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by flybrand 2616 days ago
Could it be the law of small numbers?

If we broke the world population out into groups the size of this population - one of them would have to be the longest lived. Then we could send reporters there to create a narrative around how they lived.

I like the point that they don’t consume processed foods. As a Celiac, the comments about parasites are interesting (there are some therapeutic approaches here under evaluation).

> “But up until the day they die, the Tsimane are often very healthy.”

Is there a way to measure this?