[ExI] Long-lived 'blue zones' debunked

[BillK]

Research finds that most of the claims about people living over 105 are wrong.
Saul Justin Newman   Published: September 13, 2024

<https://theconversation.com/the-data-on-extreme-human-ageing-is-rotten-from-the-inside-out-ig-nobel-winner-saul-justin-newman-239023>
Quotes:
‘The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out’
Okinawa in Japan is one of these zones. There was a Japanese
government review in 2010, which found that 82% of the people aged
over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead. The secret to living to 110
was, don’t register your death.

According to the Greek minister that hands out the pensions, over
9,000 people over the age of 100 are dead and collecting a pension at
the same time. In Italy, some 30,000 “living” pension recipients were
found to be dead in 1997.

Regions where people most often reach 100-110 years old are the ones
where there’s the most pressure to commit pension fraud, and they also
have the worst records.
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That means the famous 'blue zones' don't have the secret to long-life.
We have to take their advice on diet and life-style with a large pinch of salt.
(Careful though — too much salt is bad for you).  :)

BillK