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A 1973 National Geographic article on longevity reported, as a very aged people, the Burusho–Hunza people in the Hunza Valley of the mountains of Pakistan. [ 88 ] Swedish death registers contain detailed information on thousands of centenarians going back to 1749; the maximum age at death reported between 1751 and 1800 was 147.
In the 1930s, Swiss-German physician Ralph Bircher conducted research on the Hunza diet. [2] In his book about the Hunza, Jay Hoffman argued that, by the ratio to cats, dogs and horses, humans should live up to 120 to 150 years, and argues the Hunza diet to be the key to this longevity. [3]
He is also believed to be the biggest promotor and contributor towards the literacy success and overall well-being of the people of Hunza and the valley itself. [19] The longevity of Hunza people has been noted by some, [26] but others refute this as a longevity myth promoted by the lack of birth records. [27]
Years ago, the National Geographic fellow noticed that people seemed to live a lot longer in some places than in. If you feel the years are speeding past you, author Dan Buettner has some ideas ...
So, without further ado, let's take a look at countries where people live long, healthy lives starting with number 25: 25. Cyprus. Total life expectancy of both sexes at birth for 2020 (in years ...
In 1950, the average American life span was 65 years, he pointed out during a panel he spoke at called “Navigating Longer Life Spans.” Today, it’s more like 77.5 years—an almost 13-year gain.
The Burusho, or Brusho (Burushaski: بُرُشݸ , burúśu [6]), also known as the Botraj, [7] [8] are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Yasin, Hunza, Nagar, and other valleys of Gilgit–Baltistan in the northern part of Kashmir [9] with a tiny minority of around 350 Burusho people residing in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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