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These whole grains include things likeoats, quinoa, brown rice, farro, and whole grain bread.
However, whole grains have been proven to benefit our health in many ways.
The Nicoya community from Costa Ricaeats black beanson a daily basis, often with rice and corn tortillas.
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Purplesweet potatoescontain a phytochemical calledanthocyanins, which are known to help prevent disease.
Olive oil
The Ikarianslove using olive oilon a regular basis.
Dan Buettner, founder of the Blue Zones Project, includes a recipe forIkarian sourdough breadon his website.
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Tomatoes
Sardinians love theirtomatoesand use them in quite a few of their dishes.
Yes, many Blue Zone regions consumedaily glasses of red wineas a part of their healthy diet.
There are plenty of other ways to incorporate the health habits of the longest living people.
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A previous version of this story was published on June 1, 2022.
It has been updated to include additional copy and proofreading revisions, additional research, and updated contextual links.
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