Why Are People of Okinawa the Most Long-lived on Earth?

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Health and Life with Rules of Diet and Activities: Why Are People of Okinawa the Most Long-lived on Earth?
Introduction
The Japanese Prefecture of Okinawa consists of about 161 islands and stretches for eight hundred miles between the Japanese main islands and Taiwan. It was originally an independent kingdom with strong ties to both China and Japan; Okinawa became a part of Japan in 1873 (
Hokama
and
Binns
242). It has been called Shangri-La, the Galapagos of the East and aside from its abundance of fauna, flora, and unspoiled rain forests, Okinawa is also the home of the longest lived people in the world. Seemingly, the aging process and debilitating diseases seem to have been beaten by the inhabitants of Okinawa; this is despite its...

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