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How a Japanese woman is reviving the cuisine of “the island of longevity.”

BBCJune 1, 2025

For a long time, Okinawa prefecture has maintained the world’s longest life expectancy, but with the Westernisation of food, that ranking has dropped, and now the number of people suffering from lifestyle-related diseases is increasing

Grip strength: The test for your chances of living to 100

BBCMay 5, 2025

In a world of technologically-driven longevity clinics with their increasingly sophisticated imaging scans, some of which can cost tens of thousands of dollars, it turns out that one of the best assessments of muscle strength and quality is to simply sit in a chair and squeeze a tennis ball.