Re:“Blue Mind Theory”
by alanvillalobos on Sunday June 11, 2023 @02:59PM
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Nicoya (Costa Rica) is not Nicaragua
Re:“Blue Mind Theory”
by genocidicbunny on Sunday June 11, 2023 @03:30PM
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Whoops, you're right. The picture I saw was relatively low res and it kind looked like it was Nicaragua.
Re:“Blue Mind Theory”
by 0xcde4c3db on Sunday June 11, 2023 @03:47PM
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Or genetic mutations (which also may interact with specific lifestyle factors). At least one such mutation was identified in an Italian family that is seemingly immune to atherosclerosis [1], and the "blue zone" populations tend to be relatively small and isolated (at least before the industrial revolution).
Re:“Blue Mind Theory”
by mtlmtlmtlmtl on Sunday June 11, 2023 @06:50PM
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On your parenthetical, here's a hypothesis. It's kinda hard to be old in rural areas(no way to get around, limited care available, etc), which tend to be inland, whereas cities tend to be coastal or situated on a river.
So I could definitely see it as plausible that the older people get, the more people move into cities, which coincidentally involves moving closer to water.
(Of course, this is all presupposing that the number of centenarians in those areas is not greatly exaggerated, and that there hasn't been a massive migration of centenarians from other areas to the blue zones.)