Italian village’s ‘100 club’ to reveal longevity secrets

It’s a curiosity why resident of one Italian town live so long and are largely immune from diseases like dementia.

Scientists have spent the last six months looking into why residents of Acciaroli and nearby tiny communities enjoy such extraordinary longevity — while also seeming to be largely immune from dementia, heart disease and other chronic conditions associated with ageing in most of the Western world.

Scientists from Rome’s Sapienza University and the San Diego School of Medicine will unveil their findings at a conference in the village on Sunday.

Acciaroli is part of the Cilento coast, a largely industry-free area of outstanding natural beauty that now has national park protected status.

It was in the Cilento that the late US nutritionist Ancel Keys first established convincing evidence of the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet based on olive oil and rich in fresh fruit, vegetables and fish.

Sixty years later, it is not hard to find supporting evidence for Keys’ core thesis in Acciaroli itself.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.