Blue zones – Regions where people live exceptionally long lives (2016)

[nimbius]

This is not an article this is barely news. This is the NIH inexplicably plugging Blue Zones LLC.

"Authors’ Note: To join the Blue Zones mission, contact . More information about the project can be obtained at https://communities.bluezonesproject.com/. The authors disclose the following conflicts of interest: Dan Buettner is the CEO of Blue Zones and Sam Skemp works at Blue Zones as Program Manager."

[jadbox]

That's... something. I was operating under the assumption that NIH had higher standards to declare conflict of interests. Was this peer reviewed?

[mainecoder]

Nice catch, brought to you by Blue Zones LLC (We make money using a fake longevity research to effect "positive change" in communities)

[EricRiese]

A recent episode of Freakonomics recently eviscerated this research.

"The number of supercentenarians in an area tends to fall dramatically about 100 years after accurate birth records are introduced" https://freakonomics.com/podcast/signs-of-progress-one-year-...

[failbuffer]

Loma Linda, CA, USA; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan

How many of these places have a sufficiently weak government as to permit pension fraud? Grandpa can "live" quite a long time if there's a paycheck rolling in every month.

[erulabs]

Walk a bit, have some friends, don’t be broke, don’t drink too much, live a little longer: news at 11