. They’ve looked at diet differences and certain characteristics show up for people who live longer and have more good years. Those same things show up in the other blue zones.
- nextos 4y agoI guess as time progresses, centenarians will come from cohorts with records that can be better trusted. This will confirm or invalidate the blue zone findings.
- bobthepanda 4y agoIt’s not necessarily so easy. I’m reminded of the Okinawan case, where postwar rule by the US introduced younger cohorts to much unhealthier eating habits.