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Evidence Record
★ Blue Zone

Okinawa

Japan
Heart Disease
28 / 100k
Plant-Based Score
94%
Life Expectancy
87.4 yr
Alzheimer's Prevalence
1.1%

Other Causes of Death (per 100k / yr)

Stroke 32
Cancer 95
Respiratory 42
Diabetes 5
Kidney Disease 14

Home of the longest-lived women on Earth. 96% plant-based diet — sweet potatoes provide 69% of calories.

Okinawa Centenarian Study · Willcox et al., 2007 · > 900 centenarians studied

→ 50+ centenarians per 100k · 5× US rate

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