ReSiDenT ~ magazine ( february 2007)

A RIPE OLD AGE.

Catalans live longer than almost anybody else. What's their secret?

Throught human history, people have sought the secret to eternal life. They may not have come up with a solution in Catalunya just yet, but seems that plenty of people are making a pretty good attempt at it. A recent study shows that the region's average lifespan is 80.8 years, a figure surpassed only by Japan and Iceland.

The key to why people live to such a ripe old age is thanks a healthy diet, plesant climate and a lifestyle with the right balance between work and leisure. The our "mediterranean diet" is a diet rich in olive oil, fruit, vegetables, fish, and red wine.

The climate in catalonia are warm, the people waste their tim outdoors.

That's maybe some reasons that's the catalans life more.