00:00Japan now reports 107,677 people aged 100 or older.
00:08That is a population milestone,
00:11but a count cannot tell us how many of those years were lived without illness or disability.
00:17And it does not prove that a particular food or supplement extends life.
00:23A population count is not a treatment trial.
00:25Research on exceptional survivors offers clues about healthspan.
00:31It cannot tell us that every centenarian is healthy or independent.
00:36Our analysis uses the official Japanese health ministry figures
00:40and separate research from the journals of gerontology.
00:43Read it at MagellanLongevity.com.
00:46Educational, not medical advice.
