Dr. Saul Justin Newman was awarded the IgNobel Prize for demography for his research questioning the longevity claims of ‘Blue Zones’. Blue Zones are regions where people live past 100 years. Newman found discrepancies in age records in these regions, suggesting poor record keeping and pension fraud may be at play. He also discovered that factors like diet and smoking in Blue Zones are not as straightforward as believed. While the concept of Blue Zones offers an attractive story of longevity, Newman’s research highlights the need for a more critical examination of the data and the lifestyle factors associated with extreme age.
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