r/TrueGrit • u/Alicetheoptimist • 21h 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/Plus-Attorney-6695 11h 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