The blue zone stuff has been debunked. It’s caused by poor birth records and pension fraud. > In the United States supercentenarian status is predicted by the

The blue zone stuff has been debunked. It’s caused by poor birth records and pension fraud. > In the United States supercentenarian status is predicted by the absence of vital registration. In the UK, Italy, Japan, and France remarkable longevity is instead predicted by regional poverty, old-age poverty, material deprivation, low incomes, high crime rates, a remote region of birth, worse health, and fewer 90+ year old people. In addition, supercentenarian birthdates are concentrated on the first of the month and days divisible by five https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v2.abstract https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v2.abstract