References
Academic sources and further reading from our Health & Wellbeing section
Dr Newman’s Papers
Version 1 — Newman SJ. Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans. bioRxiv, 2019, 704080
Version 3 — Newman SJ. Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud. bioRxiv, 2024, 704080
Blue Zone Validation Studies
The Science Behind Blue Zones — Dan Buettner
Willcox DC, Willcox BJ, He Q, et al. They Really Are That Old: A Validation Study of Centenarian Prevalence in Okinawa. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008;63(4):338-49
Poulain M, Pes GM, Grasland C et al. Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island: the AKEA study. Exp Gerontol. 2004;39:1423-9.
Wachter KW (2018) Hypothetical errors and plateaus: A response to Newman. PLoS Biol 16(12): e3000076.
Cockerham WC, Hattori H, Yamori Y. The social gradient in life expectancy: the contrary case of Okinawa in Japan. Soc Sci Med. 2000;51:115-22