*Rather than lifestyle factors such as diet or social connections, he says, the apparent longevity of people in five regions – Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California – can be explained by pension fraud, clerical errors, and a lack of reliable birth and death records.*
🤣 tofu is very good and healthy tho lol
LordOfFudge
I’m sorry, but this is a crap article with a misleading title. Crummy clickbait.
nobodyclark
Emissions for beef varies a lot, here in Nz beef and lamb emissions per kg is between 22-15kg’s, and a significant percentage of that is offset with on farm vegetation. Think using techniques like agroforestry and silvopasturr. Generally it’s poorer countries with less efficient farming systems where the the emissions is around that 70 kg’s
Also before making claims about longevity and meat consumption, also consider that these communities……
1. have low population densities, so pollution and disease transmission is very low, and water quality is very high. 2. generally family bonds are incredibly strong, meaning that support systems are intact, which reduce stress 3. overall stress is much lower because of the low population density, but also because the types of jobs are not as intensive as those in cities. 4. most of their jobs are relatively low impact 5. these communities also encourage exercise for people of all ages, much more than most populations in urban environments, or in most of the developed world.
All of those differences have an impact. And for reference, Japan as a whole has a life expectancy of 84.45 years, whilst on Okinawa is only 80 for men, 87 for women. Okinawans eat meat only 1% diet of meat, whilst the whole of Japan eats 34 kg’s per year per capita, which is definitely WAYYYYY more than 1%. Hence, any differences in meat consumption likely have little impact, and other lifestyle choices are more important.
mqduck
The longest lived people in the world are a staple of my kitchen as well.
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TLDR: it’s tofu; healthy, tasty, versatile.
Funnily enough, this year’s Ig Nobel prize winner has something to say about that… https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/26/the-secret-of-blue-zones-where-people-reach-100-fake-data-says-academic
*Rather than lifestyle factors such as diet or social connections, he says, the apparent longevity of people in five regions – Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California – can be explained by pension fraud, clerical errors, and a lack of reliable birth and death records.*
🤣 tofu is very good and healthy tho lol
I’m sorry, but this is a crap article with a misleading title. Crummy clickbait.
Emissions for beef varies a lot, here in Nz beef and lamb emissions per kg is between 22-15kg’s, and a significant percentage of that is offset with on farm vegetation. Think using techniques like agroforestry and silvopasturr. Generally it’s poorer countries with less efficient farming systems where the the emissions is around that 70 kg’s
https://beeflambnz.com/news/new-zealand-beef-and-lamb-among-most-carbon-efficient-world
Also before making claims about longevity and meat consumption, also consider that these communities……
1. have low population densities, so pollution and disease transmission is very low, and water quality is very high.
2. generally family bonds are incredibly strong, meaning that support systems are intact, which reduce stress
3. overall stress is much lower because of the low population density, but also because the types of jobs are not as intensive as those in cities.
4. most of their jobs are relatively low impact
5. these communities also encourage exercise for people of all ages, much more than most populations in urban environments, or in most of the developed world.
All of those differences have an impact. And for reference, Japan as a whole has a life expectancy of 84.45 years, whilst on Okinawa is only 80 for men, 87 for women. Okinawans eat meat only 1% diet of meat, whilst the whole of Japan eats 34 kg’s per year per capita, which is definitely WAYYYYY more than 1%. Hence, any differences in meat consumption likely have little impact, and other lifestyle choices are more important.
The longest lived people in the world are a staple of my kitchen as well.