The number of centenarians around the world rose from 151,000 in 2000 to 573,000 in 2021. People are living longer, and we ...

In a nutshell Centenarians often carry the same disease-causing genes as everyone else, but their bodies have developed ...

A travel video from Jamie Oliver highlights the “important connection” between high tofu consumption and longevity in Okinawa ...

Almost all centenarians in Okinawa grow or have previously grown a garden, Buettner said. Tending to their gardens daily means they are staying active and getting some exercise without even trying.

Okinawa is home to more centenarians — or people who live to be at least 100 years old — than anywhere else in the world . Proponents of the mainstream version of the diet claim that it ...

Nestled on the subtropical island of Okinawa lies a sleepy little village called Ogimi. With fewer than 3,000 residents, this corner of Japan holds a powerful global title, it’s known as the Village ...

Given the high number of centenarians living in Okinawa, there's reason to believe the traditional diet pattern there could be contributing to longevity. “Most people on this island live into ...

Japanese centenarians’ diets . The Okinawa Centenarian Study (OCS), which began in 1975, is the longest-running study of centenarians in the world. Over the last ~50 years it has analyzed the diets, ...

Welcome to Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, where women routinely live to 90 and beyond, and where the concentration of 100+ year-olds puts the rest of the world to shame.

There’s no way to guarantee that you’ll live to be 100. But we can learn a lot from studying the eating habits of the world’s centenarians. Researchers have identified five places in the ...

OKINAWA IS famed for the longevity of its residents. The small Japanese island, far south-west of the mainland, boasts a life expectancy for 65-year-old women that is almost a year higher than the ...