[spokeshave]

Italy was declared as having the highest share of people over 80 years old at 6.5%, with Greece close behind with 6.3%. We’ve heard about the wonders of the Mediterranean diet, but is that all there is to it? Why does Italy have such a healthy and resilient population?

Two google searches

Blue zone Sardinia Italy

and

Blue zone Ikaria Greece.

Where people live longer

The cook book

[Alas Babylon!]

See that bowl at the top with the tentacle in it?

Man, that’s some mighty FINE eatin’!

Seriously, 2 years in far Southern Italy, and numerous TDYs to Iraklion Air Station in Crete made me an octopus eater/gourmet.

[rodguy911]

I saw that but did not see anything definitive about why they live so long,surely diet is part of it but there must be more.