Here are the lessons about how to live to 100 based on practices from Ikaria, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, as described by Dan Buettner in the book The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.

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Here are the lessons about how to live to 100 based on practices from Loma Linda, California, home to about 9,000 Seventh-day Adventists, as described by Dan Buettner in the book The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.

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Here are the lessons about how to live to 100 based on practices from Sardinia as described by Dan Buettner in the book The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.

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Here are the lessons about how to live to 100 based on practices from Sardinia as described by Dan Buettner in the book The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.

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In people over 65-years-old, a body mass index (BMI) of 23 to 23.9 was associated with the lowest risk of dying over the next 12 years according to a review of 32 studies.

Being leaner than this was associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 20 to 20.9 were 19% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 21 to 21.9 were 12% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

Not until a person weighed considerably more than this, was it associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

“For older populations, being overweight was not found to be associated with an increased risk of mortality; however, there was an increased risk for those at the lower end of the recommended BMI range for adults,” the authors concluded.

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In people over 65-years-old, a body mass index (BMI) of 23 to 23.9 was associated with the lowest risk of dying over the next 12 years according to a review of 32 studies.

Being leaner than this was associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 20 to 20.9 were 19% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 21 to 21.9 were 12% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

Not until a person weighed considerably more than this, was it associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

“For older populations, being overweight was not found to be associated with an increased risk of mortality; however, there was an increased risk for those at the lower end of the recommended BMI range for adults,” the authors concluded.

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In people over 65-years-old, a body mass index (BMI) of 23 to 23.9 was associated with the lowest risk of dying over the next 12 years according to a review of 32 studies.

Being leaner than this was associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 20 to 20.9 were 19% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 21 to 21.9 were 12% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

Not until a person weighed considerably more than this, was it associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

“For older populations, being overweight was not found to be associated with an increased risk of mortality; however, there was an increased risk for those at the lower end of the recommended BMI range for adults,” the authors concluded.

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In people over 65-years-old, a body mass index (BMI) of 23 to 23.9 was associated with the lowest risk of dying over the next 12 years according to a review of 32 studies.

Being leaner than this was associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 20 to 20.9 were 19% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 21 to 21.9 were 12% more likely to die over the next 12 years.
• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

Not until a person weighed considerably more than this, was it associated with a greater risk of dying.

• Those with a BMI of 33 to 33.9 were 8% more likely to die over the next 12 years.

“For older populations, being overweight was not found to be associated with an increased risk of mortality; however, there was an increased risk for those at the lower end of the recommended BMI range for adults,” the authors concluded.

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Men who intentionally lost weight as a result of personal choice reduced their risk of death by 41 percent according to a study from Britain. Read the entire article | Email this article

A ten percent increase in waist measurement increases the risk of dying by 36 percent in men and 30 percent in women according to a new study from Denmark. Read the entire article | Email this article

Intentional weight loss due to personal choice is associated with a 41 percent decrease in the risk of death in older men according to a new study from the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London, England. Read the entire article | Email this article

Rats that were once obese, but who were put on a diet as adults to lose weight, lived longer than rats that remained obese their entire life, and lived as long as rats that were never obese according to a new study. Read the entire article | Email this article

Life expectancy has slowly and steadily increased over the last thousand years, however, obesity could reverse that trend and decrease the average life expectancy by 2 to 5 years within the next fifty years -- more of an impact than heart disease or cancer -- according to new study from researchers at the University of Illinois. Read the entire article | Email this article

Diabetes shortens life by an average of 12.8 years for men and 12.2 years for women according to a study from Canada. Being overweight increases the risk of diabetes more than any other disease. Read the entire article | Email this article

Mice that were genetically altered to store less fat, ate more, but still remained lean, and lived longer than normal mice according to research. Read the entire article | Email this article