Accuracy of the centenarian numbers in Okinawa and the role of the Okinawan diet on longevity. Responses to Le Bourg about the article "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity"

Jean Marie Robine; François R. Herrmann; Yasumichi Arai; D. Craig Willcox; Yasuyuki Gondo; Nobuyoshi Hirose; Makoto Suzuki; Yasuhiko Saito

doi:10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.015

Accuracy of the centenarian numbers in Okinawa and the role of the Okinawan diet on longevity. Responses to Le Bourg about the article "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity"

Jean Marie Robine, François R. Herrmann, Yasumichi Arai, D. Craig Willcox, Yasuyuki Gondo, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Makoto Suzuki, Yasuhiko Saito

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Abstract

This response letter addresses two points raised by le Bourg when discussing our previous paper entitled "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity". First, the arguments explaining the accuracy of the numbers of centenarian in Okinawa are developed, and second the composition and healthfulness of the traditional Okinawan diet are described as well as the changes in dietary pattern and their impact on longevity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	840-842
Number of pages	3
Journal	Experimental Gerontology
Volume	48
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.015
Publication status	Published - 2013 Aug

Keywords

Agricultural production
Centenarians
Climate
Japan
Okinawan diet
Socioeconomic factors

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Biochemistry
Ageing
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Endocrinology
Cell Biology

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Robine, J. M., Herrmann, F. R., Arai, Y., Willcox, D. C., Gondo, Y., Hirose, N., Suzuki, M., & Saito, Y. (2013). Accuracy of the centenarian numbers in Okinawa and the role of the Okinawan diet on longevity. Responses to Le Bourg about the article "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity". Experimental Gerontology, 48(8), 840-842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.015

Accuracy of the centenarian numbers in Okinawa and the role of the Okinawan diet on longevity. Responses to Le Bourg about the article "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity". / Robine, Jean Marie; Herrmann, François R.; Arai, Yasumichi et al.
In: Experimental Gerontology, Vol. 48, No. 8, 08.2013, p. 840-842.

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Robine, JM, Herrmann, FR, Arai, Y, Willcox, DC, Gondo, Y, Hirose, N, Suzuki, M & Saito, Y 2013, 'Accuracy of the centenarian numbers in Okinawa and the role of the Okinawan diet on longevity. Responses to Le Bourg about the article "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity"', Experimental Gerontology, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 840-842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2013.04.015

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Accuracy of the centenarian numbers in Okinawa and the role of the Okinawan diet on longevity. Responses to Le Bourg about the article "Exploring the impact of climate on human longevity"

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