Why is Italy a Blue Zone?

Sardinia is one of the world's 'Blue Zones.' People eat 'peasant food,' walk lots, and prioritize family over work. Sardinia, Italy, was the first Blue Zone — where people regularly live to 100 — to be identified. Dan Buettner, who studies these longevity hotspots, has a new Netflix series out about Blue Zones.



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Blue zones are regions in the world where people are claimed to live, or to have recently lived, longer than average. Five blue zones suggested are: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy; the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California, United States.

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The Blue Zones map includes the five regions of the world with the longest-living populations, including Loma Linda, Nicoya, Sardinia, Ikaria, Okinawa.

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