Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’

A remote mountain village in Sardinia has emerged as a surprising hotspot for female longevity, defying the island’s reputation for long-lived men. Research reveals that 13% of women reaching 70 in this area go on to live past 100, far exceeding global averages. The finding challenges earlier studies that highlighted Sardinia’s eastern and central provinces as the world’s only male-dominated "blue zones" for extreme longevity. Scientists are now probing whether unique lifestyle factors in this particular region contribute to the women’s exceptional lifespans.

In Bolotana, 70 miles from island’s original blue zone, 13% of women who reach 70 will live on to a centuryThe secret to longevity is being a woman – specifically, a woman in one part of Sardinia. At least, that is the conclusion of a study on centenarians in a tiny mountain village on the Italian island.Sardinia became known as a haven for longevity, especially for long-lived men, in 1999 when a cluster of remote villages nestled in the slopes of its central and eastern provinces were classified among the world’s five “blue zones” – geographic areas with high concentrations of centenarians. Continue reading...