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- Bolotana is home to 10 centenarians
Researchers verified that ten residents of Bolotana reached the age of 100 despite the village having no gym. The centenarian rate there is roughly 10 times higher than the US average.
- Field
- ageing and longevity
- What they did
- Researchers confirmed that the Sardinian village of Bolotana has 10 residents aged 100 or older, which equals about 442 centenarians per 100,000 people, a rate 10 times higher than the Sardinian average and 11 times higher than the US average.
- Why it matters
- This finding allows Bolotana to be added to the list of 'blue zones'—places where women reach age 100 at an unusually high rate.
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