The five known Blue Zones
- Icaria (Greece): These people eat a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, red wine and homegrown vegetables.
- Ogliastra, Sardinia (Italy): Some of the oldest men in the world live here. They commonly work on farms and drink lots of red wine.
- Okinawa (Japan): You can find the world's oldest women here. They eat soy-based foods and practice tai chi, a meditative form of exercise.
- Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica): The Nicoya people regularly do physical jobs into old age. Their diet includes beans and corn tortillas.
- The Seventh-day Adventists in Loma Linda, California. They are strict vegetarians.
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