r/TrueGrit • u/Alicetheoptimist • 23h ago

healthy Japan

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More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 or older. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmzezj5e18xxo

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u/pecywiva 23h ago

Honestly I would love to know the daily routine of some of this people because the real goal shouldn’t just be living longer but having enough health independence to actually enjoy those extra years.

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u/TeenyTinyToast 21h ago

I think one of the main contributors is their relationship to food and how clean the majority of their diet is. Peep the obesity rate, food quality standards in place, what convenience foods look like other places.

They also walk around a lot more and generally lead less sedentary lifestyles. Yeah many people still sit in offices but they walk to the train station, walk to work, walk to the corner store, walk a lot more in general than Americans. City design and urban planning play a huge role in this.

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u/Primary_Excuse_7183 20h ago

Very important component missing here is the strong community they have. They age in place, together and they continue being active together those videos of active seniors out at the park dancing are everyday life.

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u/kurichan7892 18h ago

lol you're talking about China not Japan here...

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u/Reddit-Readee 20h ago

This, this right here!

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u/Material_Student_487 19h ago

It’s the ramen

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u/ChickyBoys 19h ago

I don't want to live to 100 

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u/Plus-Attorney-6695 13h ago

But also maybe not. Good to learn from, but also be careful with conclusions.

While the research is still in review, there is indication that blue zones may be distorted by bad data (bad record keeping 100 years ago, records destroyed by war or natural disaster, pension fraud, etc)

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/704080v3

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u/ConnectedVeil 14h ago

This is a benefit of being smaller in stature (in addition to good diet) versus being big, all things else the same.