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Blue Zone Dietary Patterns, Telomere Length Maintenance, and Longevity: A Critical Review

2025-08-25

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Blue Zones are regions known for exceptional longevity and lower reported incidences of some chronic diseases, potentially linked to their unique dietary patterns. This review critically examines the nutritional practices of five Blue Zones—Okinawa, Sardinia, Nicoya, Ikaria, and Loma Linda—focusing on their contributions to health, longevity, and telomere length maintenance, a marker of cellular ageing. Blue Zone...

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Literature Corpus work: a9bd3b25-75c3-5f0d-8157-909b47218d6b
DOI: 10.12944/crnfsj.13.2.6

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