Are Blue Zones real?

蓝色地带真的存在吗?

Science Quickly

2026-10-14

16 分钟
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Longevity research has fueled books, documentaries and billion-dollar industries, but how much of it stands up to scrutiny? In this episode, researcher Saul Justin Newman explains why he believes that the evidence behind Blue Zones, antiaging interventions and some of the biggest claims in longevity science may be far weaker than advertised and what the debate reveals about our enduring quest to live longer. Recommended Reading: Morbid. Saul Justin Newman. MIT Press, 2026 ‘Universal’ aging clocks offer new clues to longevity E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Allison Rodgers and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by Marielle Issa and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • You've probably heard of the blue zones,

  • a handful of locations around the globe where people supposedly live to be 100 at astonishingly high rates.

  • That evocative notion has inspired best-selling books, at least one Netflix documentary series,

  • and no small number of diet plans.

  • But how certain can we be that blue zones really exist?

  • My guest today has spent years digging into that question, and let's just say he's not convinced.