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Wasn’t there something linked on HN the other day that pointed out what nonsense the Blue Zones are? No validate scientific evidence, blue zones are areas with

• markstos 3y ago
  One of the places with higher longevity has good record keeping and birth certificates: Loma Linda, California. What’s different about this city? A lot Seventh Day Adventists who adhere to vegetarianism live there… and live about 10 years longer than average.
  • TexanFeller 3y ago
    There are a lot of other things different about the 7DAs besides vegetarianism that could be more causal.
    • MrDresden 3y ago
      Knowing nothing about their practices I'd wager a guess that having tightly knit communities plays a big part in their elderly well being.
• livueta 3y ago
  Yes: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/09/28/places-claiming-to-be-centenarian-hotspots-may-just-have-bad-data https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/09/28/places-c... https://web.archive.org/web/20230928151239/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/09/28/places-claiming-to-be-centenarian-hotspots-may-just-have-bad-data https://web.archive.org/web/20230928151239/https://www.econo...