Extended interview: Dan Buettner discusses the secrets to living longer

In this episode of Person to Person with Norah O'Donnell, O'Donnell sits down with Dan Buettner to talk about his new book "The Blue Zones American Kitchen" and the secrets of living longer.
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[@Xiomy21]

My grandfather lived until 98, His older brother lived to 100, they grew up in the rural area, eat organic and work until they were more than 90 years old 😊

[@HelenEk7]

Back when the Mediterranean diet was discovered by scientists to be a very healthy diet (1960s), there were actually countries in Europe where people lived even longer: Switzerland, Netherlands, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway. In spite of the fact that in these countries people ate a much higher rate of meat and dairy. I think the main issue is ultra-processed foods, not the amount of animal-based foods in your diet.

[@inflames7044]

It is important to distinguish between greens and grains growing by people in blue zones and USA ! In USA grains and greens are full with chemicals , in blue zones people do not use Monsanto products !

[@isabellezablocki7447]

YES to plant based eating! So yummy.

[@yvonneplant9434]

For old timers, we remember when Person to Person was a frequent show on CBS. Nice to see it being revived.

[@alessandramalucelli3987]

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[@leilaalves1075]

Amei esse documentário, eu vi na Netflix várias vezes.

[@rogerbernard9572]

Food information is excellent! Ms. O’Donnell is stunning!

[@MyLaura33]

THis should have gotten a few million views in 5 months!

[@foodgrowers1531]

Develop weekly go-to international meals and bar food - Asian, Italian, Mexican, Indian, BBQ... that are plant based. It's the "experience" and taste of a nationality you covet, no the meat.

[@someguy2135]

Ethnic cuisines are a great resource for those on a fully plant based diet. They are often more plant based, and are often easy to modify to be completely plant based. Tofu has been a staple in Asian populations for thousands of years, and Asians like the Japanese are consistently among the longest living populations by country.

[@KenPierpont]

love it when Dad grimaces at the mention of olive oil... :)

[@limrosemary8536]

Blue zone 2.0 is happily my country 🇸🇬 Singapore and it is human engineered

[@debdfw7720]

Very interesting. Good things to know. I need a good cook book. I will have to try this one. I like the historical information. Good for Ft Worth. This food looks great.

[@tomlauris]

I'm sure you can get better cookbooks without Dan Buettner's blue zone fairy tales

[@cathypaulino2153]

@@tomlauris You can lead a horse to water, Tom....

[@puidemare2337]

If you're interested in historical nutritional information, look into Dr. Bill Schindler. He is actually a proper person who studied paleo-anthropology. This Dan guy took a lot of information and omitted it from the whole story of the "blue zone" Never be so quick to believe just one person. In my culture(Hawaiian) we have what is called makawalu(eight eyes) meaning you to hear at least 8 perspectives before arriving at a truth.

[@someguy2135]

@@tomlauris Specifically what do you doubt that he said? I can cite relevant evidence from credible sources to back him up.

[@tomlauris]

@@someguy2135 The diets in the "blue zones" are largely not as he describes. For example, the Okinawians eat seafood and pork, even more pork than national average, this information is coming from the local department of agriculture. Buettner however looks at the famine years after WW2 when there were almost no pigs left and claims this to be the Okinawian diet, what a joke. Search for "Okinawa pigs from the sea" how Okinawians re-started their pig-farming after the war. He also got the diets in other "blue zones" wrong. I don't know if he's just ignorant or lying to sell books.

[@zyzzyvacation]

This should all be pretty straightforward for Norah O'Donnell as her husband is a chef . . .

[@furysmith6564]

A cup of beans a day almost killed me because I’m Diabetic… meat is what I eat

[@a.d.7922]

i thought that beans have low glycemic index?

[@furysmith6564]

@@a.d.7922 not when you’re diabetic… it’s a lie so that we will continue eating the food they manufacture… just like net carbs thing… advertising tool… carbs are carbs

[@aroundandround]

Japan and Singapore are among the countries that are seafood dominant, and Switzerland eats a decent amount of land meat, and these three are the longest lived countries in the world.

[@moonlight.z]

I agree, seafood is known for being very healthy...

[@someguy2135]

The traditional Okinawan diet did not generally include seafood, as Dan said in the video. "The vast majority of the Okinawa diet primarily consists of green and yellow vegetables, root vegetables, soy-based foods, and mushrooms. Okinawans eat fish, meat, dairy, and grains like rice in much smaller amounts."-GoodHousekeeping Meat is 1% of their diet!

[@someguy2135]

@@moonlight.z Some fish can provide Omega 3, but are also a potential source of pollutants like mercury, PCB's and microplastics, which can bio-accumulate up the food chain as big fish eat smaller fish. Fish get their Omega 3 from eating algae, or smaller fish who do so. Plant foods like ground flax and walnuts provide ALA omega 3 that the human body can convert to DHA/EPA to some extent. Algae based supplements ensure sufficient DHA/EPA as insurance.

[@a.d.7922]

@@someguy2135 it is believed that sardines are the least contaminated.

[@ainsleyameerali7622]

Dan is 1000000% correct ... plant based is the way to go ...... I become vegan over night .... don't miss meat at all .... meat is so outdated

[@tashifarhan1086]

Notice at 40 seconds the location of all these places. That must have something to do with it also

[@a.d.7922]

i am just here to read comments. seems like a lot of experts commenting here.

[@Oliver9402]

Why are they isolated places like islands? that also could be a factor

[@rebeccavoodoo2191]

Swimming 🏊🏻‍♂️ and balance food once a day

[@ThePapawhisky]

Secrets? The secrets are to eat less meat and processed food, eat more veggies, fruits, grains, legumes, exercise more, connect to family and friends, do useful things? The secret is not what to do, that is well understood. the secret is why people don’t do it.

[@KironManuelCards]

While I agree with Dr Dan I wonder if he can include travel and good housing for longer lives.

[@sharinaross1865]

How old are you?

[@KironManuelCards]

@@sharinaross1865 How much do you like to know?

[@sharinaross1865]

@@KironManuelCards it's not that important. If I jog to my secret number I'm good with that. I'm healthy. Your age does not affect my happiness or well being.

[@KironManuelCards]

@@sharinaross1865 It is not important to jog. A good house and the ability to travel is more important.

[@-Stop-it]

@@KironManuelCards - Travel can be stressful. I’m not sure it is a net positive on longevity. I’ve never seen these 2 items mentioned in the basket of protocols but I could see that good housing is helpful.

[@pobrien864]

Native American diet would certainly include a large proportion of meat and fish in addition to the “3 sisters” which is more prevalent after the contact with European explorers and settlers.

[@someguy2135]

Only when they had a successful hunt. The plants would be a more consistently available source of nutrients for them. Some Native American populations ate more meat and some ate more plant based foods.

[@misterE-1989]

@@someguy2135 Bingo. Fish/meat is too unpredictable and labor intensive compared to agriculture.

[@PaulGappyNorris]

@@misterE-1989”Labour intensive”? Like planting, caring and cultivating isn’t labour intensive? 😂😂

[@MultiOranuch]

Thank you for sharing of BLUE ZONE - 🙏🎁🌻🌼🌻 Not difficult for me cause of living simply life - be generous - surrounded with friendly people - No stress even working hard - walking and good exercise daily. Finally SMILE & LAUGH daily.😇🤣😉😇😁😂 Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

[@someguy2135]

The healthiest, most vibrant, longest living populations on Earth eat little or no meat. The Blue Zone currently with the longest lifespan are the Seventh Day Adventists of Loma Linda California. They are taught that their bodies are temples and are encouraged to not eat meat. The vegans among them are the healthiest. They have the lowest chance among the SDA's of ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and multiple types of cancer. Only the vegan dietary group among them had an average BMI in the recommended range. "SEE THAT YOUR DIET IS 95-100 PERCENT PLANT-BASED People in four of the five blue zones consume meat, but they do so sparingly, using it as a celebratory food, a small side, or a way to flavor dishes. *Research suggests that 30-year-old vegetarian Adventists will likely outlive their meat-eating counterparts by as many as eight years.* "-Blue Zones web site

[@heidikamrath1951]

KZbin algorithm recommended this video to me in September 2023…Video is 5 months old…Does anyone know which new Blue Zone was announced in June?

[@heidikamrath1951]

Nevermind…it is Singapore.😊

[@someguy2135]

@@heidikamrath1951 You beat me to the answer. You are correct. BTW, unfortunately, most of the Okinawans from the original 5 Blue Zones have started to eat more like the Western developed countries and their health is suffering because of it.

[@ronsample6116]

I have no doubt that a "more" plant-based diet is beneficial, but, to be fair Mr. Buettner understates our ancestor's reliance on meat, Indians and buffalo, and African Hunter Gatherer tribes. Reliance on super-processed foods is the main culprit.

[@someguy2135]

Most people overestimate the role of meat in the diet of our ancient ancestors, since the bones from their hunt are better preserved than the plants that they ate. Plants were a more consistently available source of nutrients for them. Unless they figured out a way of preserving the meat, they would have to eat it before it went bad.

[@yangtse55]

We can do better than we did in the past.

[@pobrien864]

Unfortunately he does not address the use of seed oils vs olive oils in the Mediterranean zones. Which fats do they use in Okinawa? I don’t buy the whole complex carbohydrates vs simple carbohydrates argument as well; to me it is the same as having a beer vs a shot of whiskey for an alcoholic- both are detrimental but just at a different absorption rate.

[@lenblack1462]

Complex carbs are starches that are low in calories and high in fiber and contain needed vitamins and minerals. They are very important. You can't compare to cakes and cookies.

[@pobrien864]

@@lenblack1462 no they are not necessary as any glucose the brain requires can be manufactured via gluconeogenesis without consuming any dietary carbohydrates. All the essential minerals and most importantly fat soluble vitamins can be obtained from animal sources and are more bio available than those sourced from plants.

[@lenblack1462]

@@pobrien864 We are not carnivores. Animal products are not our ideal diet.

[@pobrien864]

@@lenblack1462 well I for one do not give a whit about calories but I do care that all starches and sugars spike my blood sugar to unsafe levels so until that changes I will not entertain the idea of reintroducing any carbs back into my diet. I do think you are mistaking 16 thousand years or so that humans have practiced agriculture with millions of years of evolution as hunter-gatherers, so respectfully I disagree, humans are carnivores or herbivores at best.

[@someguy2135]

Extra virgin olive oil has been proven to be beneficial as a healthy fat. Canola oil too, despite being a seed oil. Other healthy fats include avocados, nuts and seeds.

[@user-br6px6ok9x]

These people probably ate what grew locally and didn't have anything shipped around the world

[@moonlight.z]

This dite looks good but I would add seafood to it and some chicken from time to time.

[@jonathanyoung9369]

I missed that, what is a dite?

[@aroundandround]

“Experts” on living longer shouldn’t get to espouse until they themselves are at least 90+.

[@heidikamrath1951]

Poor logic.

[@WOLF-ib7xx]

NRAS Nutrition Relationships Activities Spiritual Life

[@cab26]

My guess is Chelsea pensioners is the other blue zone

[@vimalkirti4845]

no oil

[@thinkhine8866]

Report bad doctor to doctor license organization.

[@someguy2135]

?

[@josephinejwang8248]

Listen and watch Dr. Gundry!

[@lenblack1462]

He pushes too much oil.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

Yes he tells you to avoid beans which just turns out to be the marker of longevity.

[@rebk5331]

Love Dan. Her? For an educated person, she sure showed her ignorance !

[@puidemare2337]

Well, you don't seem to be that educated yourself if you think this dude is telling the truth on his blue zone "research." Do your own research. Hear many perspectives. Ask why and how. Look into the actual "studies" yourself.

[@rebk5331]

@@puidemare2337 i did. He's more with it than her! Or you!

[@someguy2135]

@@puidemare2337 Maybe you would find the findings of the peer reviewed Adventist Health and Mortality Studies to be more convincing! They have a very large sample size over many years. They found that those SDA men who didn't eat meat lived about 8 years longer than those SDA men who did.

[@someguy2135]

@@puidemare2337 The Blue Zone with the currently longest lifespan are the Seventh Day Adventists of Loma Linda California. They are taught that their bodies are temples and are encouraged to not eat meat. The vegans among them are the healthiest. According to the Adventist Studies, they have the lowest chance among the SDA's of ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and multiple types of cancer. Only the vegan dietary group among them had an average BMI in the recommended range.

[@josephinejwang8248]

Nothing new here!

[@aroundandround]

These correlative longevity observations may have very little to do with their diet and appear to be unscientific speculation.

[@lenblack1462]

The studies back it up.

[@hughmacdonald3595]

Lol. Skip this video. It's an ad for a narcissist's book who knows a little about food and a lot about self-promotion.

[@annemccarron2281]

Wow! That's not my take at all. Have enjoyed watching all the videos Dan Buttner is on.

[@cathypaulino2153]

By all means, enlighten us with your own personal expansive knowledge.

[@hughmacdonald3595]

lol

[@puidemare2337]

Actually, why don't you enlighten yourself by doing some proper research into his "longevity" spew. You just might be shocked to find out that he is full of it and that his "studies" are not lab based science. Have you actually read the "studies" yourself or did you just believe what someone said about the the "studies?" @@cathypaulino2153

[@robertmahler8894]

He looks like he had plastic surgery.