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Re:Blue Zones - Places In the World Where People Live to 100... by noodle on Monday July 20, 2009 @03:58PM (#715050)
because i think the point of this post is that location doesn't actually matter. the "blue zones" are places where culture and/or circumstances have forced all of the people in the area to live a healthier lifestyle. makes it impossible to live there and not be healthy, so the area's statistics improve.
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Re:Blue Zones - Places In the World Where People Live to 100... by benmathes on Monday July 20, 2009 @06:21PM (#715360)
Given how much one's behavior is impacted by external constraints, location does matter quite a lot. I suspect that if you moved the newborn offpsring of two morbidly obese Americans into a family on Okinawa the child would most likely live a rather healthy lifestyle.
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Re:Blue Zones - Places In the World Where People Live to 100... by noodle on Monday July 20, 2009 @11:29PM (#715668)
the point, though, is not that that there is anything special in the water or something. its just circumstances that promote general health as we currently understand it. want to live longer? exercise and eat right.
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